Dream House

I often dream of houses. I dream about my parents house, where I grew up, most of the time. Rarely do I dream about the house my wife and I built 30 years ago and where we raised three kids, 3 dogs, and a lifetime of memories. My dreams typically drop me off at my […]

Boards of Canada season is officially here. Rejoice.

Despite the fact that the great Scottish band Boards of Canada are perfect for year-round listening experiences, fall feels like the “official” Boards of Canada season. There’s something about their downtempo, low key, slightly psychedelic and slightly haunted sound that is perfect for overcast days. Slight chill in the air, a brisk wind that picks […]

Greta Van Fleet : Palace for the People

I will admit that I’ve never listened to a full Greta Van Fleet record. In fact, I’ve purposely avoided doing so because there are soooo many more great bands and albums to listen to that are worth one’s time. Albums by bands the Greta fellas seem to obviously admire and were inspired by. If I […]

Sick in the head…and arms, legs, back, shoulders, etc….

I love fall. I don’t love cold and flu season. They seem to walk hand in hand like the ying and yang of life. I wish we could move cold and flu season to, say, just a two week span in March then it goes away. Unfortunately I don’t have a say in when viruses […]

Tron, NIN, and nostalgia for a simpler time.

I have no feelings either way about Tron. I wasn’t blown away as a kid when I saw the movie(I didn’t actually see it till I was well into teen-dom). And when the 2011 sequel reared it’s retro-futuristic head my reaction was, “Mmm. Cool.” And so when the third film in this series of sci-fi […]

Old wounds die hard. Last call.

Nothing like an old injury creeping back up and reminding you that yes, you are indeed mortal. I’ve had lower back problems for the better part of 30 years. Thank NOT lifting with your knees, lifting things you shouldn’t lift, and working on cement floors for most of your adult life. In 2016 it all […]

Protomartyr : Hotel Usona

Protomartyr have remained one of the most consistent post-punk/rock and roll bands over the last nearly 15 years. Along with bands like METZ and Preoccupations, Protomartyr have kept post-punk still an interesting corner of the music world. Not only a tight band, but singer Joe Casey is one of the best lyricists. He speaks like […]

Go Forth. Enjoy your Friday.

Never thought we’d get here. This seemed to be a particularly long week. Despite being busy nearly every day and going home good and wiped out, this week still feels as if it should’ve ended two days ago. This is the second week in a row where my wife told me on Wednesday that it […]

In my house of pain Top Jimmy is always hot for teacher. So jump

You have those all time records. The ones that no matter how many years, decades have passed you’re still entangled in those songs from your misspent youth. I was a pre-teen in the mid-80s, and I started buying albums(cassettes) when I was 10-years old. I was always a fanatic when it came to music. I […]

‘Five Albums’ : With zakè(Zach Frizzell)

I’ve been kind of bummed out about the state of the world. I guess “bummed out” might be too slight of a way to put it. For the last 10 years the world seems to have begun a slow slide into oblivion, and I’ve been hiding out in my little chunk of the universe hoping […]

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