In Rotation

My Turntable Spins Like This

“Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.” ―Benjamin Disraeli

Street-art portrait of Elvis Costello on a black door set in a brick wall

A Crash Course in Elvis Costello

About 25 years of the Angry Young Man’s recorded output and its effects.

Black-and-white portrait of five young men in striped shirts

Brian Wilson Gets Yacht Blocked

A McSweeney’s piece about Brian Wilson and the perils of yacht rock.

Illustration of two bundled-up people in falling snow and snowdrifts

Oy to the World

If you thought you knew Christmas Music, you were wrong. Grab a big cup of yule and join us here, won’t you?

Vintage comic-book illustration combining Hill Street Blues characters with Les Misérables imagery

Les Misérables/Hill Street Blues

Before Hugh Jackman, but right after Captain Frank Furillo, there was this amazing, comic hybrid!

Andrew Lübman Love Songs graphic in magenta and purple

Swim

A song written by Andrew Lubman with lyrics by me. You can sample listen and buy it at the link.

Black-and-white studio portrait of the band Styx

Clandestine Taping of Styx’s last meeting

A completely invented conversation with real people in the band Styx.