You could always count on a few new tracks, some classic older ones, and some that stuck out like sore thumbs (looking at you The Locust). In any event they were the perfect soundtrack...
Friday and whatnot #15 | Epitaph-o-Rama edition
Friday and whatnot #14 | A Guided Tour edition
A city dear to my heart for no particular reason*, Chicago is home to many a punk/ska/rock band I’ve dug over the years. Sure, Alkaline Trio, but particularly the lineage of Brendan Kelly and...
Friday and whatnot #13 | Boycott Rhymesayers editon
I’ve been heads-down packing and moving the past week+ and I can’t say I saw this one coming, but there is no doubt you have to #BoycottRhymesayers . WTF right? Several of the past...
Friday and whatnot #12 | New Vanguard edition
As has been the case the past few weeks, keeping it going by sharing messages that need to be heard. They are from voices stronger, braver, and truer than my own about these topics....
Friday and whatnot #11 |Now is the time edition
In heavy times, light music can feel inauthentic. Not everything has to be serious, but chill songs can still have meaningful messages as well. At its core, the black and white checkerboard pattern, ever...
Friday and whatnot #10 | Square one, back again edition
It was Shane Schleger (twoplustwo poster Shaniac, Dope Stories podcaster) who put me on to Pharoahe Monch, around the time I moved to California. His twitter feed was heavy with praise for the W.A.R...
Friday and whatnot #9 | Against The Rest edition
Thanks to some fortunate networking, convenient scheduling, and a borrowed sedan, Sles and I took a concert road trip near the end of our senior year. When the Link 80 tour was announced, naturally...
Friday and whatnot #8 | Redefinition of Fly edition
While it certainly hasn’t been frequently enough, my family has taken in some epic California coastal sights since moving here at the end of 2012. As such, we’ve needed some epic soundtracks to jam...
Friday and whatnot #7 | THPS revisited edition
Sometimes the choice for a weekly topic isn’t a choice at all. As Nas once said, “so unforgivin’ is the universe when you don’t listen.” It started when I was reading through The Hard...
Friday and whatnot #6 | Kimya Loves You edition
I think these types of posts are supposed to start with a reference to Juno. The Moldy Peaches song on that soundtrack was my first introduction to Kimya, as I am sure is the...
