Five years ago today, my dad passed away. I miss him sometimes, but, as I documented here , the last few years of his life were really rough...

I'm doing a little experiment, and it seems to be working. I'm in pretty good shape fitness-wise for a mid-fifties dude. Nothing ...

Last fall, the fine folks at Paleo Magazine had me write an article about alternatives to traditional meditation. I always viewed the en...

"Don't get me wrong. He's a nice guy. I like him just fine. But he's a mouth breather." --The Jesus Lizard (" Mo...

" It's a really good band, man. We're playing great shows. Even on an off night, we're better than most. And if we're o...

It's the little things, like when you go to prep their meals, and now suddenly there are only two bowls. Or when you go to give them...

Generally speaking, when it comes to music, I'm all about grit and sharp corners. The Minutemen. The Stones circa Exile on Main Stree...

What is King Crimson? The answer is notoriously hard to pin down, because the band has rarely stayed the same for very long -- in sound ...

The idea started with a realization -- as ideas tend to do. OK, actually it started with an expletive, as my ideas tend to do. ...

Someone made a GIF out of us, and it cracks me up. This is from our set of early-REM covers last night at the Boot and Saddle in Philly. ...