February, 1994 Puyallup, WA "Damn it!," screams the curly, dirty blond long mullet-haired, vaguely Leif Garrett-looking guitarist in disgust as he throws the headphones off his head, sets his guitar down with a thud, pulls the garage door up and steps outside the makeshift recording studio for a much-needed smoke break. The bassist and drummer … Continue reading Pale – 30 Years of Chronic Demo
Picking up where we left off with 20 Years of You're Only Making It Worse, we started 2004 with another lineup change, parting ways with both Todd Grow (bass) and Mark Appleby (guitar) due to the old "musical differences." This time, we had no idea who we would get in the band, so we put … Continue reading Reno Divorce – 20 Years of Laugh Now, Cry Later, Part One
It's been 10 years since I wrote one of these "best of the year" things. Every year, I think about what I would say about the new albums that came out, but then I just never get around to actually writing the post. I blame World of Warcraft. This year, I've seen a lot of … Continue reading 2023 Album of the Year
A couple new videos came out today from one of my favorite sub genres: Swedish Melodic Death Metal. OK, that sounds pretty odd, right? For the uninitiated, Swedish Melodic Death Metal may sound like an oxymoron. That's OK, it's certainly not for everyone. For me, however, it's such a part of my soundtrack that I … Continue reading Swedish Melodic Death Metal Friday
According to Spotify, I listened to 36,177 minutes of music last year. That's 602.95 hours or 25.12 days. A little about my top artists of last year: Foo Fighters - Anyone who knows me knows I am a huge fan of this band. 2017 saw the daring Concrete and Gold album, where they got pretty … Continue reading My Spotify 2017 Stats
Ramblings of a Retired Rockstar 