Sunday Music: The Weight

Forget figuring out the meaning of the song. The debates are unsolvable anyway. Spend a minute listening and just feeling it.  Keep the idea of weight in your head the whole time.  The tempo (the speed of the rhythm) is a forced, tired trot.  The shape of the melodies are conversational. You don’t even remember … Continue reading Sunday Music: The Weight

Sunday Music: The Vandals – Some Friday Night Party/Funeral Music Requests

You know those songs that just click? Where you don’t scream yes or have to do homework to unpack them, but you go, “Yeah. YEAH. Ok, that’s right.” Especially the one’s on your CD player from somewhere in the back of the family car. When you have the headphones turned up a little extra, avoiding … Continue reading Sunday Music: The Vandals – Some Friday Night Party/Funeral Music Requests

Podcast Of The Week: Revisiting The Judgement Night Soundtrack

The Ringer’s Bandsplain with Yasi Salek podcast… how have I been missing these? Yasi, Sean Fennessy, and Rob Harvilla get together for a deep discussion on one of the most defining soundtracks (and worst movies) of 1993, Judgement Night.  This was one of those CDs somebody always had. It wasn’t exactly good, but it was … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: Revisiting The Judgement Night Soundtrack

Podcast Of The Week: The History of GWAR

GWAR being described as, "a punk rock Disney" is too good. They really are one of the great, under-covered business stories. I can't stop thinking about the This is Jericho podcast interview and this documentary (trailer below). Oh, and check out this Dr. Michael Bishop Ted Talk too. The shared vision, creative execution, and sense … Continue reading Podcast Of The Week: The History of GWAR

Sunday Music: GWAR’s Tiny Desk

GWAR did a Tiny Desk Concert. And made Terry Gross jokes.  If you don’t know anything about GWAR, this Talk Is Jericho podcast episode about the GWAR documentary from last year is actually pretty great. A lot of culture nerds talk about the Dead. Maybe my culture band should be GWAR. I really have to … Continue reading Sunday Music: GWAR’s Tiny Desk

Sunday Music: “Weathervanes” By Jason Isbell

I’m all Isbell’d up again lately, forgive me.  Or not.  I was in college in the early 2000s when I fell in love with the Drive-By Truckers. I was a Johnny Cash fan from growing up, the kid who would play “Folsom Prison” in the 90s, solo on a guitar, between bands at punk rock … Continue reading Sunday Music: “Weathervanes” By Jason Isbell

Sunday Music: Protomartyr’s “Formal Growth In The Desert”

Protomartyr’s latest album, Formal Growth in the Desert, is out now.  I’m well-documented as being a huge fan of this group. I’ll restate that they are an acquired taste. I still stand by my explanation of them as, “If the Dead Kennedys, the Stooges, and some Russian existential literature were thrown into a demonically possessed … Continue reading Sunday Music: Protomartyr’s “Formal Growth In The Desert”