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Basement Songs, LP Edition: The Reivers, “End of the Day”
“I think we should break up.” As those words crept out of my mouth, a cold sweat trickled down the back of my neck, even though it was 90 degrees and humid outside. Sitting
Read More »Basement Songs: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, “The Waiting”
It’s hard to pinpoint the moment I became a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers fan. I know it was when I was my daughter’s age and Petty’s timeless song, “The Waiting” came on the
Read More »Basement Songs: Matthew Sweet, “Girlfriend”
The summer of 1992 continued. Thanks to my good friend, Sally, I had found a worthwhile job working at The Bin, a nonprofit Natural Foods Store that trained mentally and physically handicapped adults basic
Read More »Basement Songs: Peter Gabriel, “The Power of the Heart”
Long ago, I foolishly accepted the idea that horror, sci-fi and fantasy films, book and television series did not have emotional resonance of more serious dramas because of the fantastical elements inherent of their
Read More »Basement Songs: Jimmy Eat World, “The Middle”
In the wee hours of the morning I would pace the living room, bouncing Jacob in my arms, lulling him back to sleep. This was our routine in the winter of 2001/2002, when he
Read More »Basement Songs: Scissor Sisters, “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’”
I always feel inadequate in trying to express just how much I appreciate what Julie does for our family and how blessed we are that she is the mother of our children. Looking at
Read More »Basement Songs: AC/DC, “If You Want Blood (You Got It)”
Each year the movie industry tries to push up the start of summer by opening their big event movies earlier in the year. Used to be that Memorial Day was the weekend that kicked
Read More »Basement Songs: Thomas Newman, “Finding Nemo: Main Title”
People do this all the time: they neglect to ask about my daughter Sophie. They don’t mean to, especially when they receive so many updates about her brother Jacob’s health and our efforts to
Read More »Basement Songs: Bruce Springsteen, “The Rising”
I had a dream about Bruce Springsteen and he told me what to write. You’re thinking, “Again? Come on, Malchus, all you ever write about is Springsteen. And Journey. All you write about are
Read More »Basement Songs: Glee Cast, “Don’t Stop Believin’”
Last week our kids’ school, Emblem Elementary in Saugus, held their third Cure Finders fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. For the past three years, the students at Emblem have taken a week to
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