Hot Wheels, Reminiscing, And Memories In Boxes

I was buzzing thru the grocery store yesterday, doing the Wednesday afternoon post-work routine of buying groceries for the week. At the end of one of the freezer aisles Kroger had put a bin full of Matchbox ‘Hot Wheels’ cars. It seemed kind of out of place at Kroger. I could see it at Walmart […]

Lost In The Woods : Brown County In Summation

For 48 hours one of my best pals and I spent a weekend in Central Indiana among trees, secluded cabins, tourists, bikers, hikers, joggers, and a cast of quirky characters. We rented a place outside of Nashville so we could spend our days hiking trails in two state parks, and our nights chilling out at […]

Brown County Hiking Trip Day Two : Brown County State Park and the Trail of Tears

Day two of the fellas hiking trip started out grand. Woke at 6 am and had western omelettes, toast, and a couple mugs of cafe bustello Espresso roast. By 8:30 am we were on the road to Brown County State Park. It was only 5 minutes from the cabin, so in moments we were hitting […]

Hiking Trip Part One : McCormick’s Creek State Park

Day one of the fellas hiking trip was a success. Left the house at 7:30 am and started heading south to Brown County, Indiana. Slow going due to two middle-aged men who drank too much coffee , so after a couple bathroom stops we were on our way. We hit McCormick’s Creek State Park right […]

A List : Favorite Paul Thomas Anderson Films

Paul Thomas Anderson was the first filmmaker that felt like he was MY filmmaker. I discovered PT Anderson in real time at the beginning of his career, as opposed to him being from another era or generation like other filmmakers I obsessed over in my late teens and early 20s; guys like Martin Scorsese, Hal […]

Good Old Anxiety

It’d been quite a long time since anxiety decided to rear its ugly head and give me a good mental lashing, but yesterday was my (un)lucky day. My work partner was off yesterday, so it was just me. We’d already been hit hard on Friday with two or three days worth of work easy, so […]

Jonas Munk Returns With The Gorgeous ‘Dawn Layer’ ; New Full-Length On The Horizon

When it comes to ambient electronic music, I have to say I’m not an expert. I’d never say I’m some ambient historian with charts and graphs and crates of Windham Hill and private press releases in my vinyl dungeon, where I go to unplug from the harsh reality of 21st century livin’. No, but I […]

While My Guitar Gently Sleeps

I’ve got the bug again. For a very long time the urge to write songs has sat dormant in me. I don’t know at what point I decided songwriting wasn’t my main artistic outlet, but it happened. I’d probably say around 2015. That was right after the last full album of songs I’d put out. […]

Weekend, Vacation, and Life’s Little Kicks To The Nuts

The weekend started out rocky. Found out Thursday that my dad is going to have to have a total hip replacement. After being in constant pain for what feels like a very long time, he went to the Ortho walk-in clinic in town to get looked at. He’s been having pain running down his right […]

Revisiting High On Fire’s ‘The Art of Self Defense’

I didn’t find my way to Matt Pike and High On Fire until the late 2000s. A friend shared a bunch of music files with me, and while most didn’t stick two bands did : Boards of Canada and High On Fire. Yes, complete polar opposites in terms of style, vibe, and general all around […]

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