Desert Island Discs
Way back when, in a time where there were these places called “record stores”, one of the greatest amongst them were Tower Records. Tower Records used to print a monthly magazine noun that was all about bands and Records and whatnot. One of the things I used to love about that magazine were the letters…
Happy New Year!
Without going into detail, I’ll just say I couldn’t be happier to be showing 2025 the door. It seems like the last 3 or 5 years I’ve been saying “this was the worst year ever”, but 2025 was a spiteful S.O.B., the likes of which I hope.to never experience again. Out with the old and…
A Holiday PSA
I know this time of year can be difficult for many. For some it can be excruciating. We shouldn’t need to be reminded to be kind, but often we do. Myself included. It’s been a rough year, no doubt. In my humble opinion the 2020’s have pretty much been a dumpster fire and we’re only…
Happy Birthday: Paul Siminon
Paul Gustave Simonon was born this day, December 15, 1955. Not a well known name, but profoundly influential in my life as the bassist for my favorite band of all time, The Clash. The folklore of the Clash says that Paul was chosen for the band simply because of his look. When he joined the…
I Just Can’t With These People…
Californian voters overwhelmingly passed Prop 50 last night. Nearly 64% of voters thought it was a good idea to take congressional distracting AWAY from an independent board – something that we voted FOR in the first place – and put the reigns back in the hands of the California Legislative Body. Which has held a…
Concert Review: BALTHVS at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA
I first discovered Balthvs in July of 2024 and was immediately hooked. So much so, that when Spotify sent me my “Year in Review” for 2024, Balthvs was my number one most-listened-to artist of the year and my Top 10 songs included 5 of theirs! And I’d only known of them for 5 months at…
Yet Another “New” Start.
Last week I started a new job. Not that I didn’t enjoy my last one – I very much did – but I simply couldn’t live on what I was making. No shade directed at the former boss/company, I was paid well for what I was doing, it was just that what I was doing…
Well, That Was Weird…
Today I had an unusual experience. Not unusual like an alien abduction or a religious experience or anything fun like that. No, just a wave of nostalgia combined with a shock to the system based on current data and a tinge of a glimpse of a bizzaro world future dystopia. Where, you might ask, did…
This “Green Thing”
Found this on the interwebs and it’s too good not to share: Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older lady that she should bring her own grocery bags, because plastic bags are not good for the environment,.The woman apologized to the young girl and explained, “We didn’t have this…
First Time in a Looooong Time!
At this moment I’ve got the truck loaded up and I’m on my way to my first drumming gig in a very, very long time. I feel like I should be nervous, but for some reason I’m not. This band got together in the last week of April and we’ve had 8 or 9 rehearsals…
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