I’m a sucker for three things: Female vocalists singing power ballads Music about superheroes Covers of good songs I have a Pandora station called, “Epic Lady Rock.” I play it all the time. It was seeded with music from all over the world, from Nightwish to Alanis Morisette. But, there is one musician—nay, one song—that […]
After watching over a dozen movie dance mashups on YouTube, I decided there must be a perfect tempo for dance music. A quick Google search told me there would be only one way to find the answer. I would have to spend time on the BPM Database researching the greatest dance songs of all time and then average […]
Unrealistic romantic expectations are normal. Our movies, books, and music are filled with dangerous ideas disguised as romance. The creepy obsessions and stalker behavior is well covered. Search for “unrealistic romantic expectations.” You’ll find over 600 thousand articles. To save you time, I read the first page of articles and concluded everyone ignores the most obvious unrealistic […]
I’m not the only person who sees the correlation of hipsters and hippies. Hell, in my early 20s, we couldn’t go three days without my former Room Lord (then just roommate) sporting clashing tie dye and shouting obscenities about the man. What can I say? We were a disgruntled group of rebellious youths. As we’re going […]
I’m a big fan of amateur music videos (AMVs). These are music videos cut together with scenes from a tv show and connected to a song. They’ve been around at least as long as the internet. The earliest AMVs got started in the anime fandom. They’re tied together so much AMV started out meaining “Anime Music […]
It may surprise you to learn I spend little time in dive bars. Back in my chemically augmented days, I was much more likely to drink at home, a friend’s house, or around a large open flame. Any place I could quaff rum from a plastic jug mixed with the green Hawaiian Punch without fear […]
There are days when I need to listen to pop punk. It can serve as a constant reminder of my roots as an overly serious teenager. Ironic, considering most pop punk is about being immature, stupid, and doing things I never did. There are gems. Songs with enough emotional weight they crawl inside my soul […]
When I was younger, I was very serious about cultivating my image. Not good at it, but serious. There was this adolescent belief I wasn’t meant to enjoy things just to enjoy them. Teenage Matt was a massive tool. I am still in recovery. Fortunately, they invented that anti-douche patch. It helps, but I fear […]
Why is Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit considered the quintessential song of the 90s? It’s not even Nirvana’s best song. And, yet, there it sits at the top of every 90s music list like some sort of shining beacon of awesome. Don’t get me wrong. I’d put it on my list of top 100 90s […]
