Examining a life through the media we consume. Coffee essential, but not mandatory
So...that "break" was a little longer than I anticipated. The process of getting back on track - not so much for this blog but for my life and health has been a bit of a struggle, so as I try to find that balance again to keep everything on an upward trajectory I want to... Continue Reading →
Acephalix sifts through the filth and muck of old school death metal by carving out their own crossroads where Autopsy meets Entombed and the Swedish HM-2 brigade. Decreation has a bit more groove and swing in its pockets than you would expect though, and opener "Upon This Alter," despite having all the requisite guitar squeals... Continue Reading →
Somewhere in the West, in the days after, there's a busted and broken shack in the middle of the desert. In the middle of nowhere. You can't see it, but emanating out from the shack are radio waves, the last call of a dying and possibly insane man trying to communicate to a world he... Continue Reading →
At some point everyone got tired of post-metal, and if your band name wasn't ISIS or Neurosis you were simply dubbed Neur-ISIS and shunted off to a corner to learn some humility while the rest of the music listening world went bananas over the next big thing. Luckily Rosetta never took any of that to... Continue Reading →
Short but sweet. The reason why John and I have been Facebook friends for so many years is something I'll never remember, although I *think* it had to do with a science fiction book review site I used to write for. Regardless, once I became acquainted with John I discovered his one-man DIY rock/pop confections,... Continue Reading →
By the time of 2017's Crossover Ministry Iron Reagan lost a lot of lustre for me. By then I had devoured crossover thrash from my youth and the intervening years that the music hit all the beats but missed all the crucial elements that made the band such a vital voice, leaving the band to... Continue Reading →
I realize I'm not the only who loved Minor Threat, but one of the things that was so amazing about their music was that discovering it felt so personal, like it didn't matter how many people told you about it; when you first heard something like "Filler" (my first Minor Threat song) or "Out of... Continue Reading →
Stranded Below Nirvana 