and so it has begun…

It was nearly 3:30am and I was sleeping quite comfortably when I felt a presence. I opened my eyes slowly and saw a smallish figure standing next to me. “I can’t fall asleep. I keep waking up, and my head hurts.” “You’ve been in bed for six hours”, I said to my distraught son. “Let […]

Living in Quadraphonic

I stated a couple days ago that I took some time to re-arrange my studio. Well, I thought I’d expound on that a bit. You see, I like re-arranging…and using words like “expound”. It makes me feel special. Every so often the music studio starts to feel a little stale to me. I can see […]

Outsider Art

So it’s taken me years. It’s taken me many years before I’d consider myself an artist. I don’t know why, really. It’s just one of those things that I’d look at and think it’s just something I like to do in-between working a real job and paying bills and taking care of my family. It’s […]

New Jams and a Four Day Weekend

I know, you’re thinking “No man. It’s a three day weekend.” For me, it’s a four day weekend. I took today off, so I got four days away from “the man”, you dig? I’m no cog today. No corporate puppet having its strings pulled by some middle management soul-sucking succubus. No sir. Today I’m the […]

Sunbather

Well I threw Deafheaven’s Sunbather on after having listened to Dent May’s Warm Blanket on repeat for the last two days. Quite a palette cleanser. When I first listened to Sunbather I was floored by the music, but the screaming vocals just didn’t do it for me. Then I listened to it again. And again. […]

“I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times”

I didn’t know her personally. I’d see her in passing in the halls of the elementary school for Open Houses or the school Carnival. She seemed like an artistic soul. Tattoos, piercings, and a look in her eyes that said she saw things in a much different way than the rest of us. My wife […]

Franz Ferdinand-Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action

How many of you like me were enamored with Franz Ferdinand back in 2004? It’s hard to describe, but something about that debut album lit a post-punk fuse in me. I’d just begun listening to Gang of Four and had dabbled in The Jam as well. These cats were just the right modern take on […]

White Hills-So You Are…So You’ll Be

White Hills are one of those bands that are pretty much fearless. They’ve run the gamut on their records over the years from Sabbath gut busters to spaced-out Hawkwind to Tangerine Dream-esque ambient interludes. And the crazy thing is that they can pull them all off quite well. Their 2010 double album H-p1 seems to […]

Some Dodos and a Porter

Good evening everyone. How’s everything going for you on this fine Friday night? How’d the week go for you? Are you still having problems with(insert co-worker’s name here)? Is your(insert physical malady here) still acting up? Well, let’s hope a weekend spent relaxing with(insert spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend, life partner or pet name here) will make […]

Outfit-Performance

I think most folks know a little something about Liverpool, England. Well, unless you were born after 1990 or you’ve been living under a rock for the last 50 years. Either way, here’s a little history lesson for the uninformed. Liverpool has given us more bands than just The Beatles. Gerry and the Pacemakers, Echo […]