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A few fellow bloggers compiled lists of their ‘Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years’ recently which got me to thinkin’ about my favorites. What follows is a quickie list of my Top 25. It’s imperfectly ordered, heavy on nostalgia, and influenced by recency, but it beats VH1’s. 25- California, Phantom Planet 24- Skyway, The…

July F’in’ First!?! How did that happen? Either way, it finds me well in Hell’s Kitchen, crankin’ Coldplay, drinkin’ Brooklyn Pilsner, and snackin’ on Hungry Herbert’s Oat Bran Pretzels beneath the sliver moon. Either way, it finds me optimistsic. I met Kevin over at Control One Studios last night to share a few beers and…

I have done the unthinkable. If it weren’t there in the other room, staring me down, I wouldn’t believe it myself. My CD collection is unalphabetized. See, I reorganized my livin groom shelves. Well, that’s getting ahead of ourselves. It started yesterday. Circumstance found me at Bed, Bed & Beyond in Chelsea. I saw a…

Dar Williams has a record called ‘The Honesty Room.’ MTV’s ‘The Real World’ has its confessional. I have The Daily Journal, and it’s truth time. In the past ten years, I’ve written at least a couple of songs a week. I’ve performed roughly once a month. And I’ve released about one LP or EP a…

On the way to work this morning, I saw a handful of guys clustered across from St. Claire’s looking up to no good. There tend to be methadone clinic types in my ‘hood (yes, despite the gentrification!). Well, this particular gaggle of fellas were leering over their shoulders towards one of their friends who was…

We had one of those big meetings at work today where we watch last year’s “Best Of News/Docs” tapes (this year narrated by corporate brother Dan Rather), and preview new shows coming out of the department. One of shows, a “True Life” episode, introduced us to a high school senior named Lauren. Lauren is an…