Wilderado’s “Bad Luck”: A Portrait of Restlessness

I’m not entirely sure whose voice speaks through Wilderado’s “Bad Luck,” but it sketches a character I found hard to ignore. I wrote this lyrical breakdown to explore that. I’ve followed the band since 2018 when I first heard “You Don’t Love Me” on their Favors EP. That track stood out for its honest portrayal of aContinueContinue reading “Wilderado’s “Bad Luck”: A Portrait of Restlessness”

The Heart in the Suitcase

It all started when I went looking for a clean, high-res version of a logo U2 used on their album All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Just a little graphic for a side project. Nothing major.But the search turned into something richer. Before I get to that—here’s the logo I found (see above). There’s somethingContinueContinue reading “The Heart in the Suitcase”

That Time I Got Schooled by a Guitar Nerd

| Guest post by Git from Miss’a’sippi | So there I was, a hotshot college freshman at Miss’a’sippi State University, feelin’ like I’d just conquered the world by learning how to microwave a burrito without it exploding. Life was good. I had my hoodie, my flip phone, and a vast, complex understanding of 90s rockContinueContinue reading “That Time I Got Schooled by a Guitar Nerd”

Revisiting “Tusk”

Editor’s note: Today, I’m taking a look at a favorite album. Let’s take a brief look back at this distinctive album. Back when Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk was released in 1979, I’d heard that it was quite a musical departure for them, but I bought a copy of the double album through the Columbia House RecordContinueContinue reading “Revisiting “Tusk””