First of all, I am aware of the fact that book was built for over-coverage. This is because a highly disproportionate number of journalists and bloggers are 30-something indie-mindset fathers of small children. In other words, we are alternadads. My daughter knows Jonathan Richman and Liz Phair songs (select Liz Phair songs, of course) and [...]

The world turns to sports for the summer. Between the Tour de France and the Olympics, we get a solid month’s worth of sporting events you can discuss with your cab driver, no matter what his first language is. But is it worth it this year? I don’t feel a great coming together over these [...]

I’m working on a mix for my daughter. (You didn’t think this was going to continue to be a political column forever, did you?) The CD in creation is intended for lullaby time and is made up of songs from artists I consider respectable contributors to the art of popular music. Believe it or not, [...]

Last time I called out the president. Equal time is only fair and the biggest impact in American culture this week (other than the “White Chicks” premiere, if you’re going by the Today Show) comes from the political arena once again, so despite my promises to leave politics alone this time, here’s something Bush fans [...]

I titled this first part of the column after a song by the Clash for several reasons. First and most practically, I didn’t want you to think you had stumbled onto a page from www.babycenter.com. Second, I needed to remind myself and everyone that I am far more knowledgeable about music than parenthood. Finally, the [...]