Book Chapters
“Historical Nostalgia, Nature and the Future in Three Iconic Albums from 1971: Aqualung, Who’s Next and Led Zeppelin IV” Postmodernity’s Musical Pasts. Ed. Tina Frühauf (Suffolk: Boydell and Brewer, 2020).
“‘Ramble On’: Tolkien, Urban Criticism and Romantic Protest in Led Zeppelin” The Oxford Handbook of Music and Medievalism. Eds. Kristen Yri, Stephen Meyer (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020).
Journal Articles
“I Must Remember, Even If Takes a Million Years”: Nostalgic Futurism in Pete Townshend’s Lifehouse Project.” Lied und populäre Kultur / Song and Popular Culture: Musik in der Science-Fiction / Music in Science Fiction 64 (2019).
Online Articles
Songs That Changed Music: Fire and Rain
Produce Like a Pro, January 4, 2023
“I Will Survive”: How Gloria Gaynor Took a B-side Single to Legendary Stardom
Produce Like a Pro, December 14, 2022
“You Oughta Know”: Alanis Morissette and the Unapologetically Real Edge of This Best-Selling Hit
Produce Like a Pro, November 16, 2022
Natural Woman: Songs That Changed Music
Produce Like a Pro, October 12, 2022
Woman in Chains: Songs that Changed Music
Produce Like a Pro, August 17, 2022
From Bear Creek to Grandmasters: The Story of the Foo Fighter’s “Everlong”
Produce Like a Pro, July 20, 2022
Banned and Topping the Charts: Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Produce Like a Pro, June 8, 2022
From Child Star to Music Legend: Stevie Wonder and “Superstition”
Produce Like a Pro, May 25, 2022
How Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads Rose from the Ashes and Charted the Future of Metal in “Crazy Train” and the Blizzard of Ozz.
Produce Like a Pro, May 18, 2022
“Pump it Up”: How Elvis Costello and the Attractions Turned Punk into New Wave
Produce Like a Pro, May 4, 2022
“Tell Mama”: How an Escape to FAME Studios Reignited Etta James
Produce Like a Pro, April 27, 2022
Aretha at FAME: Where the Queen of Soul Found Her Voice
Produce Like a Pro, March 31, 2022
“Mustang Sally” and Wilson Pickett at FAME Studios
Produce Like a Pro, March 15, 2022
Rewriting to Perfection: “Slave to the Rhythm”
Produce Like a Pro, March 9, 2022
Serenity Meets Pop: How Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence” Set the Tone for Nineties Songwriting
Produce Like a Pro, January 19, 2022
From the Savoy to Studio 54: How Chic Transformed Dance Music with “Le Freak”
Produce Like a Pro, January 12, 2022
The Rapid Rise of Electronic Music in the Wake of Punk’s Implosion: Gary Numan’s “Cars”
Produce Like a Pro, December 29, 2021
“Good Times” and the Innovative Power of Dance Music in the Era of “Disco Sucks”
Produce Like a Pro, December 9, 2021
Classic Rock and Disco Grooves: “Another One Bites the Dust”
Produce Like a Pro, December 1, 2021
“Sweet Dreams,” Endless Hooks and the Creative Power of Home Recording
Produce Like a Pro, November 24, 2021
How Procol Harum’s “A Whiter Shade of Pale Turned Baroque Pop into a Psychedelic Masterpiece”
Produce Like a Pro, November 18, 2021
Non-Conformist Grooves: “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2”
Produce Like a Pro, November 10, 2021
The Riveting Singularity of John Martyn’s Solid Air
Produce Like a Pro, October 27, 2021
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: “The Godmother of Rock and Roll”
Produce Like a Pro, October 21, 2021
“How ABBA found Pop Perfection with ‘Dancing Queen'”
Produce Like a Pro, October 6, 2021
“How the Rolling Stones Turned Record Company Pressure into a Rock Classic: ‘Get Off of My Cloud'”
Produce Like a Pro, September 22, 2021
“‘John Barleycorn Must Die’: Traffic’s 18th Century Ballad for the 20th Century”
Produce Like a Pro, September 15, 2021
“‘My Hero’: An Anthem for the Ordinary”
Produce Like a Pro, September 8, 2021
“‘Songs Are Like Tattoos’: How Joni Mitchell’s Blue Transformed the Singer Songwriter”
Produce Like a Pro, September 1, 2021
“Little Richard’s ‘Tutti Frutti’ and the Birth of Rock ‘n Roll”
Produce Like a Pro, August 18, 2021
“‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’: How Nirvana Revolutionized Rock ‘N Roll for a New Generation”
Produce Like a Pro, August 4, 2021
“‘Reelin’ in the Years’: The Lasting Legacy and Consummate Musicianship of Steely Dan’s Iconic Hit”
Produce Like a Pro, July 28, 2021
“Multiple Tempo, Meter and Key Changes Created This #1 Hit – ‘Come On Eileen'”
Produce Like a Pro, July 14, 2021
“‘You Really Got Me’ and the Raw Power of the Kinks”
Produce Like a Pro, July 7, 2021
“‘My Generation’ The Song That Defined Rock’s Defiant Spirit”
Produce Like a Pro, June 30, 2021
- How Jethro Tull Created Rock’s Most Cerebral Album – Aqualung
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Produce Like a Pro, June 23, 2021
Tapestry: Fifty Year’s of Carole King’s Unparalleled Masterpiece
Produce Like a Pro, June 9, 2021
“The Cranberries ‘Linger’: How a Local Irish Band Changed the Sound of the Nineties”
Produce Like a Pro, June 3, 2021
“Remembering Rock ‘n Roll: 50 Years of Nostalgic Longing in ‘American Pie'”
Produce Like a Pro, May 26, 2021
“Gerry Rafferty: Avoiding the Spotlight on Baker Street”
Produce Like a Pro, February 24, 2021
“How The Clash’s London Calling Became a Defining Moment in Rock History”
Produce Like a Pro, February 3, 2021
“You Make Ask Yourself, How Did They Get Here?: The Sonic Fusions of the Talking Head’s Remain In Light.”
Produce Like a Pro, January 20, 2021
“Out on the Wiley Windy Moors: The Transcendent Artistry of Kate Bush’s ‘Wuthering Heights'”
Produce Like a Pro, January 13, 2021
“How Iggy and the Stooges Created an Iconic, Protopunk Anthem with ‘Search and Destroy'”
Produce Like a Pro, December 30, 2020
“Stevie Wonder and the Prodigious Imagination of One of Music’s Most Inventive Voices”
Produce Like a Pro, December 28, 2020
“Embracing the Future With Herbie Hancock’s ‘Rockit'”
Produce Like a Pro, December 23, 2020
“Dancing to Distinction: ‘Blue Monday’ and the Reinvented Self of New Order”
Produce Like a Pro, December 16, 2020
“Remembering the Back to Roots Hope of Let It Be and the Get Back sessions
Produce Like a Pro, December 14, 2020
“‘Turn It On Again’ and the Remarkable Transformation of Genesis'”
Produce Like a Pro, December 9, 2020
“How 10cc’s ‘I’m Not in Love’ Reimagined the Popular Love Song
Produce Like a Pro, December 2, 2020.
“How Soon is Forever: The Rocky Start and Lasting Legacy of the Smiths’ Iconic Track”
Produce Like a Pro, November 25, 2020
“Stop Motion Transformations: Peter Gabriel’s Artistic Ascent Into Pop Stardom with Sledgehammer”
Produce Like a Pro, November 11, 2020.
“Susanna Hoffs and the Joy of Making Music”
Produce Like a Pro, November 6, 2020.
“Van Halen: How a Los Angeles Bar Band Turned Into Legends”
Produce Like a Pro, November 4, 2020.
“The Singular Sound of the Police and ‘Message in a Bottle'”
Produce Like A Pro, October 28, 2020
“‘Ace of Spades’ and the Legacy of Motörhead, 40 Years Later”
Produce Like a Pro, October 27, 2020
“How The Pretender’s Became Real: ‘Brass In Pocket’ and the Hit That Almost Wasn’t”
Produce Like a Pro, October 21, 2020.
“Siouxsie and the banshees ‘Hong Kong Garden: Songs That Changed Music'”
Produce Like a Pro, October 14, 2020.
“Rock’s Greatest Eruption: How Eddie Van Halen Revolutionized the Guitar”
Produce Like a Pro, October 5, 2020.
“Sonic Epitaphs: Behind the Music of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart'”
Produce Like a Pro, September 30, 2020.
“Show Me, Show Me, Show Me How You Do That: Finding The Edge of Indie and Pop in the Cure’s ‘Just Like Heaven'”
Produce Like a Pro, September 23, 2020.
“Rock and Roll on the Dance Floor: Behind the Music of ‘Let’s Dance'”
Produce Like a Pro, September 16, 2020.
“Eight-Track Nostalgia: Finding Abbey Road at the Nexus of Progress and Reflection”
Produce Like A Pro, April 18, 2020.