The Mystery Spot

Another year is coming to an end. I've found the 25 songs that I've dug the most this year. There are plenty of gaps in my listening...

Last night we went to the Wexner Center to see a screening of Where are my Children, a 1916 message film. It's a film that preaches a ve...

Mumford & Sons - Babel I consider myself an early adopter of this band. Found them on a UK music blog in the fall of 2009, flipped f...

Buster did not need auto tune. He did his own stunts. A very well done video.

A couple of months ago musician Amanda Palmer raised over a million dollars to finance her new record via a Kickstarter campaign, where fan...

I'm not overly familiar with his music. His new record, Rebirth, is as pistol hot as Cliff's drummer. He worked with Rancid's ...

I'm digging this 11 piece band from Melbourne, Australia these days. The energy is infectious. Lots of old school mayhem!

Saturday, after my son's swimming lesson, we came out of the locker room. We walked by the head of the swimming program for the building...

That was a one off with Jack White. He has a new record out later this month, working again with Ethan Johns. He covers Tom Waits for Go...

A honest effort can turn my cynical eye into genuine admiration and forgiveness of an artist. Such is the case with Bruce Springsteen's ...

One of the bravest performances I've ever seen. Here's some of the context. My respect for Kris Kristofferson went up another notch....

Paying homage to your musical influences while paving your own way in the world of today's music is what The Explorers Club attempts to ...

Not much to say so I'll keep posting videos until I figure it out. As a kid, I loved the Max Fleischer Popeye cartoons. I think they...

This record by Tim Finn came out late last year. I have no idea where it was released, maybe just in New Zealand and Australia, but this is ...

This is a great video put together by a fan. Love the song. The Explorer's Club's second album, Grand Hotel, will be released on Feb...