It feels like only yesterday they became a thing, though the band Disturbed has been around since 1994, with the more consistent version most of us recognize, utilizing the beautifully distorted vocal talents of David Draiman, since 1996. When I saw Disturbed come up in the upcoming releases list, I had to go back and … Continue reading Disturbed’s Divisive and Mexican Food
Albums
Neal Peart and Healing Rides
Neal Peart's Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road I'm a mess. That don't rhyme with shit, it's just true. From the dulcet tones of Childish Gambino himself. I’ve been grieving big losses, so it’s fitting. Grief messes with your body. I knew there was a somatic component to it, tho your heart actually can … Continue reading Neal Peart and Healing Rides
The Time I Traded Tom Waits for an Aqua Album
This is about the time I traded Tom Waits for an Aqua album… Aquarium by Aqua, pressed on clear vinyl Possibly completely ridiculous on both ends, yet somehow the respective recipient and I were needing of what the other had, and a mutual accord was struck. I’ve rarely been into straight pop music, aside from … Continue reading The Time I Traded Tom Waits for an Aqua Album
Stay Warm and Dope, Little Lemons
Dope Lemon is the ultimate fun, chill, summer vibe we all need right now. Most of the greater United States is cold right now, the way I understand it, and if you don’t exist in one of those chilly weather patterns, their sound will set the tone for the warmth you’re experiencing. Led primarily by … Continue reading Stay Warm and Dope, Little Lemons
Thanksgiving Theater: “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles”
It’s Thanksgiving this week in ‘Merica, all. To tell you the truth, I’m not certain what that means anymore. The roots exist in the whitewashed historical perspective of American colonialism though it’s also not that simplistic, either. For many growing up, it meant turkey, stuffing (or dressing, as you will…I’m aware there’s a regional debate … Continue reading Thanksgiving Theater: “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles”
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