I always hated going to bars where I had to check my coat. Why the hell would I remove my jacket when I was struggling artist/student with minimal funds. Besides that coat check was worth half a pint of beer and I was just teeming with ideas to share with my fellow classmates. The alcohol…
Ever watched a movie JUST for the soundtrack? No? Well me neither, but there are tons of posts on the internet which claim that exact practice is worthwhile, and I will strongly disagree. However, I do believe that a great soundtrack can help define and reinforce the ideas of a film. And the reason for this…
Blasphemous or obscene language. That’s what I read when I looked up profanity in the dictionary. Apparently it bothers some, offends others, and it irreverent to many. We could put attention on the Internet, loosening morals, higher education or any number of subjects, but the point is this. When you use a swear word, people will…
Randy Newman is an American treasure. But I’m not American so that never meant anything to me. But dammit if Newman couldn’t pull on a boy’s heartstrings just as Disney was toying with Pixar and making us all believe in friendship again. Soft rock and roots rock, with a hint of blues. That’s what Randy…
Have you ever had a favourite food you loved so much that you were convinced you could eat it over and over again without any consequence to your stomach or feelings toward it? Ice cream was the food that did me in. I loved ice cream so much that I would eat it whenever I…
Have you ever heard that expression, the music that defined a generation? Usually its just a bunch of garbage marketing that encourages people to get nostalgic and appreciate something new. It got you here though didn’t it? Well this week’s album review features a band that did help define a generation, in a time when Grunge…
What a strange sight to see – When fantasy meets reality and dreams became something more tangible. We all have dreams. And while sometimes it can be quite therapeutic to take a break from the hard work of the world and think upon what could be. But what if you were living your dreams right now?…
To be brief, I personally believe the most awesome power of music is that it can address specific emotions. And particular kinds of music have the ability to draw up those feelings in ways that no other kinds of sound can. Soul music easily comes to mind in this regard. As a white man, with a mixed ethnicity…
There is this really lame scene from 2007’s Spider-man 3 where Peter Parker gets upset with Eddie Brock, pushes him against a wall, and decides to expose him as a fake photographer. Which is then topped off by the one-liner – You want forgiveness, get religion. Fans of the Spider-man comic books can appreciate both…
Folk music has a soothing nature to it, it feels like clean soap and a warm basin full of water, like a brown bottle of beer dropped on a hard wood floor, like a summer dress brushing against the wheat fields. You know what they say right? Music can sooth even the savage beast, and…