Where I've Been and Where I'm Going: The Songs That Found Dolly
Here we are, almost two weeks later, and, like so many people, I’m still thinking about Dolly Parton. When I composed my previous playlist, I wanted to hear the songs…
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Sewin' Every Piece With Love: The Songs Dolly Gave Us
It’s been a couple of weeks since country music legend Dolly Parton died on August 25th, and maybe that’s why this one took me a little longer to write. There…
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Here It Goes Again: This Is the True Story of How MTV Entered the Real World
From seven strangers in a New York loft to treadmills, viral dances, YouTube, TikTok, and the screens in our pockets. Thirteen songs trace how MTV taught us to hear music with our eyes…and how we carried that lesson into the real world.
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I Shoulda Learned to Play the Guitar: Songs From When MTV Taught Us to See the Music
August 1, 2026, marks 45 years since MTV first went on the air. Yet there’s more than a little irony in marking that anniversary just seven months after several of…
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We Can Be Heroes, Just for One Day: Stranger Things in 13 Songs
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,…
