Wednesday Bullets

By Henry Abbott Tim Varner of 48 Minutes of Hell: "Life in San Antonio is fairly meaningless if it's not lived in the winner's circle. You don't go ...

Doldrums give way to musical ghosts

While being reminded of the Sunday doldrums of his youth, Paul Shirley is visited by the Ghosts of Musical Past, Present and Future, who are better known as Spoon, Metric and Hockey.

MINNEAPOLIS - OCTOBER 2: Paul Shirley #18 of the Minnesota Timberwolves poses for a portrait during Media Day at the Target Center...

Old music favorites get better with age

Paul Shirley debates author Todd Gallagher about the quality of music high schoolers listen to today compared with 15 years ago, and somehow Pink gets caught in the middle.

Smell the memory with music

Certain albums once marked significant moments in Paul Shirley's life. But as his musical library has expanded, those noteworthy Shirley sound track events have somehow become less frequent.

Music ideas for everyone on your list

Finding the right musical gift for everyone on your shopping list isn't easy, so Paul Shirley is here to match those diverse personalities with the albums they need.

Charisma energizes a musician's stature

As the sometimes puzzling allure of Leonard Cohen shows, singers better have a healthy dose of charisma to go along with whatever amount of talent they possess if they want to survive in today's music industry.