Why keeping it simple pays off — Well, that didn’t take very long. Adele’s new video, “Easy on Me,” now has 82 million views on YouTube. That’s in addition to the new record of 25 million Spotify streams the song racked up — in its first 24 hours after release. That, boys and girls, is what…

The Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War, but what have we forgotten about it? — On the morning of October 17th, 1781, a drummer boy, clad in red, mounted the parapet surrounding the British encampment at Yorktown. …

I didn’t enter any posts for the MWC. Sure, I thought about it. $60,000 is no joke. But I knew that afterwards, I would have felt wrong, or used, or dirty. And now I’m glad I didn’t enter — because it turns out I was right all along. You see…

But which musician bared it best? — Last Saturday, Owen Wilson introduced musical guest Kacey Musgraves on Saturday Night Live. Her performance of “Justified” began in near darkness with only a silhouette of the singer seated with her guitar. But as the stage lights came up, everyone had the same question: Is she naked? Like, totally naked? …

One that still makes me laugh — I want to try something new — that involves something old. You see, I’m closing in on 3,000 followers! So first of all, THANK YOU! I appreciate each follow, clap, and comment. But this milestone reminds me that many of my earliest posts didn’t exactly set Meaty-um on fire. Far…

What were they thinking? (Part 1) — Recently, Rolling Stone released its latest list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In brief, they fucked up. Massively. It’s a terrible list that they should be ashamed of publishing. Most of that is down to their methodology, which — to say the least — is flawed. Instead…

5 Rules for navigating the MPP. — In 1947, science fiction author Robert Heinlein penned his famous ‘5 Rules of Writing’: 1. You must write. 2. You must finish what you start. 3. You must refrain from rewriting except to editorial order. 4. You must put it on the market. 5. You must keep it on the market until sold…

An Update — When I published this piece nearly a month ago, I didn’t know what to expect. I figured — at most — I’d get ten responses. But as of this writing, there have been 231. So, first, Thank You to everyone who engaged with the post by leaving a comment…

Every song title contains a color. — As I drove back home from the beach last weekend, I took in the scenery: countless green trees, a bright yellow convertible, the pure blue sky. It got me thinking about colors and music. They’re two of those subjective experiences that are hard — if not impossible — to explain. …