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In Memoriam 2022
An epic playlist of the recently departed

December 31, 2022January 7, 2023 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Well, another year is just about in the can, and as usual, there is a long list of talented folks who have left us over the past twelve months. For …

In Memoriam 2022
An epic playlist of the recently departed
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Secret Meetings: An Alternative Playlist
A vintage compilation recaps the college rock days 1981-91

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

In 2003 I was hired as managing editor of a startup free weekly paper in Wichita. F5 Weekly (RIP) covered music, movies, art, politics, etc., and the whole of the …

Secret Meetings: An Alternative Playlist
A vintage compilation recaps the college rock days 1981-91
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Music

Thirty Songs in Memory of Mo Ostin
The music exec's music exec shuffles off at 95

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Music heads everywhere were stunned and saddened this week to hear of the passing of industry icon Mo Ostin, a man who somehow became one of the most successful music …

Thirty Songs in Memory of Mo Ostin
The music exec's music exec shuffles off at 95
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Hooray for Flowers!
Choice springtime jams for the vernal equinox

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - 2 Comments.

Today is the first day of spring, and boy, is the Honk home office happy about it. In honor of the season of rebirth, renewal and fresh starts, here is …

Hooray for Flowers!
Choice springtime jams for the vernal equinox
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Embrace the Ides of March
The official March 15 birthday playlist

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

A surprising range of musicians across a broad spectrum of styles and genres share one quirky trait: Being born on March 15. In honor of the many jams produced by …

Embrace the Ides of March
The official March 15 birthday playlist
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That’s How I Got to Memphis
The story of "The Storyteller" Tom T. Hall

January 23, 2022January 24, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

When I was a kid growing up on the Cherokee Strip in the 1970s, the air was filled with country music, played and sung by a cast of colorful characters …

That’s How I Got to Memphis
The story of "The Storyteller" Tom T. Hall
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David Bowie: Diamond (Jubilee) Dog
A 75-song playlist for Mr. Jones' 75th birthday

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Perhaps no musician in the history of pop music is more well-known for constant metamorphosis than the late, great David Bowie, who would have celebrated his 75th birthday today. Over …

David Bowie: Diamond (Jubilee) Dog
A 75-song playlist for Mr. Jones' 75th birthday
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Reelin’ in the Years
A New Year's Eve playlist for the ages

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

Well, here we are at the end of another exhausting year of disease, death, social upheaval, creeping fascism, across-the-board uncertainty and sundry shades of dread. As seems to have become …

Reelin’ in the Years
A New Year's Eve playlist for the ages
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This Is Where We Walked
REM was my gateway band to cool music

November 16, 2021January 5, 2022 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

This article is dedicated to the lonesome misfits of Generation X. Names of people and some places have been changed for the usual reasons. In 1983 I was an obnoxious …

This Is Where We Walked
REM was my gateway band to cool music
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All’s Well That Cowbells
Honk Journal's Ultimate Cowbell Playlist

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 - by Michael Carmody - Leave a Comment

The cowbell has been with us for something like 5,000 years now, from humble beginnings in Africa, where early herdsmen hung small bells made from pottery around the necks of …

All’s Well That Cowbells
Honk Journal's Ultimate Cowbell Playlist
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Michael Carmody - Hooray for Flowers!

Oh, that's a great one. I first stumbled onto Simple Minds with "New Gold Dream." Somehow I came across a…

Krista Vollack - Hooray for Flowers!

"Promised You A Miracle" by Simple Minds always sounds like springtime to me.

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You should be a nationally published author. Start submitting now. Your writing is beautiful, descriptive and relevant. And heartbreaking. (Not…

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