more and more time online. It was the heyday of Napster. I didn’t need to go to shows to discover music. Hell, I didn’t need to know anyone to discover music. Two years later, I moved to Los Angeles. The first few years were difficult for me with regards to music. I met a lot…… Continue reading My Awkward Assocation with Punk Rock Part 3
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My Awkward Association with Punk Rock Part 2
a very small, very conservative school in the middle of the state). I’d been playing guitar for over a year by this point, so I was actively trying to find people to be in a band with. I actively sought out people by the music they listened to. It was all that mattered to me. …… Continue reading My Awkward Association with Punk Rock Part 2
My Awkward Association with Punk Rock Part 1
Like most kids, I grew up listening to Top 40. I listened to Casey Kasem’s (and later, Rick Dees’) countdown show every Sunday, if I could. My parents listened to a lot of ABBA and Neil Diamond, so that was always in the peripheral. That was pretty much how it was through the 5th grade,…… Continue reading My Awkward Association with Punk Rock Part 1
Best Albums of 2002
Time for another random jaunt down memory lane, this time with my favorite albums that were released in 2002. I should point out that 2002 saw some classic albums. A number of these can be considered pinnacles for the careers of their respective creators, and many of them would make my all time favorite albums…… Continue reading Best Albums of 2002
Best Albums of 1996
I’m having some trouble getting into my writing tonight. The difficulty stems from a short story that I would like to revise, but I think I might still be a little too close to it. I love the writing and I really love the main character, but I don’t know that I’m sold on the…… Continue reading Best Albums of 1996
My Top 10 Albums Released in 2010
These are going to be in no particular order, mostly because I was having a hard time putting them in some kind of order. A few opening comments: There are two notable releases from this past year missing from this list, by the Black Keys and The National specifically. I have them, I just haven’t…… Continue reading My Top 10 Albums Released in 2010
Biographical Mix, 2010: Getting Better
It’s January 1st, 2011 and I’ve already begun to notice a trend for the new year, one that actually started last night: optimism. I was kind of taken aback by the volume of optimistic comments I saw on the various social media sites I frequent. Yes, such optimism is generally a part of every new…… Continue reading Biographical Mix, 2010: Getting Better
Album Review: Weezer, “Hurley”
Part of the problem with the albums Weezer has released since they reformed is how easy it is to dismiss them. They lack substance. I’m firmly of the belief that this is because four of those five albums (I’m not counting Hurley in any of this) weren’t really full records. Each contained a few really…… Continue reading Album Review: Weezer, “Hurley”
Album Review: Weezer, “The Red Album”
Note: In an effort to make this blog more of a hub for all of my writing (as should be clear by the sudden increase in posts, if nothing else), I’m going to copy some of the things I’ve written elsewhere over here. Ideally, I’d like this to go beyond music reviews (or comic book…… Continue reading Album Review: Weezer, “The Red Album”
Biographical Mix 2009: Pop Culture
I can only assume that anyone reading this has been anxiously awaiting this moment ever since I started posting these things. After all, you’re getting this one fresh, as it just happened, as opposed through the misty, water color memories of the previous years. Since this is fresh, I’m going to take things a bit…… Continue reading Biographical Mix 2009: Pop Culture
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