Digging Deeper – Artist of the Year 2023 – Ren
While building the Best Albums of the Year this time around I ran into an odd problem. I wanted to add Ren but I didn’t want to add an album. I wanted to add his entire catalog. That went against my...
Top Ten Albums of the Year 2023
Somehow it’s already been a year and we’re back at the Top Ten Albums of the Year (2023 edition – you can read 2022 and 2021 by clicking the years). This past year has been interesting because...
The Lack of Fiction/Entertainment in Science Fiction Worlds
Ever notice that, when you watch a bunch of Sci-Fi almost no one ever references music, or literature that is recent to the story? It’s as if all great art stopped right around when the story was written....
What I’m Listening To – October 2023
It’s time again for the monthly round-up of a few album selections I’ve been listening to non-stop this month. Let’s jump right in. First up is the new release from Polyrhythmics. Filter System is another great...
Digging Deeper: Mary Spender’s Super. Sexy. Heartbreak.
Welcome back to Digging Deeper, where I tend to go deep into a music genre (such as, say, funk) or a career (like Cory Wong’s). However, you may have noticed that I don’t tend to do single album reviews...
What I’m Listening To – September 2023
Time again for a small selection of music I’ve been listening to a whole lot, old or new. Let’s dive right in! First up on the list I have dug back into Woody Goss’ Rainbow Beach. An instrumental...
What I’m Listening To – August 2023
It’s that time again. Another month, another selection of music I’ve been listening to a ton. Wide variety this month, actually so let’s just jump in. Christine and the Queens isn’t a...
What I’m Listening To – July 2023
Once more into the music breach we go! This is the monthly post where I tell you about a few albums I’ve been listening to a ton, new or old. Let’s get to it! I first got to know Sam Greenfield while he...
Hate Watching and Guilty Pleasures Are Bad For You
I am here to tell you that hate watching things, and having guilty pleasures, is doing you harm. But before I explain I need to define some terms so we’re on the same page. Hate watching is when you watch...
The Distinct Drop in Media Literacy And A Possible Cause
If you watch TV or movies, read a book or comic, generally ingest any story these days you may notice that, dare you look for any thoughts about it online things have gotten a little…wonky. You used to be able to...
What I’m Listening To – June 2023
And then, just like that, we’re in June. So strange. Anyway, I’m back to highlight a few albums I’ve been listening to on heavy rotation this past month so let’s get to it. Utopia Revisited...
What I’m Listening To – May 2023
As we leave May and enter June it comes around again to discuss the music I’ve been listening to this month. As always this is a small sample of stuff I listen to, but it is the (roughly) albums I’ve...
What I’m Listening To – April 2023
Will ya lookit the time?! End of the month, already and so I guess it is time to tell you some highlights of music I’ve been listening to the most this month! First up I admit I somehow never heard that...
What I’m Listening To – March 2023
It’s that time once more, where I list a few albums I’ve been listening to a bunch this month. Like every month, I listen to a mix of old and new (to me) things. This month was overwhelmed by older...
Religion and Tom Waits
I don’t talk about religion, or spirituality, often in public. I’ve done it once before here getting into family history and all but that’s it. In that post, as an aside really, I wrote this:...