“I like your friends, Aaron, but I don’t know what Rameses thinks about me. I’m kind of scared of him.” Said the boy I was dating years ago. “You’re right to be.” I said in response. I was introduced to Rameses through our mutual friend Steve, who has somewhere between 75 and 124 close friends.Continue reading “It’s Rameses”
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Sensational Songs: Coldplay – Fix You
I can’t stand it. This song is almost always a skip for me. I’m rarely in a place where I can face it. And the tears come streaming down your face There is no more tender place in my heart than where this song lives. I think about my cousin who took me to myContinue reading “Sensational Songs: Coldplay – Fix You”
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”
A Message to 2022
“Sheesh!” Said Lizzo in “2 Be Loved (Am I ready),” a song that resonates with me more and more as we come to the close of 2022. I’d be lying to say it was a totally “bad” year, but there were enough bullet-point negative aspects to ’22 that make me look back across the scopeContinue reading “A Message to 2022”
Lorde: Solar Power Tour
I hate the winter. I’ve learned in my life to process hardship and treat it as temporary, just as you should with the better times. It is fair to acknowledge the negative swing of the pendulum, and take enough time to heal before progressing. Lorde is an artist whom I can comfortably say I haveContinue reading “Lorde: Solar Power Tour”
Star-Crossed: An Era
I remember my initial knee-jerk reaction when Kacey Musgraves cleared out her Instagram last year and began posting cryptic words set against white cloud back drops. “Let me set the scene.” “Moved out of the home we made, and gave you back your name.” “What have we done?” It was a new chapter for ourContinue reading “Star-Crossed: An Era”
SOPHIE
We have all enjoyed the extreme variance of SOPHIE’s creations, whether we knew it or not. Lending a hefty influence to the last decade of dance and electronic musicians, SOPHIE had a ubiquitous hold on the music industry that the general public finally seemed to be catching onto. Blending super sped bubblegum pop with someContinue reading “SOPHIE”
Feature Friday: Taylor Swift – State of Grace
“Red” is arguably Taylor Swift’s best album. It fell perfectly between her earlier country sound and her more recent pop contributions. Some would consider her Pièce De Résistance to be “1989,” but those who know, know: Red is the one. Back in 2013, I caught one of her many Concerts at Staples Center, and she kickedContinue reading “Feature Friday: Taylor Swift – State of Grace”
That Time I met…
St. Vincent New year, new series. This one can only go so far, but I thought it would be fun to record some of the adventures I’ve had living in LA and running into some of my favorite music folks. Again, not bragging, but these are (mostly) stories that deserve a telling. So there IContinue reading “That Time I met…”
I'm Just Gonna Dance All Night 