R.I.P. – Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Sad news is coming out of New York today with the discovery of Phillip Seymour Hoffman's body in his apartment. I feel this deserves mention, for his having co-starred in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous portraying rock journalist Lester Bangs. Unfortunately Hoffman had recently fallen off of the Sobriety wagon and was in rehab for a… Read More

Dookie And Me

I was brought up on a steady diet of bubbly pop and folk music.  To find any form of music in my childhood household with Floyd, Zepplin, Hendrix or even The Beatles on the cover would be impossible.  My father grew up with an acoustic guitar in his hand listening to acts like The Byrds,… Read More

FRIDAY NIGHT SOUNDTRACK – JAN. 31st, 2014

Last week, Jeff lamented over the snow and the abundance that we have had this winter (which by all accounts feels more like a traditional winter which we experienced when we were kids), but let's try to look at things a bit more optimistically as Sunday is Groundhog Day (not to mention Superbowl Sunday) so… Read More

Why The Grammys Are Broken

Before I begin in on a few thoughts that popped into my head after watching the 56th annual Grammy award ceremony, I would like to say that this is not a hater type piece.  By no means do I look down upon or judge anyone who might have enjoyed watching the live event this past… Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack – Jan. 24th, 2014

Don't you hate the winter....and isn't hate a horribly strong word?  The past two months I've been completely cooped up in my own place doing nothing musically.  I haven't been listening, playing, reading or searching for anything at all.  How can someone write on a music blog if they've done nothing but distance themselves from… Read More

Recommended Listening

Storify by HAFILAXdotCOM<a href="Here's a test run at Storify - which may be an interesting to post the future 8 Tracks or Friday Night Soundtracks, but we'll see. http://storify.com/HAFILAXdotCOM/recommended-listening-2/preview" target="_blank" data-timestamp="2014-01-23T04:30:32.456Z" class="s-published-date timestamp">Wed, Jan 22 2014 20:30:32Recommended Listening Here's a test run at Storify - which may be an interesting to post the future 8… Read More