Blue Plate Special: Recoil
Recoil is the darkly atmospheric project of Alan Wilder, former member of Depeche Mode, created as an outlet for his more experimental impulses. Since...
Category: Personal
Blue Plate Special: They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants (TMBG), formed by John Flansburgh and John Linnell in 1982, redefined the possibilities of alternative rock with their singular blend...
Why I Keep Showing Up to Tech Conferences
There are a lot of highly efficient ways to absorb tech news these days. I could—hypothetically—lock myself in a room with Microsoft Copilot, feed...
Blue Plate Special: XTC
Formed in the industrial town of Swindon in 1972, XTC emerged as one of England’s most fiercely original bands, transcending the punk and new...
Easter and the Living Christ
Easter has always been the most meaningful holiday for me. It centers on what I believe is the most important truth in all of...
Blue Plate Special: The Church
Formed in Sydney in 1980, The Church quickly distinguished themselves from the Australian rock landscape with a moody, atmospheric sound rooted in jangly guitars,...
Blue Plate Special: Bauhaus
Bauhaus emerged from Northampton, England, in 1978 with a sound and aesthetic that would come to define gothic rock. Formed by Peter Murphy, Daniel...
Becoming a BYU-Pathway Missionary
When I accepted a call to serve as a Senior Service Missionary with BYU-Pathway Worldwide, my goal was to share my own personal experience...
Blue Plate Special: World Party
World Party was the creative vessel for Welsh musician Karl Wallinger, a prodigious songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who served as the group’s visionary core...
March 2025 Content Wrap-Up
You know it was a busy month when you have to go back to your Outlook calendar several times to help jog your memory...
