A tried and true strategy this week is as follows: Newish record from an artist related to someone I enjoy Something new to me, and to the world Older song from band I recently...
Always gonna be edition | Friday and whatnot #63
What the use is edition | Friday and whatnot #62
My buddy Howie left a CD in the side door of my car before I moved to California. That album, Tallahassee by The Mountain Goats, didn’t have actually have any of today’s songs. There...
Sailin’ On edition | Friday and whatnot #61
There’s no shortage of infuriating news and events going on of late. A typical reaction for me has been to polarize my listening preference between exceptionally hard and super relaxed music. On the chill...
Catch me edition | Friday and whatnot #60
The flow changes have been numerous lately, unfortunately unbalanced toward the negative. Myriad horrific news stories and details haunt the world we’re in, as again the flames are stoked enough this week to pay...
‘59 Sound edition | Friday and whatnot #59
There was a short segment near the beginning of the In Defense of Ska podcast episode with Brian Fallon (The Gaslight Anthem) where he and Adam Davis (Link 80/Desa/Omnigone) have the following exchange: Adam:...
About me edition | Friday and whatnot #58
This won’t be a biographical post, it’s simply a reference to the chorus of the second selection. I’ve got some of that new new for today’s Friday and whatnot. Each of the songs were...
Three Chord Monty edition | Friday and whatnot #57
I took a few days off for Stacey’s birthday celebration this weekend. We started it with a great day: Plant Power croissandwich and breakfast burritos, a few hours at the beach, watching Whiplash win...
Palmed edition | Friday and whatnot #56
I’m writing this hunched over on the couch. Not due to my typically poor posture, but instead from the fierce blades of a palm tree out back. Admittedly, I’m in a very privileged scenario...
Steady Rockin edition | Friday and whatnot #55
This week’s songs are a bit random and scattered, just like my brain of late. As is often the case, the collection of randomness feels like a sense of order. I don’t know if...
Catch Fire edition | Friday and whatnot #54
A recent browsing of the Asian Man Records web store had me thinking about Alkaline Trio’s Maybe I’ll Catch Fire album again. It was one of those cds that lingered in the car for...
