Month: November 2026
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Keep AI Out of Art and Music

There really is nothing interesting about music or art produced by AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is suddenly everywhere. Tech companies have aggressively pushed AI products and services into our lives, including mundane workflows that, to my mind, do not require it. What concerns me most is its place in art and music: the promise of…
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Led Zeppelin II at 57

October 22, 2026 was the 57th anniversary of Led Zeppelin II, which was released in the United States on October 22, 1969. By December 27, 1969, it had reached No. 1 on the Billboard album chart, a spot previously held by The Beatles’ Abbey Road. Roughly a year ago, I found my copy of Led…
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My Journey with Drums

As a small child, I flapped my hands. I still do it, but in private to save myself from embarrassment. It’s probably a stim – a repetitive movement to regulate my emotions or senses. When I was a younger adult, my mother told me she had worried about my hand-flapping when I was little. Discovering…
