May 20, 2023 New Subscriber Playlist: “Twee AF” This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode explore twee’s earnest heartache.
Apr 22, 2023 New Subscriber Playlist: “Songs From a Blood Red Sky” This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode explore U2’s storied discography.
Mar 11, 2023 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).
Feb 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 1, 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.
Jan 20, 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 11, 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 2, 2023 My Favorite Posts From 2022 These posts from last year best exemplify what I’m trying to achieve here on Opus.
Dec 26, 2022 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.)
Nov 20, 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 4, 2022 Genrefication Now you can find all of my “shoegaze,” “synth-pop,” “martial arts,” et al. reviews with just a click.
Oct 15, 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.
Sep 20, 2022 New Subscriber Playlist: “Songs for the Cooldown” Subscribers can listen to a collection of songs that’ll prepare them for the impending autumn.
Aug 19, 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 11, 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.
Jul 18, 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.
Jun 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.
May 12, 2022 New Subscriber Playlist: “Other Voices” Subscribers can listen to 25 artists who bear the indelible mark of The Cure’s influence.
Apr 4, 2022 New Subscriber Playlist: “30 Wishes” Subscribers can listen to 30 of my favorite Cure songs to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wish.
Mar 21, 2022 Tracking My Cultural Diet I’ve added a new section to Opus to help me track more of my cultural experiences.