Diary of Musical Thoughts

"The irony-emphasizing quotation marks underline the mix's futility" - 107 minutes. For my last post of the year, here is my...

I think I crossed a threshold this year where I now enjoy listening to podcasts more than going out to dance in the actual clubs.  Maybe it...

For me, there weren't many great albums released in 2013.  There were a lot of good albums that I've enjoyed in the here and now, b...

Popmatters Best Electronic Music of 2013 : 20.  Akkord, Akkord 19.  Congo Natty, Jungle Revolution 18.  Mum, Smilewound 17.  The Black ...

I've read this article a few times and there's a lot to process, after each reading I come away with a slightly different appreciat...

Mediocre albums are the worst, especially when it comes to writing about them.  A great album makes you want to tell other people how great ...

No surprise, but I've been listening to a lot of Lou Reed and Velvet Underground lately.  Reed and David Bowie were probably the most f...

I go back and forth on this album, or at least the concept of it.  My gut reaction to "The Suburbs" was enough with the teen angs...

I was happy to see Attack Magazine tackle the issue of shifting trends in live techno music , not least because it's a woefully underrep...

Didn't he always seem like he'd be one of the immortal ones who would never die?  As the joke goes, I thought he'd be around unt...