Why Music is Powerful (even when the lyrics are ridiculous)
My students often think I make absurd claims. Here is one they sometimes struggle with: “The music is the power behind the throne. Good...
The Enduring D-Art-h of Parody
I sometimes think that parody is a higher art form than the original. Not that it is artistically better, necessarily, but that it...
Ridiculous Things that have Somehow Remained Funny #17
Is it possible for a song about armpit farts to be truly funny? Yes! Sometimes things that are funny to a teenage boy cease to be funny...
ᗅᗺᗷᗅ and the Death of Agamemnon
Continuity. It is one of my most favorite things in the whole world. (Metternich and I would have gotten along famously.) We human beings...
La La La La Fernando
Over the past year or so, I have developed a small infatuation with ᗅᗺᗷᗅ. Every band has a peculiar sound, but ᗅᗺᗷᗅ has been a pleasant...
Mr. B. Explains Why I Have More Than a Feeling (updated 9/4)
I relay a brief correspondence between myself and Mr. B. Note to readers: Mr. B. is an extraordinarily talented, conservatory-trained...
