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Good Mornings

Published on 2010-03-22 14:51:51

The sun glinted off chrome parts of cold cars. Golden trophies rolling behind our blooming cherry tree; I took the gold in. I took the cars in. I took the tree in. My wind chimes were still - frozen in space and time. The silly quails cruised aroun > read more

For the G's and the Hustlas: Before Rap Discovered "Feelings"

Published on 2009-10-11 22:22:21

by Khai Bosch Remember the good ol' days when rap was just about ho's, weed, and Tangueray? In today's music, MC's like Kanye, Cudi, and Drake are more likely to treat the mic like it's some kind of therapy session instead of the macho prop th > read more

Robert Frost: the Original Captain Caveman

Published on 2009-10-07 18:00:44

How many times have you loved a song despite having no idea what lyrics the singer is singing? Take the immortal Pearl Jam classic, Yellow Ledbetter, for example. Many fans have ventured to decipher Eddie Vedder's "Captain Caveman"-esque > read more

Flowerboy vs. ScarJo: Are Musicians More Talented than Actors?

Published on 2009-10-06 18:13:07

The Killers' Brandon Flowers recently stated, "If I were an actor, I'd be pissed if I saw a musician trying to act. If you're an actor, you have no business making an album, no matter how good you sound in the shower." Fn1. Around the same time > read more

Lonestar State of Mind

Published on 2009-09-25 22:14:31

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys recently put out a song called, "Empire State of Mind." It's an all-out ode to New York in the vein of "New York, New York," "Autumn in New York," etc. The chorus goes something like, "New York, t > read more

Eating Horses and Dolphins

Published on 2009-09-25 22:03:45

Disclaimer: The author of this post does not claim to know jack about movies. He is not a film critic. The author is simply chatting about films that he has seen. Director James Tobak's documentary, "Tyson," recently came out on > read more

"We live like penguins in the desert"

Published on 2009-09-25 21:55:18

/ Here's one you might have missed. Q: What do you get when you cross a Dali masterpiece with alternative/progrock? A: "El Cielo" - Dredg & > read more

The Coke Cult Zombies

Published on 2009-09-25 21:50:33

Ok, so I'm just gonna confess right out of the gates here . . . I drink way to many ice-cold diet cola beverages. I don't think it's a big deal, but I just want to provide some background before I jump into > read more

Immortal Robots and Screaming Dogs

Published on 2009-09-23 15:39:22

What's your favorite "hidden song?" You know, the tracks that you hear on some albums only after letting the disc play for a while after the last song is over . . . I've always wondered why artists did this. Is it just to reward the > read more

Are my brains falling out!?

Published on 2009-09-17 00:37:39

Ok, first post. Welcome to the blog, yadayada . . . Don't you have anything better to do besides read my stupid blog? j/k. When I was 10 yrs. old I broke my collar-bone. They were building this house across the street. > read more