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I've been thinking a lot about Ani DiFranco
One of the interesting things about working with college students is seeing what music that I think of as from “my time”—let’s say the ‘90s and ‘00s—is…
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It's Audio Yearbook time
Every year I like to compile an Audio Yearbook of music that, for whatever reason, stuck in my ear.
Dec 31, 2025
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Franz Nicolay
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Books of my year
A few books which meaningfully affected the way I think this past year.Piano Fighter is a reader-supported publication.
Dec 15, 2025
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Franz Nicolay
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Round numbers
I’ve long since reached that stage in life where various round-number anniversaries come marching along annually.
Dec 1, 2025
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Franz Nicolay
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Writing one song: "Ladder"
A few of the choices along the way
Nov 17, 2025
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Franz Nicolay
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Gene Fowler: In Defense of Purple Prose
(Published in The Threepenny Review in 2018)
Nov 9, 2025
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Franz Nicolay
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More Writing About Bands and Scenes
A couple bits of business since last we spoke:
Oct 15, 2025
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Franz Nicolay
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Gould/Solitude
Glenn Gould's radio documentaries
Oct 1, 2025
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