Category Archives: Music
When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes
Yellowcard released their seventh (!) album yesterday. I was introduced to them in 2001 around the time One For The Kids was released. Ten years later and their sound hasn’t really changed since then. On first listen, I was a … Continue reading
Rdio Redux
After even more use of Rdio, I have a couple of things that I’d like to see. A native iPad app. I use my iPad primarily for reading, surfing the web and watching video. While I do have some music … Continue reading
Rdio
Last week, I signed up for Rdio, a subscription based social music service founded by the same people responsible for Skype. I’ve always believed that you should own your music. Apple clearly believed this as well when in 2004 they … Continue reading
Warmfuzzy
Over the weekend, DJ Neil Armstrong performed at U-31 in San Diego. I’d seen him perform last year at Grand Star in LA’s Chinatown. If there’s any chance for me to see a performance, I’ll make the effort to see … Continue reading
The Hood Internet Volume 5
The Hood Internet released volume 5 of their series of “mixtapes”. I have all four previous versions and this one does not disappoint. This release includes a fair amount of electronic and dubstep which is seemingly more and more popular … Continue reading
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on November 22. My site was offline when it was released but I wanted to write down my thoughts on his latest album. I don’t care what your opinion is on Kanye … Continue reading
Album Re-review – Dude Ranch
Artist: blink-182 Album: Dude Ranch Date Released: June 17, 1997 If there was one band that I can attribute to changing my musical taste from the gangster rap and hip hop of the 80′s and 90′s to the pop punk … Continue reading
Album Re-reviews
Whenever someone asks me if I like a current song, they are usually surprised when I say I haven’t heard it. They are also surprised when I tell them I don’t listen to the radio. I spend my working days … Continue reading
Music Makes Me…
It’s no secret that I love music. I’ve had more than a couple posts here concerning music, but for awhile, I stopped listening to music. I have talk radio to blame for that. I listened to Frosty, Heidi and Frank … Continue reading
The Coldest Story Ever Told
Kanye’s new album “808s and Heartbreaks” came out a couple weeks ago and this guy never ceases to amaze me. A totally different sound and unexpected subject matter turned some people off, but I think that’s what makes Kanye such … Continue reading