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Bound Stems - The Family Afloat

No matter what you do in life, the most important thing is how rich you are.
Of course I’m not talking about money. Depth, emotion, means of expression, complexity, simplicity and pretty much anything you actually invest in determine your wealth. Case in point, Bound Stems.
Bound Stems - Happens To Us All Otherwise

Their sophomore album “The […]

Hearts and Darkness - The Justin Fornal Guerilla Subterranean Interview

Background:
In Pursuit of the Baron Ambrosia Part 1
Bronx Canzo: The Continued Quest for Baron Ambrosia Part 2
Sometime in the middle of June, filmmaker/guerilla travelogue Justin Fornal sent me an email saying he was headed to Monrovia, Liberia to premiere his exploitative, underground gonzo-political epic Canzo Empyrean. Justin and I were curious acquaintances, guarded, monthly informants […]

Passenger - Walk You Home

Passenger’s new single (well, for the US anyway) Night Vision Binoculars is one of those irresistible tunes that you can’t help but play over and over.  What starts as a romantic paean to unrequited love quickly unravels to reveal a disturbed and obsessive boy.  The song is bouncy and the lyrics are oddly comical. Ah, […]

25 Years - Where’d it Go? A rant…

So last night the MTV VMA’s hit the fine old age of 25 years. 25 years of a lot of very cool moments, and some silly ones too. I will say that normally at that age, there is a lot of reason to celebrate, that’s a long life for a lot of […]

Metallica Download Day

So the new Metallica album ‘Death Magnetic’ leaked today….
All around the world office workers, students, disgruntled housewives and even regular Joes are frantically searching for a download link. It’s a big day. You just know you’re going to get a call from someone who hasn’t cared about music since you were in high school telling […]