Heartbreaker…Literally, Mr. Ryan Adams… I know I have been away from the blog life for a little while and for that I apologize. I literally thought I could take fifteen days off after graduating from my Educational Doctorate and be ready to get right back to work. Boy was I wrong! I am only going … Read more
Makers of Music Monday: The Script – Changes (Tupac Cover) I am going through a major series of changes. Several different transformations of epic proportions at present time. I obviously loved 2Pac’s song changes back when I was in college. But I thought today I would even change that classic up and present with you … Read more
The Lord Is Gonna Be Jealous, But He Ain’t Never Seen You Let Your Hair Down Once in a lifetime, you come across an artist (visually or musically) that you can just relate to. Musicians like Adam Durtiz of the Counting Crows, Bruce Springsteen, and Ryan Adams are all just sort of other planet type … Read more
This Is The First Song For Your Mixtape… Do you remember what it was like to make a mixtape? I don’t know about you, but if you got a mixtape from me (or an eventual Mix CD), it really meant something. It meant I took the time to think about what songs I thought you … Read more
The Maker Today’s jam was inspired by two phone calls I had today with two very inspired clinicians, an interview I performed with an educator, and my kids. It is an old song called “The Maker” originally penned by Daniel Lanois (Producer of U2’s The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby) in 1989. It was made … Read more
“Take Only What You Need From It” “Take Only What You Need From It” – MGMT. After attending the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting or APTA CSM, I came to a realization. I don’t think I was doing conferences correctly. My former method of going to conferences, back in my student and younger … Read more
Widespread Panic and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Tonight, on the Monday of The American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting (APTA’s CSM) week, I bring you a New Orleans staple. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is one of the baddest bands in the country. The ensemble was established in 1977 by Benny Jones together with … Read more
Life Changing Album: August and Everything After by Counting Crows For those of you who know me, you know that music is and always has been a big part of my life. Whenever I had some free time it was spent at concerts, and whenever I had some free money it was spent on records, … Read more
I Won’t Back Down Last week, we lost one of the greats when Tom Petty passed away at the age of 66 after suffering a heart attack. I was tempted to write last week’s blog post about Petty as it was happening, but the information was not really clear. To be honest, I felt in … Read more
Will Hoge: A Case Study on Building a Brand Organically The date is March 11th, 2003. The location is Peasant’s Bar in Greenville, NC. I can remember the time and date exactly because I still have the setlist from that night (pictured below). Will Hoge (and band) would go on to play a set to … Read more