Anyone who has trouble grasping the notion that human nature is simultaneously divine and depraved just doesn’t know enough about the history of the popular...
Music
Little ditty about Jack and Diane. Two American kids growin’ up in the heartland. John Mellencamp’s popular song makes me uneasy. Whenever it comes on the...
One of my core childhood memories is of singing at Mass. It’s neither a sappy nor a prayerful story, however. This was one of my rare moments of rebellion...
Everyone has a favorite Mass song. Maybe it’s “All Are Welcome,” that song you could never get out of your head after elementary school Mass. Or maybe...
On an exotic vacation our son took with my brother and sister-in-law, all travelers brought a playlist of five songs that said something about them. Fallen not...
Revolution Come… Revolution Go Gov’t Mule (Fantasy Records, 2017). Gov’t Mule started recording this album on election night in November 2016. According to the...
All the Beauty in this Whole Life Brother Ali (Rhymesayers, 2017) You’d be hard pressed to find an article about Brother Ali that fails to mention his unique...
“When did everybody else get so old?” asks Jennifer Grant in her new book of the same title (Herald Press), a memoir that explores the physical, emotional, and...
Pure Comedy Father John Misty (Sub Pop, 2017) Joshua Tillman is a prolific indie folk/rock musician with eight studio albums under his belt. But it’s...
Binta Niambi Brown has a resume that could make your head spin. She’s a former corporate lawyer turned arts entrepreneur. She’s a classically trained...
