Futuropaco Returns with The Groovy “Crollo Capitalista”; ‘Fortezza di Vetro, Vol. 2’ Coming Soon

Drum maestro and all around musical wizard Justin Pinkerton dropped his first record as Futuropaco back in 2018 on El Paraiso Records. Futuropaco’s debut was a mix of late 60s grooves and Italian countryside psychedelia. Fuzzy guitar lines intermingled with tight, groove-heavy drums and lean into the musical spirit of cats like Ennio Morricone, Fabio […]

Elephant9 & Terje Rydpal : Catching Fire

I’ve been listening to Elephant9 & Terje Rydpal’s live album Catching Fire for a couple months now. Letting the immense 80 minute concert recorded in 2017 soak into my brain just to try and put words together to describe it. Putting this into some narrative has eluded me, but I figured what the heck. Elephant9 […]

Monday Check-IN(1/27/25)

What’s happening, folks? Yes, it is indeed another Monday morning. Another work week has begun and we’re standing slack-jawed wondering what the hell happened to the weekend. This has been an ongoing trend for the as long as I can remember. At least as far back as the early 80s when I truly started to […]

Switched-On Wendy Carlos

Moog pioneer Wendy Carlos is a musician I’ve always been fascinated with. One, for her ability to emote so beautifully with the Moog synthesizers. And two, for the relative mystery around her. It’s nearly impossible to find her music available to listen to online. None of her albums are streaming, and the only way to […]

Ethel Cain : Perverts

Going in to Ethel Cain’s sophomore release Perverts(following 2022s Preacher’s Daughter) I really had no idea what to expect. I know that she came from a very religious family in Florida, and that she was homeschooled. And her dad was a deacon at their Baptist church. When you grow up in a highly religious household […]

Long, Cold Weekend…Future Forecast? Not Looking Good

It was a successful 5-day weekend. Lots of relaxation, lots of record spinning, and some good time spent in the basement working on new music. My wife is better, but still dealing with post-Covid stuff. Mainly an annoying cough she can’t give the slip. I didn’t end up going to the Y, but I did […]

David Lynch : 1946-2025

Despite never quite knowing what I was watching, David Lynch films were an important step in my cinematic journey. His movies were both almost child-like and also extremely disturbing. Some of them were more straight forward, while others were puzzles you had to put together in the dark, and with missing pieces to boot. They […]

In The Cold, Doing The Work, Missing My Four-Legged Friend

Well we are in the thick of it, folks. The cold has arrived and plans on sticking around for a bit. It’s currently 10 degrees with a nice northerly wind that slaps hard every time I open the door at work. Within about 5 minutes the indoor temp on the dock went from 65 to […]

Alone 1980 : Blood From The Black Gate

As soon as the opening salvo “The Night The Screaming Began” on Alone 1980s brand new LP Blood From The Black Gate starts up you know what you’re getting into. From the buzzsaw synths to the banshee howl to the menacing rhythmic pull the ride has begun, and there’s no refunds. Touches of Pentagram Home […]

Franz Ferdinand : The Human Fear

Scottish post-punkers Franz Ferdinand hit at just the right time back in the early 2000s. They emerged out of the early 2000s post-punk/dance punk revival which included The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers, Interpol, LCD Soundsystem, and a slew of other bands that dissipated into a cloud of unrealized dreams. Franz Ferdinand stood out […]

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