Hey now! Look what day it is... Happy Halloween! Hopefully you've been able to celebrate with a fun costume, a party, oran assortment of treats. While some may disapprove of the darker undertones of the holiday, I see it as a sort of an allegory for the changing of the seasons and more importantly, an opportunity to be creative and dare I say, different. Facing down your fear of being different is the first step toward finding your true-self! Here is a photo of me from 1997 a

Can you feel it? We are one week away from Halloween and the excitement is almost tangible. Hopefully I can contain myself until then. Today's musical selection comes to us from London post-punk band Siouxsie and The Banshees. Formed in 1976 they would release a total of 11-albums that were played mostly on college radio here in the United States, but started to catch-on in popularity in the late 80's. In 1992 film director, Tim Burton asked the band to write a song for his

Hello and welcome back to the 31-Days of Halloween! If you're just jumping-on-board, welcome! Each day I'm adding a new spooky, creepy or fun Halloween song to an ongoing playlist on YouTube & Spotify. A new song per day, until we reach Halloween. Today's song comes to us from Chapel Hill, North Carolina band Squirrel Nut Zippers. They were at the front of a Swing Music revival that hit American airwaves in 1990's. They're still around with a new album called "Beasts Of Burgu

Welcome to the weekend and Day Six of the 31-Days of Halloween! I hope you've been having a good time so far! If you're just joining me, I'm counting down the 31 days in October with a musical playlist that culminates on Halloween. Today we add a song from someone, who very clearly has a voice made for this holiday: Singer/songwriter Tom Waits! He released his first album, "Closing Time" in 1973 and while he never became a smashing commercial success, he has grown a large cu