I’ve been inspired. Actually, that’s a lie. I feel guilty. Guilt can be a form of inspiration I guess though, really. When I discovered earlier this week that I had 3 folks reading my blog and one of them even went to the trouble to check up and see that I had posted NOTHING in [...]
What a weird year for me with music. Many of the bands I look forward to releasing new albums did so, but you won’t find too many of them here on this list. In fact, I’d say it’s a largely new group for me. I love finding new music and Spotify has revolutionized that for [...]
Today marks the opening of the 24th James Bond film. I saw a tweet from a writer I respect (@griersonleitch) whose Skyfall review headline read “James Bond, The Dark Knight”. (Full Disclosure: he wasn’t comparing Batman and Bond as characters as directly as I will) That made me think in this time of national voice, is [...]
This is a post about a place. But it’s also a post about friendship. Perched on the mighty Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon is a charming throwback. It’s got few traffic lights, boat launches, one main street, and the type of mom and pop operations in old storefronts that makes one nostalgic for a time they [...]
I first heard of The Sheepdogs from my girlfriend via an unlikely source: Project Runway. They were featured, she watches and told me they were pretty good. Well, now they’ve their self-titled Atlantic Records debut out. And it’s good. These guys are already having a pretty good year after winning three Juno awards (the Canadian [...]
Our children will always hear/ Romantic tales of distant years/ Our golden age may come and go/ Our crooked dreams will always glow. Maybe it’s because I just had a birthday where those close to me reminded me I’m getting old and mind you I have no (known) children, but this lyric just hits me [...]
Well, if you were like anyone else in the United States, or the world, you saw The Avengers this weekend. I have been excited for this film since I heard it announced that Joss Whedon was in line to write and direct it. I’ve seen all of the movies leading up to it so I guess [...]
It’s always been a battle for me with female vocalists. Not that I don’t like them, but I tended to like soft, beautiful, angelic voices. Well as I’ve grown older, I don’t really care that much for them and pop vocalists’ songs don’t really do it for me at all. My sister-in-law LOVES female vocalists [...]
I missed this while I’ve been traveling for work. But you shouldn’t. Can’t help but think about watching this movie with my buddy Greg as we’re both huge Ridley Scott fans. If you’ve never seen Alien, that’s really unfortunate, because it creates and defines a genre. And from the look of this trailer, he’s done [...]
Every week, the music service Spotify is changing my playlists, adding new songs and bands I’ve never heard of and giving me new favorites. Through my Spotifian musical journeys, I’ve had friends suggest new bands and albums and sometimes I stumble on them myself. But I think it’s about time I start sharing them with [...]
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