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July 16, 2018 life / music

Ryan’s Weekend Soundtrack (July 14-15): BLOXX, Spencer Lee Band, Elvis Costello

It’s clear that 2018 is a year of transition. I’m finishing up my first year back in a newsroom, and

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June 26, 2018 music / songwriting

Songwriter’s notebook: Perfection is the enemy of good

Perfection is the enemy of good. Perfection is the enemy of good. Repeat it and repeat it. It’s not that

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March 19, 2018 music / YouTube

YouTube channel update: The YouTube growth struggle is real.

A few days ago, somebody noted that they enjoyed seeing me play the piano online, and I gave a jumbled

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March 9, 2018 music

My homage to the great TV theme composer, Mike Post

I hadn’t realized that I had covered three Mike Post themes on my YouTube channel, but I had — and

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February 21, 2018 my journey

The story behind, “Dear OG&E,” & remembering the 2007 Oklahoma ice storm

We had ice in central Oklahoma today, but I’m not sure we can call it an ice storm. Back in

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February 13, 2018 music

Sofi Tukker: My favorite musical discovery of 2018 so far

Six weeks into 2018, and I already have my favorite new musical find of the year. Keep in mind as

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February 5, 2018 music / sports

Why JT’s use of Prince’s image was completely tacky

For those of you who had no idea that Prince and Justin Timberlake disliked each other, you figured it out

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January 20, 2018 jazz / music / original music / smooth jazz / songwriting

Best new contemporary jazz sound comes from sax player Justin Young

This is a totally self-serving post. But if you enjoy contemporary jazz or smooth jazz and haven’t given saxophonist Justin

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January 14, 2018 cover song / Digital Marketing / music / video / videos / YouTube

Cover songs on YouTube: What worked in 2017; My strategy for 2018

I’m uploading my first cover song of 2018 to my YouTube channel, a piano version of the Camila Cabello smash,”Havana.”

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January 9, 2018 concerts / music / Steely Dan / Yacht Rock

Breaking yacht rock news: Steely Dan announces 2018 tour

The patron band of yacht rock, Steely Dan, will be smooth sailing into a town near you in 2018. Probably.

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