Vacation Nation : Eagle’s Nest Lodge Day One

We made it down south. Overcast skies, humid air, but we’ll manage. Local suds, grilled burgers, and a nice big porch to chill on. Let the games begin.

Vacation In The Midst, Times They Are A-Changin’

It’s arrived. The Friday before my week long excursion into the Central Indiana wilds for some serious R&R. 6,000 square feet of hillbilly luxury. Two kitchens, two hot tubs, and seclusion as far as the eye can see. Plus a killer brewery just minutes from me to supply the local suds. It doesn’t get any […]

Ben Zimmerman : The Baltika Years

The Baltika Years is like archived field recordings from inside the mind of it’s creator. It’s a collection of snapshots taken on a Tandy Deskmate computer. Primitive sound, melody, noise, and sampled voices that come together to create a collage of psychosis. Brooklyn’s Software label owner Daniel Lopatin received these tracks on cassette back in […]

A F*****n’ Rock Show: The War On Drugs at the Vogue, Indianapolis

You know, going to live shows was what my wife and I did. Even before she was my wife, we’d jump in the car and head out and see bands we loved live. The first band we ever saw together was Petra. Neither of us loved Petra. We were invited by my uncle to come […]

Eggs In A Briar Patch

What a weirdo, that David Byrne. Those oversized suits, the strange dance moves, and songs about psycho killers and discos. Jeez, who wants to listen that stuff? Well, I do. Now, anyways. It took me many years to fall under the spell of Mr. David Byrne. I grew up in the 80s so albums like […]

Spring Breaks

So this is the first spring break I’ve taken the entire week off. Where did we go, you ask? Well let’s see, we went to the grocery store, the public library, the record shop, and the…oh, you mean like “Where in Florida did you and your family go?” Well, we didn’t go to the Sunshine […]

Lightning Bolt : Fantasy Empire

Back in the day I used to get together with a friend of mine on a random Friday or Saturday night. There would be lots of beer consumed and albums shared between the two of us. This friend, we’ll call him Shane since that’s his name, would bring his entire record collection over in digital […]

He Ain’t Heavy(He’s My Older Brother)

We have titles growing up in a household. There’s mom, dad, brother, sister, son, daughter, and even pet. I was a son and a brother in our home of four. Not only was I the brother but I was the younger brother. Yes, I have an older brother. We’re six years apart. I was born […]

Christmas Day, 2014

Well the unwrapping has been done. Gifts were torn open and kids guffawed at books, Legos, movies, and the like. The dog has sniffed his last bit of ribbons and sealed candy till next year at this time. The wife and I are tired. We got up at 5am so we could get the dough […]

Three Years Here

So it was three years ago, on December 8th, 2011, that I put my toes in the waters of this blogging ocean. Before that point I’d often thought about starting a blog. The idea of having my own space out in this digital wilderness to spout off about, well, whatever, seemed like a great idea. […]