Kanye and Drake take the Coliseum

In a massive double-bill that nobody expected, the two titans put aside their confusing public feud in effort to free long-jailed Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover at the LA Memorial Coliseum. Announced just a few weeks before happening, my immediate reaction was “That’s never going to happen.” Kanye (Now known legally as “Ye”) has aContinue reading “Kanye and Drake take the Coliseum”

2021 – A Year in Songs

We didn’t shake off the societal injuries sustained in 2020 as we had hoped, but many aspects of life returned this year, some bigger and better than ever. Live music exploded (with proof of vax, of course) and many of us flocked to shows, gigs and even festivals at a rapid pace. I was outContinue reading “2021 – A Year in Songs”

2020 in Music

This written piece is accompanied by my year end playlist “2020 Triumphant” available on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VLfiJz3w9dBPlzt4iGKqO Music did not take a break in 2020. From big-name collabs that would’ve been recorded at separate studios even without a pandemic, to slow-burners that were obviously recorded from home by artists losing sanity just as quickly as the rest of us,Continue reading “2020 in Music”

Year’s Over. Everybody Out.

In the late days of December, people reflect. We leverage the accomplishments we’ve made throughout the year against our guilt for whatever we messed up, or didn’t get around to. I can’t get into all that. My poor memory and lack of concern for goal-setting keeps me outside of that mindset. My end of yearContinue reading “Year’s Over. Everybody Out.”