November Grapevine

I’m finding that sometimes the monthly grapevine songs fall in to a similar theme or style. I don’t know if it’s due to the mood I’m in, the weather, or just sheer luck. That seems to have happened this month. Or it could be my imagination………..or the voices……….ummmmmmm…… sorry got off track there (feel freeContinue reading “November Grapevine”

End Of Year Influences

With a new year unfolding I thought it would be a good time to present some more bands that released albums in 2018 that I enjoyed and got the gears in my brain turning. First, Parquet Courts ‘Wide Awake’. The song reminds me of much of the ‘post-punk’ funk I enjoyed from the 1980’s, likeContinue reading “End Of Year Influences”

Good reads and good tunes

I stumbled across this song from a book I read called Stillhouse Lake, by Rachel Caine – good read and the music she lists at the end is awesome.  So check it out. This is one of the titles I particularly liked – and of course, the lyrics are way cool – the beat isContinue reading “Good reads and good tunes”

Once More With Feeling

  One of the great things about music is the way it can generate emotions and trigger memories and feelings. I’m particularly drawn to songs that bring out feelings of melancholy. Although melancholy is usually defined as sadness, often with no obvious cause, I also consider the feeling as nostalgic, flooding back memories from daysContinue reading “Once More With Feeling”

HateBeak – Number of the Beak

I found these guys through a friend at work.  I really wanted to review it because I think this is one of those situations where the genre may not be what your into per se, but you can appreciate what you are hearing. Hatebeak, is out of Baltimore and their vocalist is an African GreyContinue reading “HateBeak – Number of the Beak”