Formlessness Tines

Formlessness Tines

On January 5, 2019 I had the pleasure of heading over to Phoenixville, PA, a 45 minute drive northwest of Philadelphia, with my friend Josh to experience an evening of live ambient music. The event served as a belated celebration for the release of a short run...
Rock and Roll Book Club

Rock and Roll Book Club

Back in 2014 Pat Buzzard, one of my oldest friends, told me about a new podcast he and some buddies were working on. For about a year he and Mark Dantzer, Chuck Johnson, and Ryan Smith had been reading rock bios and getting together for a monthly “book...
My Favorite Rock Album of 2018

My Favorite Rock Album of 2018

The Smashing Pumpkins latest album, Shiny and Oh So Bright Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. (phew), quickly became my favorite rock album of 2018. For a longtime fan of any band, the announcement of a new album 30 years after the band’s formation comes...
My Favorite Pop Album of 2018

My Favorite Pop Album of 2018

I can’t remember the first time I heard Still Corners, but I’m guessing it was long before I knew who they were. I believe it was through a Pandora channel for a similar band, maybe Beach House or Daughter, but the track the first struck me was “The Trip” from their...
My Favorite Instrumental Album of 2018

My Favorite Instrumental Album of 2018

I have friends (you know who you are) that pay a lot of attention to new music that comes out every month, week, or even day. For a time I felt like I was a slacker for not being able to keep up. I would find myself defaulting back to records that I’ve loved for...