by Charles Norman | Aug 1, 2019 | Song of the Day
From the moment we descended out of the trees of the Serengeti – a decision we immediately regretted when we found ourselves pursued by an enormous carnivore comfortably ensconced on four legs and baring a magnificent set of teeth – we have been running...
by Charles Norman | Jul 19, 2019 | Features
Christopher James, a resident of Mount Kisco, New York, is a superhero. I’m not sure what powers he possesses, but I believe they include Songwriting, Playing the Ukulele, and The Ability to Stand in One Place. Someday, a musical entitled Mount Kisco Moon will...
by Charles Norman | Jul 17, 2019 | Song of the Day
Which came first, summer or the pop song? The two are indelibly linked. When God tilted the axis of this Earth and sent our planet forth on its journey round the sun, He cued up His Summer Songs mixtape on the Holy Walkman – God being rather Old School when it...
by Charles Norman | Jul 15, 2019 | Song of the Day
There is one thing I can say for certain: the older a person gets, the lonelier he becomes. In a sense our lives are nothing more than a series of stages to help us get used to loneliness… If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets. —...
by Charles Norman | Jul 7, 2019 | Song of the Day
Music exists only in the moment of its performance. Music always expresses the immediate in its immediacy. Music, like time, is measured but immeasurable, is composed but indivisible. — Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time....