Although my run was a disappointingly slow one, I stuck with my game plan for music along the way. As obsessed as I am with music, and I have it playing around me in some form or another nearly every waking moment, it has been years since I ran or rode my bike with earbuds.  … Continue reading 42nd Race to Robie Creek Mental Playlist (4-20-19) →

After their first two albums shot them into the stratosphere, Ed, Mike, and crew begin their descent into doing what they want to do – and it suits them incredibly well.  There have been solid albums on this list so far (#500-493), but this is the first I am truly passionate about. ***Disclaimer: Attentive readers … Continue reading Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time – #492: Pearl Jam – Vitalogy (1994) →

Just what the world needs – a white dude in 2019 critiquing 1970s funk music.  Well, thanks Rolling Stone!  Here we go… If you ask me, which I guess you didn’t… these guys are definitely at their best when they up the tempo and boogie down, and they just don’t do that enough here.  There … Continue reading Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time – #493: Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s the Way of the World (1975) →

And now for a (slightly delayed) stroll down memory lane... The sound of decades past. Ok, ok, its not March anymore - so sue me. Notable March 2009 releases: Cage the Elephant – Cage the Elephant Matt Schultz’s unique, in-your-face vocal delivery is what first caught my attention on this eponymous debut, and his band … Continue reading Old Releases: March 2019 edition (Cage the Elephant, Silverchair) →