Now: 2025.10
Work & Projects
I am mainly focused on building Crucial Tracks into a small / slow web music community.
Also started
Archive
SlopTok
There are a lot of quotable parts of this video, but this one sums it all up:
The extent to
Stereolab in Buffalo
It's been over 20 years since I last saw Stereolab (Seattle, 2004, with Tortoise)... so wasn't
NewDad live on KEXP
NewDad playing some songs off their new album, which was featured on a recent issue of Crucial Tracks. So good.
What we stand for
Made a "What we stand for" page for Crucial Tracks. Feeling good about it. Long live the small
Perfect 10s
One new feature of my blog will be a collection of my Perfect 10 albums – more in-depth write-ups and details
New theme
I've got my new theme (Rand from themex studio) up on the site. LOTS of great features for
Now: 2025.9
Work & Projects
I am mainly focused on building Crucial Tracks into a small / slow web music community.
Also building
It's Basic
This documentary on the GBI (guaranteed basic income) experiment done by over 80 mayors of U.S. cities is worth watching.
Humanity over Naiveté
The world needs more humanity, more small online communities. Long live the small web.
Transitions
On college and parenting through transitions.
Small Web Digest: 2025.ep1
A regular digest of awesome small web projects, sites, posts, and more!
Finding Joseph I: The HR From Bad Brains Documentary
Finding Joseph I is an amazing documentary about one of the most enigmatic and powerful band leaders... hardcore, punk, or
Clipse - Tiny Desk Concert
So unexpected. So good. Clipse at Tiny Desk.
No Forgiveness
TL;DR: If your politics support the erasure or dehumanization of another human being, whether they are brown, black, trans, queer, or whomever… you are on the wrong side of history, morality, and decency.
Crucial Tracks merch launch!
I’ve got shirts, hoodies, hats, sealed vinyl, and more available to purchase on our new merch site.
Crucial Tracks the app, the intro post
Read about the idea behind Crucial Tracks, the app. A music journal and slow web community.
Crucial Tracks the app
The idea that kicked off the Crucial Tracks app.