Record Store Day Returns

Just like clockwork, April did indeed follow March this year and that means we’re already a quarter the way through 2015. It’s hard to believe. MLK Day, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter Sunday….we hardly knew ye. That means that the one holiday every vinyl guy and gal drools over is quickly approaching: Record Store […]

January Sabbatical

Today was the first official day of my week off. Well, yesterday I was off as well but that was a company-wide holiday. I’m on my time now. Why am I off? My wife is gone all week for work-related stuff so I decided I’d stay home, get the kids off to school, enjoy some […]

Storm’s A-Brewin’

It looks like we’re in for some heavy snow tonight. According to the local(and most accurate) weather report from Indiana Weather Online we’re looking to be in the 2 to 4 inches category, with us being closer to the 4 inches spot. Granted that’s not a whole lot, especially when you compare it to last […]

Three Years Here

So it was three years ago, on December 8th, 2011, that I put my toes in the waters of this blogging ocean. Before that point I’d often thought about starting a blog. The idea of having my own space out in this digital wilderness to spout off about, well, whatever, seemed like a great idea. […]

My Favorites…2014…Coming Soon

Can you believe we’re almost through with 2014? It’s nearly gone, my friends. And like all of you know, that means music, movie, book, etc obsessives like myself will be pouring over their favorite things of 2014 and compiling massive lists for the masses to completely ignore because they will already be bombarded with plenty […]

The Black Friday Bloat

So here I am, relaxing in my easy chair and typing away. It’s been over a week since I’ve checked in here at jhubner73.com and I have to admit it feels weird. I can’t remember the last time I went a week without writing. Now, I have done some writing since then but nothing I […]

The Art of Art

So is there an art to being artistic? It seems like being an artist shouldn’t be an art in itself. The idea of that seems really fake and non-creative in the worst sense. But lately I’ve come across some situations where it seems like being seen as an artist, or playing the part of an […]

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 […]

It’s A Long Way To The Top(if you wanna rock n’ roll on a Saturday afternoon.)

There are many defining moments in ones life. Graduation, marriage, becoming a parent, and that first gig that goes to hell. Sure, not everyone hits that moment in their life. There are quite a few folks that will never know that utter disappointment, embarrassment, and complete crushing defeat of a music gig that falls flat […]

An Elaborate Game of Make Believe

School was cancelled again today and they’ve already called it for tomorrow. It’s supposed to get down to -15 degrees tonight, and that’s not even with the wind chill factor. I stayed home as well. I probably could’ve made it into work, but what was the point? No trucks were running today so we didn’t […]