Tommy KesslerOn Musical VocabularyIt bugs me when people talk about certain musicians as being better than others, as if there were some sort of objective metric by which we…3 min read·Apr 25, 2024----
Tommy KesslerSongs of Mild Importance: “You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DCThe first show I ever played was at a venue in Ballwin, MO called Sky Music Lounge. I was in an after-school rock band program through a…4 min read·Nov 29, 2023----
Tommy KesslerMy Top Ten GuitaristsToday, Rolling Stone put out their updated list of the greatest guitarists of all time, and scrolling through it got me thinking about all…7 min read·Oct 14, 2023----
Tommy KesslerMy Top Ten Beatles SongsThe Beatles are my favorite band. They were the first band I was ever aware of, the first band I ever loved, and the band that has most…8 min read·Sep 16, 2023--1--1
Tommy KesslerDamager: On Worth, Language, and JusticeInspired by The Differend by Jean-Francois Lyotard.4 min read·Nov 26, 2022----
Tommy KesslerI Am Not My Feelings: On Guilt, Cynicism, and the Stories We Tell OurselvesWe have the ability to make decisions, but our feelings are not one of them.7 min read·Oct 18, 2022----
Tommy KesslerThe EditorMaybe writing is all about control, even the pieces where I raise more questions than I answer, which has been the case with a lot of what…4 min read·Jan 4, 2022----
Tommy KesslerGood Faith in the Age of Osteen: Epilogue (7/7)On Joel Osteen, existentialism, the Church, anxiety, and faith. Part 7 of a 7-part series.4 min read·Jan 5, 2020----
Tommy KesslerGood Faith in the Age of Osteen: An Anxious Faith (6/7)On Joel Osteen, existentialism, the Church, anxiety, and faith. Part 6 of a 7-part series.12 min read·Dec 29, 2019----
Tommy KesslerGood Faith in the Age of Osteen: Blessed in the Darkness (5/7)On Joel Osteen, existentialism, the Church, anxiety, and faith. Part 5 of a 7-part series.9 min read·Dec 22, 2019----