We now live in a world where neither of them have to share a stage hopefully never again. You know what I'm talking about. Today, we move on in the daily grind to stories about America; Amer… Read More

As much as I love music, I'm a weak minded little flower and have to have absolute quiet when I work or read. If a song has any words at all, I'm like the dogs in the movie Up when they see… Read More

The world seems unreasonably negative today. That's the main reason Ventipop exists. I needed a place to visit each day where good things were still happening in the world. So, I create… Read More

Happy Sunday Morning to you all. Here's another edition of our bite-sized Weekend Espresso. Let's hope our Sunday Funday goes as well as these folks in Brussels who really do make you f… Read More

This edition of the Grind features stories/videos to make you say hmmm, make you laugh or make you nod your head in agreement. We've got a spy who is an expert in the art of the honey pot, s… Read More

On this day in 1792, the cornerstone of the White House was laid. Look how far we've come! I'll be so happy when November 9th rolls around. Or is it November 29th? Anyhoo, in the meantime, w… Read More

Later this week, artists including Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, Morris Day & the Time, Tori Kelly, Anita Baker & more will honor Prince with a Tribute C… Read More

Enjoy this Weekend Espresso featuring the Orange Menace, laughs, scares, bad lip reading and a quiz to get you in the Halloween mood. "I Ate All Your Halloween Candy"Jim… Read More

Enjoy a 6-pack of new music from Ani Difranco, Shovels & Rope, Brent Cobb, Kate Tempest, Parov Stelar and Fort Frances. You can also get the YouTube Playlist at the very bottom of the po… Read More

The new Lady Gaga track "Million Reasons" gets us started on this fine Thursday. I've a feeling you're going to be hearing this one a lot over the next year or so. Hope you and yours are doi… Read More

It's been a while since we kicked things off with a song. Giving us the boot this morning is former Port O’Brien frontman and current WATERS frontman Van Pierszalowski. His newest proj… Read More

Enjoy Our Favorite Links from SeptemberAre You Having A Laugh?"25 Phrases You Wish You Could Say At Work More Often" has a few gems on there. I especially like "I don't know what your proble… Read More

My wife and I often reminisce about our life before we had children. We especially enjoy talking about our weekends pre-kids. A time when sleeping until noon was not out of the question, and… Read More

I think we're all getting dumbed down in the world of Google and info at your finger tips. We don't know anything anymore. We don't even make an effort to store data. We know, if we need it… Read More

It was a brisk 47 degrees when I woke up this morning. I crunched some leaves underfoot as I walked back home. Fall it is a comin' and that's a good thing in my book. This time of year… Read More

I spend quite a bit of time finding things to feature on Ventipop. I like good. I don't like sappy. And I'm pretty picky about which artists I feature. I want to help out lesser-knowns not t… Read More

Sundays in the fall are the best, Jerry, the absolute best! Football. Books. Get your church on if you're into that sort of thing. Festivals. Art Shows. Pop the top off your coffee… Read More

"Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."      ~ Mark TwainI'm going to kick off today's Grind with one of the best April Fool's Day pranks ever. Love thi… Read More

I fell down a rabbit hole of really bad TV from the 1980's while making this Daily Grind. About 3 hours later, I am grateful I survived. What a weird, manic yet magical decade that was. Mayb… Read More

There's a chill in the air lately as fall begins its slow roll over the countryside. I hate winter but I love the seasonal changes; especially summer to fall. This time of year, I get the it… Read More

Many readers have asked how you can support the good vibe going here at Ventipop. The first and easiest way is to share Ventipop with your friends and family. There's still nothing more powe… Read More

It's been awhile since we took an afternoon spin. I'll be honest. I've either become more selective when it comes to which songs I feature or the songs I've heard lately haven't impressed. A… Read More

We're going to do something a little crazy today: A full-fledged Daily Grind mix of everything. No focus. No theme. Just a potpourri of internet blooms. Like my 9-year-old when his Rita… Read More

Here at Ventipop, we try to focus on the positive and the good. Those are our favorite stories. Some days are harder than others. Today's Espresso is a mini-group of "Feels". This is wh… Read More

Grab a smaller mug today. It's our bite-sized mini-grind we've dubbed our Weekend Espresso. We never like to leave you on your own for too long unsupervised...even on the weekends. Here are… Read More

TweetFriday is pay day, and since the restraining order is still in place barring you from getting within a hundred yards of Tequila Mockingbird (yes, it's a real place), why not spend your… Read More

Kicking things off with the first of two Sturgill Simpson videos today. This one is "Breakers Roar" from his latest album A Sailor's Guide To Earth which is available now. It's one of the be… Read More

It's a magical day when you hear your nine-year-old declare, "Well, That sucks" in a natural flowing conversation for the first time. Or when you get to hear your almost eight-year-old ask t… Read More

Nearly every holiday, I like to dig into history and figure out what we're really celebrating; or more accurately, what we SHOULD be celebrating. Regardless of the holiday, most of us are ju… Read More

Hope you're all having a great long weekend...eating, drinking and watching some college football. Here's the second edition of the Weekend Espresso (yes, I've changed the name already). The… Read More

Introducing a new, quick hit morning feature which will highlight 5 stories you need to know to get your day going.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday they are b… Read More

Here's a special blend of my favorite and most popular reader's stories featured during the month of August. Please, click one of the social buttons below to share this post with a friend or… Read More

Today's Grind features weird advancements in technology, weird laws, weird history, a weird supercomputer named Watson and weird things done to famous people's body parts after they died. Th… Read More

"Hold your breath, make a wish, count to three..."                                       … Read More

There's a link in this Friday Edition of the Grind to a story about a guy who goes on a vacation with a group of conspiracy theorists. I had a dream last night I went to Home Depot with Mel… Read More

"If you build it. They will come."As a relatively new blogger, I'm hanging onto that old adage daily. I'm sure a lot of the artists & designers featured in today's Daily Grind had the sa… Read More

We sure do enjoy having our opinions validated, and we light up like a little kid on Christmas morning when someone 'Likes' a something we post on social media. Vice versa, if we don't like… Read More

Sorry I made you wade through the internet all by your lonesome for 72 hours. Trust me, I know what a scary place that can truly be. That's how the exec over at Discovery came up with the ti… Read More

Ever look in the rearview mirror as you're driving and pretend you're starring in your own music video? Or feel like you're playing the starring role inside one of those movie montages? Don'… Read More

I usually try to be really positive on Ventipop, but sadly, it looks like we're all gonna die.Reports came out last week that young people no longer like sex very much. Nope. They'd rather s… Read More

Today's Daily Grind needs Ritalin. It suffers a bit from Attention Deficit Disorder and is a little all over the map. Think of it as one of those brown, paper sack grab bags people used to r… Read More

"Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act."                                   &nbs&hell…Read More

Remember those "very special episodes" back in the 1980's? TV sitcoms would regularly insert one or two per season. Looking back now, they were so incredibly inappropriate, it's hard to fath… Read More

I muted the Olympics last night. Put on the Bose and sifted through music until I came up with 7 Magnificent Female Singers Deserving of Your Attention. Why 7? Because that title doesn't wor… Read More