Oh Mama, Can This Really Be the End?

Bob Dylan arrived in New York in 1961 … the beginning of a 65-year career that has touched many generations and even succeeded in convincing the Swedish Academy to give him the only Nobel Prize for Literature ever awarded to a popular music icon. There is, indeed, something timeless in his best work … probablyContinue reading “Oh Mama, Can This Really Be the End?”

What Does My Music Library Say About Me?

Published July 15, 2019 in Warp & Woof What Does My Music Library Say About Me? A Rebuttal to the Personality Link William Sundwick Ever since I can remember, I’ve liked listening to music. My childhood was spent with a father who was a failed violinist in his youth. (He became an engineer.) But, whileContinue reading “What Does My Music Library Say About Me?”

Where Did It Come From?

Published February 22, 2018 in Warp & Woof Where Did It Come From? How Delta Blues Morphed into All the Music I Like William Sundwick What is the music I like? I call it “blues-something” or “something-blues” – roots music critics and historians have many names for many variations of blues. But, since the MusicContinue reading “Where Did It Come From?”

Celebrating Banality: Why Those Daily Routines Have So Much Power

Published March 24, 2017 in Warp & Woof Celebrating Banality: Why Those Daily Routines Have So Much Power William Sundwick Excitement vs. Routine We all love exciting new experiences. The faster heart beat of the unexpected thrill, or the shot of feel-good dopamine or serotonin neurotransmitters into the brain, are what many of us associateContinue reading “Celebrating Banality: Why Those Daily Routines Have So Much Power”