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Johnny Marr Day on KMSU

February 1, 2017

The Jan. 20 edition of Shuffle Function was devoted to Johnny Marr. I was the special guest, as co-hosts Tim …

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Time for a hodgepodge post

November 29, 2016

You know you’re busy when it’s hard to find the time to bang out 300-400 words for a blog post! …

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3 things making me happy this week (May 22): The Morrissey edition

May 22, 2015

All things Morrissey.

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Music vs. Lyrics: The Great Debate

May 7, 2015

I have a theory. Does it apply to you?

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If you were to host an hour-long radio show of murder ballads, what would you choose?

April 9, 2015

What my friend and I picked as the best representation of murder in song.

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Finding solace in art

January 2, 2013

I thought this story from the Washington Post was brilliant. In times of national grief and sorrow, we can find …

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