Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
Prior to starting anxiety meds my biggest fear was that the pills were going to somehow muffle my creative drive. Like they were going to rewire my brain in a way where I had no interest in making things; art, music, personal asides here on the old blog spot, or anything for that matter. As […]
Read More How John Got His Groove BackPhoto by Wayne Wastaken of Collins in Ontario I drove to work yesterday morning in a low-lying fog. I didn’t think there was supposed to be a cold front coming in that would cause fog, but what did I know? I’m not a meteorologist. I got to work and stepped out of my car into […]
Read More “I love the smell of Canadian wildfires in the morning”I didn’t get into Sleep until about 12 years ago or so. I was probably one of the very few that didn’t have weed as my entry point into the pot loving stoner/doom metal band’s sonic world. I was more intrigued by the hour-long song called “Dopesmoker” that became their pivotal release, and which more […]
Read More “Have Spacesuit Will Travel” : The Return of Sleep(minus Matt Pike)Early last Thursday morning I woke up at 3:30am because I had to go to the bathroom. Those fellas over the age of 50 out there should know this feeling well. A side effect of all these BP meds I take is that I get dizzy and lightheaded if I get up too quickly, even […]
Read More “I’ve fallen(but I was able to get up with a little help)If you were a metal fan in the 80s then you were quite familiar with “The Big Four”. “The Big Four” meaning Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. My older brother introduced me to Metallica’s Master of Puppets and Megadeth’s Peach Sells…But Who’s Buying? the same summer, summer of 1987. I knew of them, but had […]
Read More “Paranoia time”Edena Gardens is the post-rock/psych rock/apocalypse soundtrack trio of guitarist Nicklas Sørensen, bass/baritone guitarist Martin Rude, and drummer extraordinaire Jakob Skøtt. These Danish musicians have been blowing minds as Edena Gardens for the past few years now; as well as playing in bands like Papir, Causa Sui, London Odense Ensemble, and Sun River respectively. But […]
Read More Edena Gardens Returns With Double LP ‘Quintessence’, Out In August; Listen To Single “Earth Blemish”I’ve always had very memorable dreams. And I’ve been lucky(most of the time) to wake up and remember them. Even as a kid I was an avid dreamer, somehow mixing The Little Rascals, bowling, and The Muppet Show into one hallucinogenic experience in my pre-teen brain. There are still dreams that I had when I […]
Read More DreamsOne label has remained steadfast with their mission to open eyes, open ears, and blow minds with music that delves into the Gothic, the heady, and frizzle-fried psych freakouts. Library of the Occult and it’s proprietor/head spell binder Tom McDowell has been laying out otherworldly records since 2019. Artists reimagining the eerie and hazy sights […]
Read More Fortune Teller : The EmpressThe good old days. That can mean a million things to a million people. What were the good old days? Were they when you were in your 20s and going to concerts every weekend? Partying with friends and getting home in the wee hours? Or was it when you were a kid playing with Star […]
Read More The Good Old Days?The Norwegian musical ensemble Fra Det Onde(translation…”From Evil”) live in their very own musical universe. Their sound is anything but ordinary, yet they lock into the freedom of free jazz, psych rock, and progressive as if it comes second nature. The band -which consists of jazz drummer Olaf Olsen(Needlepoint, Motorpsycho, Bigbang and others), bassist Rune […]
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