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Run. Listen. Repeat.
Thinking about chaos, silence and running-while-listening.
Jun 15
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Richard Elliott
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Why Write About Music (If We're Doomed to Fail)?
In which I write about the old 'dancing about architecture' chestnut. Kind of.
Mar 16
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Richard Elliott
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The Whole Blessed Thing
What can we learn from songs?
Jan 14
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Richard Elliott
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2024 in Review: The Year in Albums, Songs, LP Packages and More
Plus my 100-track end-of-year playlist and why its penultimate track means so much to me.
Dec 29, 2024
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Richard Elliott
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My Life at Thirty
This is about the Iris DeMent album, and only very briefly about what I was doing when I was 30.
Nov 17, 2024
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Richard Elliott
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Songs and Objects: A Tasting Menu
Curated morsels to celebrate a one-year anniversary, accompanined by a selection of music.
Nov 10, 2024
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Richard Elliott
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Down by the Creek Where the Water Goes Slow
A song about mud sends me down a mucky rabbit hole.
Oct 22, 2024
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Richard Elliott
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How the Landscape Feels (with Music)
Songs are like tattoos. Joni told us that. She was right, of course; songs get into your skin, they mark you, they travel with you through life. I also…
Jul 22, 2024
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Richard Elliott
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Sixteen Song Moments
A song is a series of moments. Here are some that I hold dear.
Jun 21, 2024
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Richard Elliott
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Epiphany and What Came After: Remembering Townes Van Zandt
In which I provide no details about Townes Van Zandt or his 1977 album Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas, though I say everything that came to…
Mar 3, 2024
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Richard Elliott
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On Brevity
What can I learn from songs about keeping things short?
Feb 18, 2024
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Richard Elliott
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Songs for Some People I May Have Been
All those people we used to know ... they're an illusion to me now.
Feb 4, 2024
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Richard Elliott
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