Archive - Time & Temperature

The Dean of Rock Critics Rocks

Robert Christgau’s love is very different from that of a square.

Sep 13 •

August 2024

The Case For Labor Day As The Best Holiday

Hear me out. Then wish me a happy birthday.

Aug 30 •

“Sweet the soft of your cheek”

Songwriting IS magic, it turns out.

Aug 21 •

Longer Than You’ve Been Alive

A time of passage and the passage of time.

Aug 16 •

"The Whole World"

In which I try to scrape the “ick” off an otherwise promising song I’d abandoned ten years ago.

Aug 6 •

July 2024

The Setlist Solution

Jul 30 •

Professor Miller?

I’ve accepted a job teaching songwriting at The New School (and I’m terrified)

Jul 20 •

One Last Blowout - 9 Years Ago Today!

Sober and grateful ever since

Jul 11 •

Let me sing you a song

Jul 2 •

3:50

June 2024

The Glory of Portland in June!

Excerpts from my personal photo album -- the American Primitive sessions

Jun 21 •

Failure Is A Gift

The commencement address that came to me in a dream.

Jun 10 •

“How to write a song: A poem”

A poem about how to write a song

Jun 4 •

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