“Fragility”. For some reason, this is the word that keeps popping up in my mind when I think back through 2018. While certain people seem stronger than ever due to the amount of chaos being thrown into the world on a daily basis, it feels like the hairline cracks are visible on the surface. Like…
What an insane year. Looking back on 2017, I doubt it will make anyone’s “Top 10 Years of All Time” list (and if it does, you should probably cut off all communication with them). You know why and I know why. It was chaos with the worst parts of humanity being normalized day-by-day. But as…
Well here we are once again – another year passed as we are hurled into the unknown future. 2016 has been an absolute whirlwind for everyone involved, there’s no questioning that. But what’s great is, no matter what challenges we face, no matter how much hope is lost or how bleak certain parts of the…
Here we are again! Another year gone, another review of the best music that soundtracked our lives. To me, it seems the industry as a whole has gone through changes, but a lot of which point to previous decades. Not too long ago, I was having a discussion with someone as to what this…
As with 2013, it is apparent that our music industry is bursting apart with creativity (although it would nice if it was bursting with $$$ as well to support our artists). While not quite the monster year that we saw in 2013, there is more than enough great music to keep us listening 24/7 without…
I’ve said it several times this past year and I will say it again – 2013 was the best year of music since 1967 I stand behind that statement 100%. Although many would cry about how nothing will compare to the good old days, years from now, everyone will see just what a monumental year…
At the end of each year, when looking at the films that affected me the most, I try to think about what they say (if anything) about modern times, the culture, the world. The way we live. If there is anything that stuck out to me from watching the films of 2012, it would be…
So once again, the year has drawn to a close and another insanely good batch of art has been released. Vinyl sales have gone up and as usual, CD sales have gone down with digital downloads just kind of normalizing. The music industry’s change seems to be slowing down somewhat: concerts are still big money,…
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