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.
“Opus News” Archives
213 posts
Opus in Numbers (2022 Edition)
2022 saw some slight improvements over 2021 as I consolidated all of my online writing onto the site.
My Favorite Posts From 2022
These posts from last year best exemplify what I’m trying to achieve here on Opus.
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.)
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.
Genrefication
Now you can find all of my “shoegaze,” “synth-pop,” “martial arts,” et al. reviews with just a click.
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.
New Subscriber Playlist: “Songs for the Cooldown”
Subscribers can listen to a collection of songs that’ll prepare them for the impending autumn.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New Subscriber Playlist: “Other Voices”
Subscribers can listen to 25 artists who bear the indelible mark of The Cure’s influence.
New Subscriber Playlist: “30 Wishes”
Subscribers can listen to 30 of my favorite Cure songs to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wish.Tracking My Cultural Diet
I’ve added a new section to Opus to help me track more of my cultural experiences.
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.
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.Opus Turns 25! (Also, a Special Offer for New Subscribers)
As a way to mark Opus’ silver anniversary, I’m offering a special discount on subscriptions for the month of February.
New Subscriber Playlist: “Songs From the Electric Joy Toy Company”
Subscribers can listen to selections from the singular discography of Ronnie Martin (e.g., Joy Electric, DanceHouse Children, Said Fantasy).Opus in Numbers (2021 Edition)
Opus continues to grow slowly but surely over 2020.