Some “NOs” arrive like thunder. Others arrive cool, clear, and long overdue. This playlist leans into both: the theatrical refusal, the bright pop shutdown, the stylish brush-off, the final curtain….
The Stranger Things finale landed on New Year’s Eve 2025, closing a story that began on July 15, 2016, and captivating viewers of all ages with a decade of bikes,…
Sometimes, a comeback isn’t loud. Sometimes, it doesn’t announce itself or arrive on schedule. Sometimes, it comes after time has passed … after things have shifted, stretched, or quietly fallen…
I almost didn’t post this. Oh, who am I kidding? I almost didn’t even write this post. I’m not really sure why, but this one was a hard one to…
So, yeah, the title probably gives it away. I buried the lede, as they say. Unrelated but fun fact: As I post this article, it occurs to me that I’m…
With all due respect to Britney Spears, oops! I did it again. I left you hanging. In my very first post, I said I wanted to try to write one…
A few weeks ago, I did a crazy thing. No, I’m not talking about clicking “Publish” on the first Songbird Soundtrack post, although I’m sure some would call that crazy,…
Find all the songs I mentioned or alluded to in Soundtrack 1 in this playlist.
Welcome to the B-side. Well, I’ve already been unable to achieve my goal of writing a post a week. That’s actually only partially true, as I’ve been working on this…
So here I am … one week later, and the Songbird Soundtracks — the playlists I’ve been building — officially begin. An admission: I’ve been working on the first playlist…
Here I am, “putting my records on,” as the song says. But why? Why a Soundtrack? Like many of my stories, this is not a short one. (Yes, I’m painfully…