Looking back on the craft beer scene at the end of 2015 is difficult because…it’s kind of a joke. I am surely not alone in thinking that at times I feel like a character…

As much as I love a memorable meal, or a great record, or a roll in the hay with a young woman who just arrived in Los Angeles with dreams of breaking into the…

Whether driving back and forth across the city, flying across the country, or hunkered down at a desk working, there is always music playing. And I am always looking for something new and…

Hey everyone. The new year is ending. I posted my Top 100 albums of the year list. It was different than most other lists on the web because, surprise surprise, this is…

Last year I tried to describe as many of the 100 albums on my Top 100 list as possible. It took 10 hours. Frankly, I don’t have that kind of time this…

I’ve done a lot of drinking this year. What began with champagne at The Hudson in West Hollywood will probably end with a cocktail someplace else a few weeks from now. In…

All the credit in the world goes to LJP for turning me onto ooTunes. We were hanging out in her living room one night after dinner and she asked me if I’d…

You knew this was coming, I just haven’t had the time to properly broach the subject. This recent (third) re-watch of The Wire has found me proselytizing far too much for my own…

We’ve counted off the best albums of the year. All that remains are the top reissues (not gonna happen, there are just too many!) and the soundtracks. And when I say soundtracks,…

Wow. This was painful. I tried to describe as many of these as I could without resorting to copy/paste from record labels, ‘zines or blogs, but eventually we all start to fatigue.…