Weird Nightmare : Hoopla

Alex Edkins was the guitarist and vocalist for Canadian post/punk band METZ for well over a decade. When the noisy trio decided to go on hiatus a couple years back Edkins side project Weird Nightmare became his main gig. METZ was loud, abrasive, and savored the dissonance of guitar squall, fuzzy bass lines, and brash […]

I lost a quarter of the man I used to be…

It’s a crazy thing to lose lots of weight over the course of a few months, or even a couple years. You look back at old photos of yourself and think, “Wow. I never realized how big I was.” You gradually collect boxes of clothes you can’t wear anymore and replace them with a size […]

“exploring a ghost town” : Jonas Munk Talks The Return Of Manual And New Album ‘True Bypass’

Danish artist Jonas Munk wears many hats. Besides being guitarist/producer in Causa Sui, Munk releases solo records, as well as the collaborative project Billow Observatory with Auburn Lull’s Jason Kolb. He’s also a producer, mixer, engineer for other artists as well, most notably Nicklas Sorensen of band Papir. Munk also runs Azure Vista Records and […]

In The Rearview

Three weeks ago today I’d been in the hospital for a couple days, being deflated of excess fluids and attempting to get my blood pressure into normal range as opposed to abnormal range. I knew I needed to be there and I wanted to be there. This was definitely one of those scared straight moments […]

Side Quest To Defries Garden

On our way home yesterday from our stay at the Oakwood Resort we made a stop outside the small town of New Paris, IN to Defries Garden. It’s a small river preserve county park in Elkhart County. It’s actually the spot our soon-to-be 23-year old daughter had her senior pictures taken in the spring of […]

Wilco In Fort Wayne…Night At The Oakwood Inn Resort…Getting Out Of Your Own Head

Getting away from your normal surroundings is a good thing. Sometimes just a change a scenery – be it a week or just a few hours – can be just the thing you need to reboot and recharge. Now, I’m the first to tell you that I’m a homebody. My house is a home, and […]

Boards Of Canada Return And Now I Feel Complete

13 years. It has been a whopping 13 years since the great Scottish electronic brother duo Boards of Canada have released a new album. Tomorrow’s Harvest arrived in June of 2013 after another long turn between albums with their last album The Campfire Headphase coming out in 2005. I get it. Their records are worlds […]

Manual : True Bypass

Musician and producer Jonas Munk has remained pretty busy these last few years. Between releasing music with Causa Sui, ambient solo works, and putting out records with Auburn Lull’s Jason Kolb as Billow Observatory, he’s leaving a wide swath of sonic endeavors for us to get lost in. And let’s not forget running record label […]

Nine Inch Noize : Nine Inch Noize

Reinvention is a tricky thing to get right. You have to balance it equally with what came before while still moving and evolving forward. People want their favorite artists and bands to change…but not too much. Hardcore fans aren’t easy to please. In fact, they can be their favorite bands own worst enemy. Enter Nine […]

Closer To My Heart

It has officially been one week since I returned home from a 6 day, 5 night stay in Parkview Regional Med Center for a deadly high blood pressure. A combo of ignorance on my part and a healthy dose of work-related stress brought me to a staggeringly 220/180 BP. That’s stroke alley right there, and […]

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