New Subscriber Playlist: “Straight Outta West Yorkshire” Subscribers can listen to a collection of songs culled from the catalog of Richard Adams (The Declining Winter, Western Edges, Hood). Mar 11, 2023
New Subscriber Playlist: “Vibrations from 47 Years of Life” Opus subscribers can listen to a collection of some of my favorite songs from each year in which I’ve been alive. Feb 11, 2023
February 2023 Special: Subscribe to Opus Today and Save 50% As a way to mark Opus’ silver anniversary, I’m offering a special discount on subscriptions for the month of February. Feb 1, 2023
New Subscriber Playlist: “It’s Gonna Be Alright” Subscribers can listen to a collection of songs that’ll help start 2023 off on an encouraging note. Jan 20, 2023
Opus in Numbers (2022 Edition) 2022 saw some slight improvements over 2021 as I consolidated all of my online writing onto the site. Jan 11, 2023
My Favorite Posts From 2022 These posts from last year best exemplify what I’m trying to achieve here on Opus. Jan 2, 2023
New Subscriber Playlist: “Close and Sacred” Subscribers can listen to a selection of songs from Low, one of my favorite bands of all time. (In memory of Mimi Parker.) Dec 26, 2022
New Subscriber Playlist: “The Blackest of Gazes” Subscribers can listen to a selection of songs from the “blackgaze” genre in all of their extreme beauty. Nov 20, 2022
Genrefication Now you can find all of my “shoegaze,” “synth-pop,” “martial arts,” et al. reviews with just a click. Nov 4, 2022
New Subscriber Playlist: “Into the Abyss, Volume 2” Subscribers can listen to a collection of shadowy songs that’ll prepare them for chillier days ahead. Oct 15, 2022
New Subscriber Playlist: “Songs for the Cooldown” Subscribers can listen to a collection of songs that’ll prepare them for the impending autumn. Sep 20, 2022
Reclaiming My Writing (or, This Is Why Your RSS Newsreader Is Blowing Up) I’m taking steps to ensure that Opus is the definitive source for all of my writings. Aug 19, 2022
New Subscriber Playlist: “By the Light of the Soleilmoon” Subscribers can listen to a collection of songs that might have once been found in the pages of Soleilmoon’s mail order catalog. Aug 11, 2022
New Subscriber Playlist: “Within the Sound in Silence” Subscribers can listen to a collection of songs that spotlights the eclectic sounds found within Sound in Silence’s catalog. Jul 18, 2022
New Subscriber Playlist: “A Return to Summers Past” Subscribers can listen to a collection of songs that take me back to a very specific summertime era. Jun 18, 2022
New Subscriber Playlist: “Other Voices” Subscribers can listen to 25 artists who bear the indelible mark of The Cure’s influence. May 12, 2022
New Subscriber Playlist: “30 Wishes” Subscribers can listen to 30 of my favorite Cure songs to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wish. Apr 4, 2022
Tracking My Cultural Diet I’ve added a new section to Opus to help me track more of my cultural experiences. Mar 21, 2022
New Subscriber Playlist: “Better Late Than Never, Vol. 1” Subscribers can listen to a collection of songs that I’ve been wanting to cover in some fashion for awhile now. Mar 6, 2022
New Subscriber Playlist: “Vibrations from 46 Years of Life” Opus subscribers can listen to a collection of some of my favorite songs from each year in which I’ve been alive. Feb 12, 2022