The Spring semester is now in full swing and I’m busy teaching, advising, and working on the project I started during my sabbatical on Israeli political punk bands in the 90s and early 00s. My article about the history of Pittsburgh’s Telephone Music service was published in the Nov 2019 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine and I’m really […]
My first semester back after sabbatical is underway and I’m excited to be back in the classroom again. Not much else to report, except for a new piece I have published over at Souciant – it’s a review of the new record from Snuggle, one of my favorite punk bands that’s currently active. Click the image below for […]
I recently published a short piece in Souciant about punk bands, e-commerce and communication. Click the image below for the link, if you want to check it out. I also found out that an interview-based story I wrote about the history of Pittsburgh’s Telephone Music Service will be published this Oct or Nov in Pittsburgh Magazine. I’m excited about the […]
I’m currently revising a magazine article about telephone jukeboxes and the Telephone Music Service that operated in Pittsburgh, PA from the 1940s until the late 1990s. I’m pretty excited about it and hoping to see something in print by the time summer rolls around. I’m also finishing up interviews that I’ve been doing for a […]
I wrote a short piece this past week for Souciant about athletes, poverty, hunger and Trump’s fast food buffets for White House guests. Click the image below for the link.
I will be giving a talk next week at the University of Pittsburgh, as part of the Department of Music’s lecture series. The talk is free and open to the public. Click the image below for details.
