Articles
For about 15 years, I regularly contributed reviews, interviews, and features to publications like the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Globe, and Vanyaland. I wrote long-form features for the Oxford American’s annual music issue. Back in the day, I was Music Columns Editor at PopMatters.com, where I managed a dozen monthly columnists writing about everything from classical to hip-hop to heavy metal. I even wrote scripts for the radio show American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest. Here’s just a few examples from the past…
Walking into Tower Records at age 10 kickstarted a lifetime obsession
Why Hüsker Dü were the Beatles of the '80s American alternative landscape
How Mike Deneen of Q Division connected people – and a music scene
On Going Preadolescent Batshit with Prince's 'Batman'
Ralph "Soul" Jackson: Realness promoting realness
Wendy Rene: Sounds like a secret
International Submarine Band: Do you know how it feels to be lonesome?
Yoko Ono/Metro interview
Drive-By Truckers/Metro
Built to Spill/Metro
Ray Davies/Metro
X-Files/Metro
Kristin Hersh/Metro
Buffalo Tom/Metro
Beastie Boys/Globe
Kurt Vile/Globe
Beatles/Phoenix
SFA/Phoenix
The Royal We
Hoots, Hollers and Barbaric Yawps: A Field Guide
Shadows No More: An Interview with Eddie Willis of the Funk Brothers