The Guest

Nothing worse than a summer cold. It’s sunny and warm out and you’re feeling like there’s gauze shoved up into your sinus cavity and sandpaper is lining your throat. It’s truly miserable. I mean, at least when you’re sick in the dead of winter you really have no reason to be outside anyways. No lawn […]

constants are changing

As I walked outside this morning to leave for work in the black of 5:40am Eastern time I was greeted by something quite wonderful: cool air. Yes, as the garage door lifted for me to walk around and get in my car there was, dare I say, a briskness in the air. Coming from merely […]

Saturday Feelies

Not much to report. Hot today. Very hot, really. Three and a half mile walk/jog, with some yard work and gardening thrown in for fun. Having a Black and Blue by Dogfish Head Brewery this evening. A pint and a half of blackberry/blueberry Belgian-style ale. Tasty. And strong. Kids back in school this week. Lots […]

Let The New Age Of Enlightenment Begin

The film Beyond The Black Rainbow(is it a film or just a movie?) was made back in 2010, yet I’d never heard of it until last summer when Jagjaguwar announced they were releasing the soundtrack to it on limited edition clear vinyl. What was that? Beyond The Black Rainbow? Wasn’t that a Wes Craven flick […]

Struck With Deer Lungs

Now here’s an odd one. I discovered Huerco S. while perusing the Software label’s roster and I was immediately drawn to the bizarre face on the album cover. I figured “Hey, this is weird looking. I think I’ll like it.” Sure enough I did. In fact, it’s one of my favorite electronic music discoveries in […]

Jack Johnson Sessions

Still enjoying this newfound freedom I’ve discovered in this massive 25-disc Pioneer CD changer, I thought I’d break out one of my favorite CD Box sets, Miles Davis’ The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions. Back during Christmas of 2011 I’d started getting pretty heavy into Miles. I’d bought Bitches Brew, In A Silent Way, and Nefertiti […]

Lords of Karma

So one of my oldest pals says to me today, “new satriani today. i’m a bit afraid. when was his last innovative record?” That got me thinking about the guy(Satriani, not my pal.) Of all the “shredders” that emerged from the cloud of White Rain and spandex back in the 80s I always felt Joe […]

Le Saule

Another week here and another week the wife is four states away working until the weekend. She was North Carolina-bound on Saturday afternoon, after my company picnic at the Fort Wayne Zoo(no animals were harmed in the making of that company picnic.) The picnic was decent enough, except for the fact it was 90 some […]

Demonia

Oh hey, big surprise, I’m talking about another horror soundtrack. Yet another colorful vinyl filled with music that scored gory, misogynistic, and over(and under)-acted Italian horror films in the 70s. I know what you’re thinking, “Enough is enough, pal. What’s wrong with you? Is your brain scrambled or something? Enough with the gore scores, already!” […]

Thug Life

So who is Ryan McRyhew? Well, it’s hard to find much information on the guy. I do know he’s an electronic musician(as in he makes music using electronic boxes and keyboards ‘n such, not that he himself is electronic) from the Denver area. He’s played in a few different bands, such as The Devil Made the […]