Heavy-hearted in the Midwest since 2011
When I think of Jerry Cantrell I think of a little rock and roll dive club in Niles, MI called The White House in the summer of ’92. It was this literal old white house in the outskirts of Niles that had the best cover bands in the Michiana area. There were some bad ones, […]
Read More Jerry Cantrell : BrightenAdam Granduciel’s musical career path as The War On Drugs has been a pretty interesting one. Musically starting out in an almost place of experimentation with touches of pop elements on Wagonwheel Blues. His Dylan-esque vocals coalescing with his space-y folk strumming was a hint of great things to come. But with Slave Ambient in […]
Read More The War On Drugs : I Don’t Live Here AnymoreIt’s been close to a month since we found out they were closing the plant I’ve been working in for over two decades. There’s been plenty of second-guessing, mild panic, quiet moments of reflection, and craft beer or two drank. Despite the anxiety of the great unknown, I’ve pretty much come to terms with the […]
Read More Coming to terms, records, guitars…I wasn’t sure if I’d get to another one of these posts. I’ts been a long week and writing has taken a bit of a backseat to the insanity of the 9 to 5(or in my case 5:30 to 3, or 6:00 to 3.) But with Halloween coming this Sunday I wanted to post at […]
Read More Killer Score : My Favorite Horror Film Scores Part IISimon Pott, aka Isvisible Isinvisible, makes heady and raw electronic music with the modular synthesizer. But what is a lot of the time long improvisations with the circuital beast with most that compose this way, is a more emotional, melodic one with Pott. He seems to wrangle stories and moments from his instrument, and back […]
Read More Isvisible Isinvisible : Ghosts Of MannIf you stop by more than once in a while over here then you should know who Burial Grid is. For the newbies, Burial Grid is the electronic musical project of Adam Michael Kozak. Kozak leans into the darkness in his music, giving an unflinching look at both the darkness in the world as well […]
Read More Burial Grid : Shores Of QuiddityWelcome back kids. It’s another installment of Long Story Short. Here’s where I give a quick synopsis of an album I think is worth your time. It’s Friday, it’s overcast, and the coffee is piping hot. Sit on down and take a load off why don’t you? Matt Lindauer : Moon Shop As a little […]
Read More Long Story Short : Matt Lindauer, Us And I, Stuart Cook, Richard PikeSince we’re in the season, I thought I’d talk about some of my favorite horror scores. Feels right. Not sure about you, but I wholeheartedly feel the film score is an absolute pivotal piece of the puzzle when it comes to a film. Even more so with horror films. I often remember a score more […]
Read More Killer Score : My Favorite Horror Film Scores Part IPapir are one of those bands that transcend with each album. Starting out with an impressive run of LPs with the mighty El Paraiso Records in the 2010s, the power trio(which consists of Christoffer Brøchmann Christensen (drums), Nicklas SØRENSEN (guitars, keyboards) and Christian Becher Clausen (bass, keyboards), moved over to Stickman Records in 2017 and […]
Read More Papir Return With ‘7’, Out 1/14/22; Listen To the Gorgeous “7.2”Rupert Lally has proven to be quite adept at translating the literary world into the musical world. Even when he’s just building on an original horror theme(as on albums such as Maniac’s Almanac and The Prospect), Lally engulfs the listener in that world. The best composers do that. But when he’s pulling inspiration from the […]
Read More Rupert And Ray : Rupert Lally Scores Ray Bradbury