Author dshendler Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Categories MusicTags ,   Leave a comment on Dirty World – Monday Mixtape

Dirty World – Monday Mixtape

The Art of the Mix I used to make mix tapes. A lot. The “Monday Mixtape” topic is a tribute to that era in my life. I would make them for myself and for others. I’d give them away as a sign I’d been thinking of someone¹. Long after I moved to CDs–still calling them mixtapes, because “mix discs” or “mix cds” just never had the same ring to it–I still gave them away. One memorable dinner with Jeff Knight … Continue reading “Dirty World – Monday Mixtape”

Author dshendler Posted on February 16, 2022Categories Writing and Reading WednesdayTags , ,   Leave a comment on Follow the Idea – Writing & Reading Wednesday

Follow the Idea – Writing & Reading Wednesday

“The idea is the whole thing. If you stay true to the idea, it tells you everything you need to know, really. You just keep working to make it look like that idea looked, feel like it felt, sound like it sounded, and be the way it was. And it’s weird, because when you veer off, you sort of know it. You know when you’re doing something that is not correct because it feels incorrect. It says, ‘No, no; this … Continue reading “Follow the Idea – Writing & Reading Wednesday”