Miles Davis :: Miles at The Fillmore

I’m about 10 minutes into “Paraphernalia” on the recently reissued Miles at The Fillmore and I feel like I’m coming down from some bad trip. Not the kind of trip you’d have with your pals in mom and dad’s basement on a Saturday afternoon. Not a sugar buzz, or LSD. No, like some back alley […]

Nightmares and other great memories

I once had this dream that I was inside Dracula’s castle. It wasn’t Bela Lugosi’s, Frank Langella’s, Chris Sarandon’s, Gary Oldman’s, or even Leslie Nielson’s Dracula. It was the castle in the old NES game ‘Castlevania’. It was quite gorgeous from what I can remember. Huge, curtained windows, sprawling rooms, cathedral-like ceilings, an old grand […]

Greetings to you and you….

So it feels like it’s been months since I’ve sat down to write. It hasn’t been months, I know that. But it does seem like it’s been awhile. Sure, I’ve been keeping busy writing reviews of excellent albums. I’ve got a couple great local bands to review. Great stuff. Here’s the thing, the reason I […]

Jakob Skott :: Amor Fati

Hello. It’s good to be back from my mission to the fourth realm of Garzan. It was a rough flight, flying through the Araucaria Fire, just past the Eastman Oyster and landing near the Omega Oscillator. The native Garzanians call their home planet an “Earth of No Horizon”, which means if you look out […]

“A broken man too tough to cry”

Picked up the Smile reissue today. I think I’ll be spending a lot of time with it. After having the Smiley Smile version, then Wilson’s own version from 2004 it’s good to finally hear the record how it was intended from back in 1967. To say I underestimated Brian Wilson all these years is an […]

The War On Drugs :: Lost in the Dream

I think Adam Granduciel has a lot on his mind. Things that have laid heavy on his shoulders for a couple of years now. You wouldn’t know that at first listen to his excellent new album with The War On Drugs. “Under The Pressure” has an uplift to it that most current artists that would […]

Saturday Tunes

Been busy doing some cleaning today. My parents are coming over later for homemade taco pizza, some beers, and some cards. Should be a good time. And no screaming goats are allowed. What really made this day special was a couple packages that arrived from the USPS. The Night Terrors Spiral Vortex and The War […]

Walking For Ruthie

On May 17th, 2014 I will be walking for Relay For Life. This is the first time I’ve done this, but I’m sure it won’t be the last. My wife has got a team together and I joined. She’ll be doing the whole overnight thing, while I’ll bring the kids out and some of their […]

Screaming Goats and My Parents

You know, I’m just like everyone else in the world. I’m just like you, really. I go through life trying to be the best person I can be. I have my ups and downs. I look in the mirror some mornings and I like who I see staring back. Other mornings not so much. I […]

Nothing :: Guilty Of Everything

One of the most arresting, pounding, and quite beautiful 40 minutes you could spend would be with Nothing’s Guilty Of Everything. Imagine this vast black space and you’re staring down into it. It’s scary as hell, and you see no discernible bottom in this cavernous hole. Yet there’s something quite beautiful emanating from it that […]

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