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Best of 2023: A R I Z O N A – Graveyard

I can’t tell you shit about A R I Z O N A. I’d rather not research them, because my lack of expertise makes for a more fun perspective to write from. Sometimes it’s nicer to keep things green and speak from the heart, rather than rattling off stats. I know that I’ve skipped theirContinue reading “Best of 2023: A R I Z O N A – Graveyard”

I Can See Clearly Now

Lying to yourself can get you through a lot, or at least make you laugh at the irony. This song has always had a hypnotic effect on me, but never one that was probably intended by Johnny Nash when he wrote it back in 1972. You’ll hear it in a diner, as part of aContinue reading “I Can See Clearly Now”

Tears – Charli XCX feat. Caroline Polachek

Everyone knows I’m the crying man. After a good solid personal breakdown, I shed my armor of toughness and became everyone’s most touchy friend. I’m often disarmed by a heartfelt moment, a triumph of someone I love, or the observation of pain. I don’t often cry because of anguish, though. This 2017 song from CharliContinue reading “Tears – Charli XCX feat. Caroline Polachek”

Shania Twain – Forever And For Always

Forever doesn’t exist. It never has. Artists of every kind throw the term around with little care for the severity of the idea. Forever. For ever. With no end and in perpetuity. Nothing that has ever existed lives up to that. Shania Twain has a charmed and beloved place in music that gives her theContinue reading “Shania Twain – Forever And For Always”

Sing it Saturday: Daft Punk – Get Lucky

Say what you will. Actually, don’t. Daft Punk is rad and nobody will ever do it like they did. I realized their polarizing appeal the weekend that I moved to LA back in 2017. Elite streetwear megastore Maxfield hosted a pop-up shop dedicated to our favorite space robots to commemorate their Grammy’s performance with theContinue reading “Sing it Saturday: Daft Punk – Get Lucky”

Sing it Satuday: LEN – Steal My Sunshine

1999 was a blast in the face from pop culture. Film, TV and music were at their peak, and we saw content that is still referenced today, even by young creators who weren’t born yet. Steal My Sunshine is a creation of that time. Everyone remembers this song, but probably wouldn’t be able to tellContinue reading “Sing it Satuday: LEN – Steal My Sunshine”

Sing it Saturday: Allie X – Sanctuary

I remember being told by a friend “It’s literally my idea of a perfect pop song.” about Sanctuary. I’d listened to a good handful of Allie X songs, and understood that she purveyed an odd girl image against pop bangers and earworms. I always love when an artist creates challenging imagery to surround feather-light materialContinue reading “Sing it Saturday: Allie X – Sanctuary”

Taylor Swift Eras Tour pt. 2

Less than a week after returning from Arizona, I’m still swimming in my memories of the opening night of Taylor Swift Eras Tour. As I mentioned previously, the process of positioning myself to go was not an easy one, which made me more nervous about the delivery of the actual experience. Taking work off, drivingContinue reading “Taylor Swift Eras Tour pt. 2”

Sing it Saturday: Lily Allen – Smile

Something magical was going on in the mid 2000’s. The glimmer of pop music had tarnished and we were all sick of the picture-perfect perspective of “happy” popstars. As much as she looked the part, Lily Allen was not just another cute girly vying for popularity votes. She had a fuck of a bite, andContinue reading “Sing it Saturday: Lily Allen – Smile”

Sing it Saturday: Caroline Polachek – Fly to You

Caroline Polachek paints a different world with each of her songs. They feel ancient, but hundreds of years in the future at the same time. She pulls out emotions from each of us and gives the feeling that the journey we’re witnessing is our own. In Fly to You featuring Grimes and Dido, the trioContinue reading “Sing it Saturday: Caroline Polachek – Fly to You”