Music Stories
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Ex music executive who discovers artist and writes about music.
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The Greatest Television Theme Song "Route 66"
I love television, and I always had a fascination with television show themes like The Honeymooners, The Little Rascals, the themes from The Fugitive, Sea Hunt, and even The Beverly Hillbillies. But I have to say that the greatest musical composition ever written for television was Nelson Riddle’s Route 66 theme. It made me feel like the wind was blowing straight through the speakers and I was driving across the U.S. with the top down.
By Music Stories13 days ago in Beat
The Quiet Genius of Nick Drake
When I sit down to write these pieces, I’m always thinking about the readers who like to wander a little outside the mainstream. I want to take them down the side roads, introduce them to the artists who never got their due, the ones who slipped through the cracks while the spotlight was pointed somewhere else.
By Music Stories21 days ago in Beat
A Quiet Departure
I’m always looking for new music—something a little off the beaten path, something that feels like it came from a real human being instead of a marketing department. That search usually leads me toward artists like Sigur Rós, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley… people who seem to create from some inner necessity rather than chasing trends. Most of the time, I discover similar musicians just by reading the comments under songs. One day, while drifting through a playlist, I noticed someone mention an artist named Mark Hollis. The way they spoke about him—quietly, almost reverently—made me curious enough to dig deeper.
By Music Storiesabout a month ago in Beat
