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The (Totally Awesome) Flavor of the ’90s!
It’s Sunday afternoon, May 12, 2024. In one month I will be turning 40 years old. Being a responsible, respectable adult, I just spent 15 minutes chasing the ice cream truck. On foot, of course – it’s not a fair chase if I’m in my car (though I will flag it down from the car…
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Difference and Perspective
For my entire life, I’ve had Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Attention-Deficit Disorder (the Hyperactivity component comes and goes). This means my brain basically almost never shuts up. I’ve had sleep difficulties my whole life too, probably for the same reason; it’s not severe enough to be called insomnia per se, but it generally takes me awhile…
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What Really Matters
Allendale, Missouri is a town that, as of the 2010 U.S. Census, had a population of 53. Its entire county has a population of around 2,000 people. It is no more than a blip on the radar, even in a rural, agriculture-intensive part of the country that is, itself, often overlooked. Yet tiny Allendale holds…
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A sentimental old fool reflects…
So my church has been doing an “At the Movies” series. On Sunday, September 17, the sermon was about Pixar’s 2009 Masterpiece Up. Now, full disclosure: I can never watch the film’s famous opening sequence without crying. I think maybe I didn’t cry the first time, but I’ve seen it probably a dozen times since,…
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Is a full album of covers really sensible?
In June I released All Covered Up, a five-song EP of covers with original arrangements. I worked as a one-man band on those, singing and playing everything (well, except the drum loops). At the time, I said my intention was to record an entire album of covers in the same basic style, and that remains…
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Blog Post #1: Budapest
For the foreseeable future, I am planning to blog about the songs I have chosen to cover. Five songs have already been released; they can be heard at https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-covered-up-ep/1690240415. You know how sometimes you just hear a song over and over again till it starts to play on a loop inside your mind? George Ezra’s…
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All Covered Up EP now available!
I’m pleased to present my debut release, All Covered Up EP. I sang, played, arranged, and produced all five cover songs, hopefully putting a new sheen on them! Enjoy the EP on your favorite streaming service, or buy it from iTunes or Amazon Music! Links: Apple Music – https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-covered-up-ep/1690240415 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/album/089n97sh4Q3Vh1CSJTxnK2 Amazon Music –…
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An Introduction
Hi, I’m Matthew Christian Murray! You can call me Matt. I’m just a dude from Ohio who writes books, records music, and works in education. I’ll occasionally post on here – I plan to use my blog to offer a glimpse into the creative process, as well as to provide information about my work. If…
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