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I’ve been answering my phone, “Rock n Roll Doctor, can I make a music recommendation for you?” all day, asking people what they’ve been listening to lately and attempting to steer them to something they may like but haven’t heard before. Why? This weekend was Music Hack Day in SF. I participated along with Team [...]

As I’ve mentioned before, I pick a couple songs to listen to with six year-old Lucinda at bedtime. Tonight “I’d Have To Be Crazy”, sung by Willie Nelson, originally appearing on one of my dad’s favorite albums, The Sound in Your Mind. Take a listen. Like Al Green’s “Simply Beautiful”, I could listen to it [...]

We’re relaxing by the pool in Palm Springs this weekend. Here’s what we’re listening to. Listen along. ian

My favorite thing to do with Pandora is create stations based on songs, rather than artists. Great artists have styles that span far more than can be stuck into a single style and most of the time I’m disappointed by the stations they turn up. Songs, on the other hand, have a particular feel, and [...]

Lucinda (now 6) falls asleep listening to music every night. You could say it’s distracting, a crutch, or just a general bad habit but my outlook on life says more music is always better and I consider it a great way to fortify her subconscious with melody and beats. She gets stuck on albums and [...]