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It is Christmas Eve. The moon is full. The Upper West Side is silent. I am at my desk in my rooftop recording studio. There are a few lights on in the surrounding apartments. But mostly, all is dark. I am bathed in candle light. The room is warm. I am alone. And I am…

This one is for the ladies. Love Tiffany’s? Like being on the receiving end of the classic turquoise and white? Well, here comes your man… I am a huge fan of Tiffany’s. And I’ve yet to meet someone who doesn’t love to be handed that little blue bag. There is something classic, timeless, and beautiful…

This has not been my favorite year. I’ve had some major lows, and a dearth of real highs. But I was digging through The Daily Journal in an attempt to assemble a Top Ten Moments of 2004, when I made a fairly major discovery. It’s not the big moments that change your life. It’s the…

Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” popped into my headphones somewhere between 72d and 42d streets this morning. And while the groove alone was enough to buoy my already lagging spirits, it was all about the refrain. See, it occurred to me last night that I’d been a real douch bag at least twice during the day.…

Yeah, I’ve been a complete recluse this weekend. I pretty much left my rooftop recording studio twice since Friday’s big show: once for beer, and once for coffee. But it wasn’t a total waste. Have you heard? Yeah, yeah, yeah: depressed, shrepressed. Not really. Maybe just a little. I mean, yeah, with the whole “Love…

I, like the rest of the world, have been unable to escape the recent U2 deluge. Which I’m ok with. Hey, it’s a great iTunes ad. And I’m happy to walk outside the office and see Bono riding by on a flatbed truck. Just as I’m happy to dig back into their catalogue, as Apple’s…