Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
Radiohead may have made the biggest left turn of any band in terms of a sonic shift in style and sound. OK Computer was arguably one of the biggest alternative rock albums of the 90s(and beyond), propelling Radiohead into the pantheon of legendary bands. And for better or worse as far as Yorke & Co […]
Read More Radiohead : Hail To The Thief(Live Recordings 2003-2009)Man, it’s been a very long time since I’ve had a solid work space at home. I’ve had several spots over the course of the last few years, but nothing that didn’t require moving this or that around in order to make things in that one space. My old spot, since before we had kids, […]
Read More Work SpaceI remember being a little kid growing up in the 70s and 80s with the general rule of thumb being that Nazis were bad. They were the bad guys in most movies about WWII(unless it was about the war in the Pacific), they were a scourge across Europe conquering countries and taking them over. They […]
Read More What Timeline Is This?The brain is a tricky beast. You don’t often think about the brain getting fatigue, much like say your calves or forearms after a strenuous workout. Or hell, maybe you do. I don’t, anyways. I’ve been dealing with anxiety and panic attacks for over 10 years now, so I’ve gotten used to what they feel […]
Read More Funk #4,999I think I’ve gotten to the point this summer that I’m done complaining. It seems the more you complain the more the universe wants to mess with you. What’s the phrase? “The squeaky wheel gets the grease”? Yeah, well the universe is greasing me up real good this year. But hey, we’re all alive and […]
Read More The Hits Keep HittingMan, it’s been a hell of a few weeks. We started out the beginning of July with a sick kid that was in and out of the ER/hospital for two weeks. Juggling schedules, taking vacation days, sitting around in hospital rooms waiting on docs and nurses to administer meds, taking care of the dog, and […]
Read More I Think This Is WinningPost Animal is a band that you’ve heard before(even if you haven’t.) They’re the kind of quiet indie rock band that’s been banging around for years. Calling themselves psychedelic seems to be a stretch, though their music can be moody; folksy, intimate, and heart-on-sleeve for sure. They could have easily fit right in the Pitchfork […]
Read More Post Animal : IRONAlice Cooper, first the band and then just the guy, have been a staple of hard rock for over 50 years. Starting in 1969, they built a kind of rock and roll circus which combined blues rock, vaudeville, Gothic undertones, and 50s camp horror, Alice Cooper made a name for themselves as harbingers of blood-soaked […]
Read More Alice Cooper : The Revenge Of Alice CooperThe last time Kurt Vile released an EP it was 2023’s Back To Moon Beach. That EP was just shy of an hour long. For an EP. A mixture of mostly originals(including an ode to the great Tom Petty) and a great cover of Wilco’s “Passenger Side”. The only other person I can think of […]
Read More Kurt Vile/Luke Roberts : Classic Love EPThe sound of Openness Trio is the sound of futurism, experimentation, and of a band re-writing what a jazz trio can be. Guitarist/producer Nate Mercereau, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and percussionist Carlos Niño are no strangers to the worlds of jazz and experimentalism. They are among a small but powerful group of “new” jazz players that […]
Read More Nate Mercereau, Josh Johnson, Carlos Niño : Openness Trio