I had a realization on the weekend that one of the best things anyone can do right now is put a bit of lightness into the world ....

The calendar on our fridge still says April. I guess six or seven weeks ago we must have imagined a return to normalcy or we wouldn’t hav...

I don’t think we took it seriously at first. Why would we? As relatively healthy 40-something adults we knew the drill. We knew about pan...

For us it started in Texas. By “us” I mean Sarah Smith, Ken The Zen, and myself – collectively known as the Sarah Smith Trio for the purp...

My friend and mentor Dale Anne Brendon – drummer extraordinaire and all around good egg – told me when all of this started that I should ...

As I write this I’m sitting on one of the deep, soft couches at The Sugar Shack – a great studio in London where I’ve been lucky enough t...

The truth is I’m not a particularly good drummer. I have no illusions about this. I’m a reasonably competent drummer and I can play taste...

So why now, podcast boy? Good question. The idea of doing a podcast has been on my radar for a few years, but thinking about it never qui...

On March 4, 1861, newly-elected President Abraham Lincoln delivered his inaugural address to the American people. The speech came on the ...

You know, life is pretty clever sometimes. If you pay attention, if you’re open to the clues, there are messages everywhere that can be i...