Odds & Ends

15 Works that Prove Great Art is Often Unfinished

You're not a perfectionist. You're just afraid.

2 hrs ago •

Chris Dalla Riva

Stop Watching Videos without Headphones

I'm begging you

Apr 24 •

Chris Dalla Riva

I'm All Lost in the Supermarket

I can no longer shop happily

Mar 13 •

Chris Dalla Riva

What's the Point of a Concert?

Why the worst concert I've ever seen might be the best

Feb 20 •

Chris Dalla Riva

My Book is Getting Published

Let me tell you why it took 7 years to make it happen

Jan 16 •

Chris Dalla Riva

A Music Lover's Gift Guide

Everyone needs a good book under the Christmas tree

Dec 15, 2024 •

Chris Dalla Riva

You Should Leave Your Home

Sometimes you gotta go out into the cruel, cruel world

Dec 12, 2024 •

Chris Dalla Riva

The Best Music Books of the 21st Century

We asked. You answered.

Nov 17, 2024 •

Chris Dalla Riva

The Ever-Changing Unchangingness of Live Music

We head back to 1916 to understand how concerts have evolved in the last century

Oct 10, 2024 •

Chris Dalla Riva

Needles in Haystacks: The Lostwave Story

In one internet subculture, people desperately try to find the origins of songs without attribution. Sometimes they strike gold. Sometimes they get lost…

Oct 3, 2024 •

Chris Dalla Riva

The Great Generational Snob Shift

The omnivores have won for now

Sep 19, 2024 •

Chris Dalla Riva

Did Frank Sinatra Really Perform at My Grandma's High School?

Because sometimes you have to fact-check your grandmother

Sep 5, 2024 •

Chris Dalla Riva

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