January 31, 1936 – May 31, 2019 Brother Hare fervently believed his father was the best lawyer he ever knew. It would be equally true to believe that Brother was the best lawyer his father ever knew. After a sudden onset of pneumonia, Brother died peacefully Friday night, surrounded by his family. A tireless worker … Read More
ProctorU: Keeping it real (with artificial intelligence)
2018 Jemison Award Nominee (First Of Three) In 2008, Jarrod Morgan was Director of Technology at Andrew Jackson University (AJU), and his then-employer — an online-only school — had a problem: Namely, ensuring that its students didn’t cheat on tests. “At the time, we had to send them somewhere to take their tests — typically in the presence … Read More
Blackjack Branding Campaign
In late 2017, Blackjack Horticulture hired us to update the brand-messaging strategy we’d developed for them in 2010. Our core selling message in 2010 centered around the company’s commitment to integrity in everything they do — both in the field and in business. Which is what led to their original brandline: The Right Way. Naturally. … Read More
Spontaneous Compression 5
From breezy pop and soulful folk to nasty funk. And most points in between. CLICK HERE to Play OR Download the audio file AND the playlist. Click Here for links to all our online mixes.
Voodoo Pop
Play after dark. During a full moon. Preferably in or near a swamp. CLICK HERE to Play OR Download the audio file AND the playlist. Click Here for links to all our online mixes.
Time Warped!
Beat–Centric Music, Mostly From The Early–80’s. CLICK HERE to Play OR Download the audio file AND the playlist. Click Here for links to all our online mixes.
What’s your hurry?
Soulful, mostly–twangin’ tunes, all played at a snail’s pace CLICK HERE to Play OR Download the audio file AND the playlist. Click Here for links to all our online mixes.
Be Careful What You Wish For (Why music is really starting to suck)
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the number of albums released globally in 2017 is roughly seven times the amount released in 1960. Which got me thinking, once again, what a horrible state popular music is in these days. Below is a column I wrote on the topic nearly 10 years ago. PART ONE: PRELUDE I used … Read More
Seriously, they PAID for that work?
Earlier this month, Chinese car startup Byton premiered its electric car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The car looks nice enough, but the logo and brandline have me wondering if they invested more than 10 minutes searching Clip Art catalogs for their logo, then used a dartboard and Google Translate for their inexplicable … Read More
15-SECOND SHOCKER: Nick Saban Makes Fun Of Himself!
Brilliant PR move or just plain funny? Both. (This post was originally published in September, 2010 — 9 months after Saban’s first national championship at Alabama) I remember the last time people really hated The Crimson Tide. And not just around the Southeastern Conference, but all over the country. It was about 30 years ago—the … Read More