12 great songs from the most pivotal year of my life — Towards the end of 2013, I was single and had come to the conclusion that I might never get married. I’d been in love a few times before and had been in some very nice relationships, but for one reason or another, none of them had worked out. Even though…

Great songs that may (or may not) have the word ‘may’ in their titles — Happy May! Or Happy January, or February, or March, or April, or June, or July, or August, or September, or October, or November, or December — if you’re reading this during one of those other months. Regardless of when you currently are, I hope you’re having a good time and…

Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney, Bale, Affleck, and Pattinson: In what order would you rank them as Batmen? — Note: This article is focused on the actors who have played Batman in live-action movies — not in T.V. series or in animated productions. If I was including them, this man would rank toward the top of my list:

Album Review #11 of 100 in 2022: ‘Before After’ by Daryl Hall — Album Review #11 of 100 in 2022: ‘Before After’ by Daryl Hall As half of Daryl Hall and John Oates, Daryl Hall has been known and loved by millions (I counted and it took me a really long time) of music listeners for close to 50 years. He sang lead…

My thoughts on the newest version of the first Star Trek movie — Before last week, I’d seen Star Trek: The Motion Picture a total of just three or four times since it was released in 1979. While it wasn’t my least favorite Star Trek movie, it was far from my favorite. Like a lot of other people, I’ve always had mixed feelings…

A look at their ‘Minute By Minute’ album from 1978 — A lot of people celebrate April twentieth (4/20) every year by smoking marijuana. I don’t smoke pot, but I hate feeling left out, so I celebrate every 4/20 by listening to The Doobie Brothers. Side Note: For those of you who don’t know (or maybe pretend you don’t know), the…

New music I’m enjoying in April 2022 — The majority of my music articles on Medium are about albums, both old and new. While those are fun for me to write and I plan on doing them for another hundred years or so, I’ve decided to mix things up a bit. I’ll also now be doing a monthly…

Part 5 of My Year of Bruce Springsteen — For My Year of Bruce Springsteen, I’m listening to and reviewing all of Bruce Springsteen’s studio albums in the order they were originally released. …

A writing prompt for music lovers, collectors, and anyone else who wants to participate — Hey all! Do you like music? If so, do you own any music-related items that mean a lot to you? Do you enjoy writing? Will you be happy when I finally stop asking you questions? If you answered “yes” to most of those questions, you may be interested in this…