Category Archives: Music Geekdom

Music and Movies

September 5, 2012 Jeff

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a music junky. Dating back to the time of first learning to stand, right up until this very moment, music has and will always be, a large part of my life. When I was asked to contribute articles to (more…)Read More

30 Day Facebook Song Challenge :: Day 23 :: A Song You Want to Play At Your Wedding

September 2, 2012 Trev

This is by far the easiest of the days thus far due in part to the fact that my 6th Wedding Anniversary occurs later this year. A song that I wanted played at my Wedding (and was played) and was also agreed upon by my Wife (thanks in parttoour mutuallovefortheDMB)was Steady (more…)Read More

Being a Music Geek Used to be Difficult – Part 5 – All Roads Lead to the Internet

August 28, 2012 Trev

With the advent of the iPod and iTunes, the internet was playing an increasingly vital role in our media consumption. We were no longer tied to brick and mortar stores to purchase and discover new music, we merely had to think about a band we liked,punchthatinformation into www.google.com and travel (more…)Read More

Being a Music Geek Used to be Difficult – Part 4

August 23, 2012 Trev

The iPod also brought with it another amazing feature which is both a pro and a con. It brought with it iTunes which essentially put the local record shop in your home, no longer did you have to visit Championship Vinyl (or other local record shop),you'djustneed to fire up your (more…)Read More

Being a Music Geek Used to be Difficult – Part 3

August 20, 2012 Trev

I remember seeing ads for MP3 players and the iPod and not really cluing into what Creative and Apple were hoping to accomplish initially. "Why would you ever want to move away from this relatively stable media format?" (by this time, anti-skip wasassistingthemusic geeks in a big way) I thought (more…)Read More

Being a Music Geek Used to be Difficult – Part 2

August 17, 2012 Trev

Compact Discs were shiny, fancy and new, and proved to bring along with them a new slew of headaches. No more pencils in spokes, no more worrying about the Boom Box's appetite for iron oxidized plastic film, but now you had to be something of a bombspecialist,moveto fast, step (more…)Read More

The Origin Story and the Inspiration to Keep At It….

August 17, 2012 Trev

There's probably another post in the History that speaks to this a little bit, but I've been on a writing kick lately and thought this might be a good time to talk a little about the Origin Story of Hafilax. It was well intended, and conceived justoutofdesignschool by two (maybe idealistic) (more…)Read More

30 Day Facebook Song Challenge :: Day 22 :: A Song That You Listen To When You’re Sad

August 17, 2012 Trev

Last time that I can say I was truly SAD! was many years ago now, but there are two songs that stick out like a pair of sore thumb, as they got stuck on repeat foralittle bit as I indulged in my pity party. They're both off of Coldplay's (more…)Read More

30 Day Facebook Song Challenge :: Day 21 :: A Song You Listen to When You’re Happy

August 17, 2012 Trev

When I saw Day 21's Challenge, I initially thought it would be a breeze, but in thinking about what I listen to when I'm happy, it's a much harder decision. My first inclination was to putdownOAR's "Crazy Game of Poker" as it's energy makes itanearlyfavorite, but it seems almost too (more…)Read More

Being a Music Geek Used to be Difficult – Part 1

August 14, 2012 Trev

Music Geeks much like Geek Culture in general have experienced a boom with the advent of the Internet, but it wasn't always this way. In stopping to think about what I used to haul around with me, it's almost silly in retrospect, mind you at leastIwasn'thauling around a milk crate. (more…)Read More