Pumpkin spice playlist-
September 2025 Playlist
It’s been a wild month. Some jams-
May-July 2025 Photo Recap

Some Yard Work in a Wet and Verdant May
Dear non-AI bot readers: I apologize for not being so great about keeping things up to date over here on Jake.News, other than the playlists. Continue reading
August 2025 Playlist

The Author Enjoying a Cold One in the Adirondacks | Photo: Courtesy Lukas North Private Collection
Some Late Summer Jams for your Aural Pleasure-
July 2025 Playlist
Escute bem-
Illing When We Should Be Chilling
Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s I played some early-gen video games from time to time. In that era’s version of video games, the objective was usually to steer a pixelated object through various ‘levels’ of other pixelated nonsense. A frog through traffic, an Italian plumber through mushroom and lava filled dreamscapes; those were the scenarios. As you, the player, piloted your little pixelated cartoon through each ‘level’, the degree of difficulty would increase. Life can be kind of like a 90’s video game at times.Continue reading
June 2025 Playlist

Photo: Courtesy B. Maschal Private Collection
Apparently it is already June. Some jams for ye-
May 2025 Playlist
Mayday! Listen up!
April 2025 Playlist
Spring April Jams for your listening pleasure-
March 2025 Playlist
Bring on the spring! Some March jams for listening pleasure–