Category Archives: music vs monday

This is the time of year that my brain starts to invent new languages to deal with the insanity of my work. I feel crazy and can’t seem to sleep. I work too late, eat too much pizza and sometimes … Continue reading →

He couldn’t ever dress up. He never went through a Goth phase. He never went to the grocery store to buy American sized bags of tootsie rolls. He never carved a pumpkin. But he loved Halloween. He loved the mimics … Continue reading →

For today’s Music vs. Monday, we have something a bit different to share with you. Sue Meyer is not a musician, but rather a very talented designer of music CD packages. We were also pleasantly surprised to discover that she … Continue reading →

I’m 100% guilty of singing along with just about every song I love. Unfortunately, most of those songs are not that great to sing along with (sorry neighbors…) To further complicate this obsession my mother not only sang along with songs when … Continue reading →

Gig posters are a great decorating source for the music-minded. Plus, they can preserve the memory of a great concert experience right on your walls. Want to know where to find the best gig posters? Here you go: OMG Posters! … Continue reading →

I have fond memories of working in the yard as a teenager, listening to the local radio station on my Walkman while I mowed the lawn and pruned the trees.  It kept me in touch with a handful of new … Continue reading →

It’s summer in Chicago which means there’s no sun to waste. Every moment of precious sunlight must be celebrated and absorbed, stored in the bones to ward off any chill spell that might sneak in under a raincloud (like, say, … Continue reading →

Some days these dark clouds swirl over my Chicago head and tempt me to float away into an apathetic oblivion. The only way to break free of these muddy May mood swings is to sprinkle over those clouds a little … Continue reading →