Here are a few other things I’ve written lately:

  • A story about where to see cherry blossoms this year (through online art) for Smithsonian Magazine.com.
  • Explaining how the National Museum of American History got the vial of the first vaccine given in the U.S.
  • Tower of Power founder Emilio Castillo lists the five best charts the band has done for others, and I keep him around for a chat.
  • That time I talked with Chris Frantz of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club about his memoir.
  • A story about the 50th anniversary of Alan Shepherd playing golf on the moon.
  • A review of George Bernard Shaw’s “The Devil’s Disciple” at the Washington Stage Guild.
  • Chatting with a Hawaiian filmmaker about the start of the Mother Tongue Film Festival.
  • A Q&A with Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad not long after his performance at Mar-a-Lago, who speaks a little more here.
  • Premiering a new song from Jon Klages that recalls his grandfather, Enoch Light, for The Vinyl District.
  • An interview with a local performer doing live one-man shows online.
  • A listen to the new single from British punk stalwarts Spizzenergi.
  • A talk with rocker David Johansen that made me a fan of his Sirius XM show.
  • Unveiling a new video from the guy who was in The Hooters.