Fat Ninja

My buddy Zeak recently had me listen to the track Handlebars by Flobots. I’ll admit that I initially stopped listening after a few minutes, dismissing it as more aimless drivel. After a while I found myself humming the tune to myself, and came back to give it a closer listen. What I found was a […]

Yesterday my pal Eriq stumbled upon this little gem on the ol’ internets. It’s the video for the song Time To Pretend by MGMT. The catchy chorus and driving, distorted drum-line easily hooked me and I was grabbed by the blatant references to psychidellics.
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At the behest of my good friend Seth I gave a listen to singer/song-writer Ray LaMontagne a few weeks back. Since then, I just can’t get enough of this guy’s music. He’s such a far cry from the Top 20, bubblegum music that permeates the airwaves. I mean, it’s just so common for studios to […]

I’ve done some dabbling in the UK’s rising hip-hop scene lately, and I’ve been impressed with those artists who have found their way across the pond. My brother-in-law Steve, ever a fount for new music, recently turned me on to The Streets (a.k.a. Mike Skinner), a thick-accented Brit with a sharp wit, a way with […]

As I was driving home after work yesterday listening to NPR, I caught an interview with Wade Schuman, frontman for the unusual musical troupe known as Hazmat Modine. As I listened to Wade wax poetic on the origins and influences of Hazmat Modine, I was immediately intrigued. This curiosity was only piqued by the snippets […]

There was a time when the art of being an MC was intimately tied to intelligence and integrity. Groups like A Tribe Called Quest fell back on hollow-point diction to battle foes, while Del tha Funkee Homosapien left opponents tongue-tied with his quick wit and equally deft flows. However, as hip-hop slipped further into the […]

As a fan of Tool, I’m almost sorry to say that I was never all that impressed with their last effort in Lateralus. I know that many of my fellow Tool fans that might be reading this are thinking less of me with every passing moment. I know that the album was largely well-received by […]

David Gahan’s interpretation of Martin Gore’s lyrics have always had a knack for tapping into that melancholy part of me, making me find joy in sadness.

Their music offers a candid glimpse of the landscape of ideas and limitless horizons that is art; a place of imagination and intellect alike.

One of life’s joys lies in the discovery of new music. Few things are quite as spiritually satisfying as finding a new musical artist whose works happen to resonate with the emotional leanings of one’s soul. Fortunately, since I started working for Yahoo! I’ve had the chance to do a great deal more musical exploration […]