My last post hinted at a certain abandon in pursuit of intense feeling, and suggested more related musings were to come. So here we are. The other day I was explaining to DP that my tendency to hyperfocus on the art project of the moment, complete with frustrating technical challenges, improbable learning curves, and rhetorical... Continue Reading →
[Note: I have a ton of other art-things I sorely need to do, and in fact WANT to do, but which are difficult to say the least - so of course this is the moment I choose to finish and release this obsolete blog post that has been sitting in draft since last summer. Looking... Continue Reading →
For the edification of any passing strangers in a similar position (Pictured: My current home recording station) 1/23/2023 It’s easy to be a headless chicken researching potential purchases. I had to remind myself that I’m trying to put forth a distinct creative vision and so need to set goals from that standpoint: what tools will... Continue Reading →
Well, Folks, it's hard to believe we're approaching the Holidays again. I suppose putting out an LP and being point-person for a new admin system at work will do that to a body.I'll be putting one more EP out on Bandcamp before the end of the year: three original tracks and a cover. The way... Continue Reading →
Ten years ago, I turned 30. I didn't feel too ceremonious about the number itself. Maybe it sounded high-ish, because after all, I had never in my life been older. I was vaguely aware of traits the dominant culture might start attributing to me, but I was astute enough to realize that 30 wasn't old... Continue Reading →
For any passing strangers who might be vaguely aware of my career saga, I’ll give you the latest chapter - though its conclusion has not yet been written. I just went on my fourth internal panel interview in four years. (As you read, keep in mind that I work for a huge corporation.) What my... Continue Reading →
Though mainly a biopic, Christine (2016) could be viewed as a horror of the banal. A friend of mine who is a horror aficionado just happened to post his review of the film on Zuckerbook this week, and even if I'd had any doubt about watching it after checking out the trailer on YouTube (I... Continue Reading →
So. Career musings aside, I've been methodically posting a few arts-and-culture entries I'd begun but that sat unfinished for a while. Interestingly, if I look at the subject matter, they make an interesting triptych: sex, lies, and videotape, Purple Rain, and, finally, Alex Garland's most recent, somewhat divisive offering: Men. The common thread of course... Continue Reading →
I've been pretty honest in this blog about my (so far unsuccessful) career change machinations - but as my partner reminded me tonight, there is a saying that "There's the truth, and then there's the TRUTH." Tonight I'm all about cracking open that all-caps truth, in the interest of confronting and hopefully transcending it.1) I've... Continue Reading →
Seems I’ve lately been drawn to popular media I was too young for the first go-round. (See also: my recent coverage of sex, lies, and videotape). As part of that kick I watched Purple Rain in its entirety for the first time. Turns out that was apropos, because my new album is about toxic roots,... Continue Reading →
The Sold Kingdom 