Thoughts in Low Places

Picking up from where I left off on last year's music blog.

"It was war that destroyed Leonard Trimble's body, but his wounds went deeper than the loss of his limbs.

I often find myself wishing to be able to experience great bands in the peak of their creative success.

Picking up from where I left off on last year's music blog.

Good art drives curiosity in its enjoyers.

This past year I found myself diverging further in both directions sonically.

There are two reasons that someone chooses to engage with a piece of art be it literature, music, painting, film, or any other form.

Since the writing of my last blog post I've read moving literature, watched riveting TV shows and movies, and found great music I had not heard before.

Raskolnikov was losing himself.

When I had journeyed half of our life's way, I found myself within a shadowed forest, for I had lost the path that does not stray. - Inferno, Canto I, Dante Alighieri In three lines Dante immerses the reader in his grave danger and reveals the magnitude of

Curiosity got the best of me today and I watched two episodes from the third season of the show Succession.

Many current rock, indie, and pop (among other genres) artists today cite The Cure as a critical influence on their sound and style.

Lots of great records came out this year.

I have my last exam for my Analysis class tomorrow.

I'm over eight weeks into my Analysis class here at school.

Music and other art forms are used to express emotions.

Europe so far has been a lot of meeting and traveling with new friends.

Music listeners put artists in a box.

Since its release in April of last year there has been no other album that I've put on more than Alaskan Tapes' "For Us Alone".

I thought a city couldn't feel and look older than Florence until I went to the nearby medieval cities of Siena and San Gimignano.

Though my view of the ocean and the other islands composing the city was quite limited by the thick fog I appreciated my time spent wandering around Venice.

At first in Budapest I thought I was looking at very well kept old buildings and bridges.

I bought this domain in November not knowing exactly what I wanted to do with it.

Being here in winter means walking around summer tourist hotspots that are currently empty.

The mid-winter sun here is pretty.