Nows and Forevers

Also 40 years old this year is “Beat’s So Lonely.” I’ve never understood why Charlie Sexton wasn’t a big rock star. “Beat’s So Lonely” is his debut from 1985 and it rocks. Sexton cowrote this song, played lead guitar and sang it like a rocker twice his age. Oh yeah, Charlie was 16. He was… Continue reading

Forty years ago this week, Thompson Twins proved they weren’t a one-hit wonder with their No. 6 Billboard Hot 100 hit, “Lay Your Hands on Me.” Take out the pure ‘80s-ness of the video — and yes, there’s a lot of it — it’s also a soulful song that steps ever so close the faith… Continue reading

NaNoWriMo will soon be no more. For many people who love to write, whether they want to write a book or not, National Novel Writing Month had been a cultural touchstone and a fun sprint of 50,000 words every November. But the site announced this past week that it would be shutting down after 26… Continue reading