Nuance and Waste in the Cancel Culture Era
Like most people with early exposure to art and fully functioning souls, I have cherished and devoured music, books, and movies for essentially my entire conscious life. As a budding…
In Defense of Perfectionism
If perfectionism is defined as a pathological refusal to accept the inevitable shortcomings of life, then I confess to choosing another clickbait title, because I would never defend such needless…
Epic Shortcut to Memorizing the Fretboard: The C Major + Eb Minor Pentatonic Method!
Summary: Because all twelve notes are contained in either the C major scale or Eb minor pentatonic scale (with no redundancies), if you simply explore and learn the C major…
Almost Every Sentence We Say Is Not Exactly True. Here’s Why.
Edit/addendum: I came to realize upon reflection and after receiving feedback from others that one could easily come away from reading this thinking me a postmodernist. While I did already…
It’s the Rhythm, Sillyhead!
When I first arrived at music school with a half dozen Grand Canyon holes in my musical knowledge, I was taken aback by the endless stream of extended chords haunting…
The Problems with “Supernatural”
In my last article, I explained how the term “natural” is problematic to the point of being nearly meaningless. Today, the object of my critique is the concept of the…
The Problems with “Natural”
Natural food, natural living, natural behavior, natural sexuality, natural society – everyday, a sizable portion of my typical Facebook feed celebrates the quest for the “natural.” But what does “natural”…
How Men and Women Are Not Exactly the Same and Why It Doesn’t Matter
by Allen Childs When it comes to the hot button issue of sex differences, the two opposing extreme views hold such irresistible appeal that nuance is hard to come by.…
Why Jimmy Page is an UNDERRATED Guitarist
How could Jimmy Page be underrated as a guitarist? Worshipped by millions of fans worldwide and the author of arguably the most famous and revered guitar solo of all time…
Why, in a Sea of Aristotelians, I Am a Platonist
About two years ago, I came across a helpful framework for understanding and explaining why I often feel like my worldview vaguely but consistently clashes with those of many of…