It's been a productive past few years for Emma Ruth Rundle. Her 2018 album On Dark Horses captured a lot of attention from many circles and her 2020 collaboration with Thou, May Our Chambers Be Full, offered a work even greater than the sum of its parts. As the decade shifted and the pandemic hit, …
Month: November 2021
Holiday 2021
This upcoming week marks a bigger holiday here in the US. It's Wild Turkey Wednesday, Black Friday and some day inbetween where we eat a lot, idk. Anyway, I am going to take a small break from posting over this next week. I have a lot of half-finished posts I need to get done and …
Upcoming Releases – Turkey Day and Beyond
It's time to look at a new batch of preview singles. Most of this stuff is releasing next year but a few are still going to hit in 2021. A few will land in a few days and one is already out. It goes to show how much attention I pay to things. Scorpions – …
Album Of The Week – November 15, 2021
This coming Friday the 19th marks the long-awaited official release of the landmark Oasis concert at Knebworth 1996. I will be waiting a moment for my package with everything to arrive from Europe so to bide my time I'll talk about the band's landmark second album. Oasis – (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Released October …
A Soundtrack To Geology
A few weeks ago I offered up my first playlist. I chose the theme of geography because I've got a friend in classes right now and I thought that's what he was taking. As it turns out he is taking geology. So I guess I'll take a shot at making a geology-themed playlist. I myself …
Cool Music Videos
Today I wanted to chill out for a bit and have a look back at a handful of cool music videos. The music video used to define the landscape, MTV was as important in getting people to buy records as radio was. Nowadays more acts than ever can make really good videos, but it takes …
Album Of The Week – November 8, 2021
This week's AOTW pick is a classic from 2004 that saw one of metal's rising stars reach new heights and start to secure their place as the genre's premier act. The album is largely based thematically on the second U.S.-Iraq War and features one of the best 3-song (if not 5-song) opening album sequences ever …
S-Tier Songs, Vol. 5
In 1987 rock was king and it had hair. Everyone was on board the hair train – every new band, no matter their actual sound, made sure their luscious locks were on prominent display in press photos and videos. Many old guard rockers, such as Heart, joined in on the hair party. Rock some tunes, …
Back To The Show
It's fair to say that COVID has totally wreaked havoc on the music industry. Tours were canceled in 2020 and have been faltering to get off the ground again this year. Acts were left at home for a year with nothing to do but record albums that they can't promote on the road, the only …
Album Of The Week – November 1, 2021
This week I'm grabbing one of my favorite albums from recent memory. It's now 4 years old and it's a record that shifted the band's profile and also highlighted significant political issues within modern America. One song in particular from this album would get re-released as a single after massive racial tensions engulfed the country …
The Crooked Wanderer 