Jan. 21, 2024 Tonight’s song, from the Tragically Hip’s exceptional 2002 album, In Violet Light, is more than just a good song. It’s an important song. It’s a song that reinforces my moral compass, giving me direction when I feel uncertain. Gord Downie’s powerful but quivering voice reminds me through the lyrics that a good …
Month: January 2024
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: SMALL TOWN by John Mellencamp
Jan. 20, 2024 The go-to response from some people when I mention how much I struggle with winter is, “Well, why don’t you just move somewhere else?” As though family, money, and work weren’t things to be concerned about. But there’s a bigger reason than those to explain why I stay here in northwest Vermont, …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: HUMMINGBIRD by Wilco
Jan. 19, 2024 Some songs are meant to be listened to. Others are meant to be sung along to. Hummingbird, from Wilco’s sonic powerhouse 2004 album, A Ghost Is Born, is one of the latter. In fact, I sang it loudly in my car twice today, driving to and from school. It’s a song I’d …
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Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: WATCH THE SUNRISE by Big Star
Jan. 18, 2024 This time of year, darkness is that annoying guy at a party; hanging around longer than he should, talking way too much, driving away the interesting people. (Did I just describe myself?) Seeing the first light of a new day breaking on a chilly January morning, it’s like setting your sight on …
Professor Sandman’s Cosmic Jukebox of Harmonic Consciousness: DANDELIONS IN BULLET HOLES by Sarah Harmer
Jan. 17, 2024 One of the loveliest things about music - the kind of music that crawls into your heart and calls it home - is it’s timelessness. A song that resonates always sparkles like you just drove it off the lot. That’s certainly true with tonight’s selection. I was stunned to discover that this …
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