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Wisdom in the Face of Mortality

Posted on January 9th by Dean. View Comments
I've loved Warren Zevon since Werewolves of London first came out of the radio in the 1970s. Much later in his life, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and wrote ...
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Black and White

Posted on October 18th by Dean. View Comments
Black and white, the twin musical threads of our culture, with roots in slavery and church music, oppression and salvation have been my constant companions. Growing up in the ...
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Angel

Posted on May 5th by Dean. View Comments
Exploring the merits and demerits of composition techniques, I have written here and elsewhere about recycling, quoting and sampling music. I have pondered the commonplace practises of borrowing themes, phrases ...

Songs That Brought Sunshine Into The Depression

Posted on March 23rd by Dean. View Comments
Back in April 2005 I wrote an article about a marvellous song called "The Object of My Affection". I wanted to find out who actually wrote the song, and sure ...

Mother of All Funk Chords

Posted on March 11th by Dean. View Comments
People on the outside often don't get what's going on inside, and that never applied more than to Twitter. I use it a lot for general information, tips, first-hand referrals, ...