We need to find more light. Because the light shines brightest when we focus on it over the dark. That’s the challenge musicians, singers, and songwriters face every day. How do you serve a greater purpose and cut through the darkness of monotony? I think this week’s album review might have an answer. …
Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in. That’s what Bono says to himself as things come to a head between his friend Troy, Troy’s son Cory, and Troy’s wife Rose. It’s a beautiful description of how I felt watching this movie. Fences (2016)…
Start each day knowing that the world is full of indifference, ill-will, selfishness, and a ton of other vices. Next, accept that each of us is affected by our environment, and not effected by it. How we perceive the thing is much more powerful then the thing itself. The world will always be this…
But what do you do if a movie is critically acclaimed, everyone loves it, and all you feel is an underwhelming meh when you think about it? That’s the question on my mind today dear readers, and we’re about to find out why. Moana (2016) Cast: Auli’li Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera…
Peanut butter and jelly, bacon and eggs, grilled cheese and tomato soup, cookies and cream, spaghetti and meatballs. There have been many great food duos discovered over the history of food pairing. Why should music be any different? I always like to say that punk rock and metal go together like salt and pepper, but…
I’ve always wondered how much of our identities stem from ourselves, and how much of them come from the world that surrounds us. Are we peerless souls encased in moonlight, shimmering ever so slightly in shades of indigo as the night wears on? Who is you? Moonlight (2016) Cast: Mahershala Ali, Alex R. Hibbert, Janelle Monae,…
Families are weird. And almost everyone thinks they have the weirdest of all, but let me assure you, they’re dead wrong. These guys are the weirdest. The Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody released February 13, 2017 ********* 9/10 The Flaming Lips are an American rock band that loves their alternative, experimental, post-punk, psychedelic style, and I don’t…
Life is an inexplicably complex thing, which we are constantly striving to simplify for ourselves. Unfortunately this is neither realistic nor healthy for us. We have to confront our problems head on, for fear of losing ourselves to a sea of sorrows. Manchester By The Sea (2016) Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler,…
I’m not sure why this myself, is but it’s been proven time and again that familiar music is much more likely to incite positive feelings than anything else. So if you want to induce a good mood for yourself, listen to something you already love. Whether you’re on the road, cleaning house, at work or…
Sometimes artists are misunderstood, and sometimes it’s just a case of poor translators. Or maybe those artists are operating on another level of language? A love language if you will. Oooh foreshadowing… I personally would like to think that our attempts to understand the alien are important and when a film does well at the box…