Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
Hey, did someone get the license plate of that bus that ran over me? Oh, no that was just one too many IPAs last night. Man, this vacation stuff can be hard on the head. Good thing we had a relatively chill day planned. Last night was fun, despite the hoppy headache. Grilled chicken, hot […]
Read More Eagle’s Nest Lodge Day TwoWe 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.
Read More Vacation Nation : Eagle’s Nest Lodge Day OneIt’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 […]
Read More Vacation In The Midst, Times They Are A-Changin’The first time I heard Wire’s 154 I have to say I wasn’t all that impressed. In fact, I felt I should’ve spent my $14 on another Kraftwerk CD instead of on this “art rock/punk” band. It was 2007, and I was in the throes of a Spoon binge after the release of their Ga […]
Read More A Touching DisplaySummer break has arrived. The kids are staying up and sleeping in, while mom and dad are still tired at 9pm and are ready for bed. Still, we try to keep up. We want the fun factor to be as high as possible. There’s only a handful of these summer breaks left before we’re reminiscing […]
Read More Personal SolsticeThe 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 […]
Read More Ben Zimmerman : The Baltika YearsI think it’s safe to say that Matt Pike is the king of metal right now. In fact, I think he’s had the King of Metal crown since High on Fire’s Surrounded By Thieves in 2002. From that album, High of Fire solidified that Slayer-meets-Sabbath wall of deep, dark sludge. There’s no mistaking Pike’s masterful, gritty […]
Read More High on Fire : LuminiferousLet me preface this post first by saying I have not seen David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows….yet. I have every intention of watching it as soon as I can. It’s been on my radar for nearly a year now and from everything I’ve read about it to the trailer I am more than excited to […]
Read More Disasterpeace…MasterpieceI’m not entirely sure what drew me to Ben Zimmerman’s The Baltika Years. It may have been the album cover, which was all white with what looked like confetti all over it. Maybe it was the fact that one of my new favorite record labels, Software, was putting it out. Or maybe it was the […]
Read More The Space Jack HummerYou 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 […]
Read More A F*****n’ Rock Show: The War On Drugs at the Vogue, Indianapolis