‘Desperate Man’: A Tale of Two Churches

Eric Church doesn’t care about the Nashville mainstream. Or at least, that’s what he wants you to think. Church has made a career out of toeing the line and then stepping over it with glee, only to teasingly step back over into more accessible fare. For every “Talladega,” there’s a “Devil, Devil” or a “Lightning” […]

A brief note on Pearl Jam’s ‘Wishlist’

This came up on my shuffle the other day and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Found this old piece I wrote on the song and what it means to me. I love this band, and i love this song. “Wishlist” was released as the second single from “Yield” in 1998, with B-sides of […]