review
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protectiveness as love in Stranger Things season 2
looking at the second season’s portrayal of care, control, and the emotional cost of keeping others safe. Season 2 of Stranger Things was always the one least talked about from what I’ve seen – and I include myself in this.… Continue reading
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the last romantic: the tragic beauty of Jeff Buckley’s Grace
iInside the timeless soul of an album that embodies beauty, pain, and yearning. It’s difficult to define Jeff Buckley with just a few adjectives, because he was a rather unique soul. What he was essentially was an American singer, songwriter,… Continue reading
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the Eagles and the sound of the southwest
California roots, desert dreams, and the music of freedom. There’s a corner in Winslow, Arizona where a bronze statue stands with a guitar in hand, in honour of a single line from the Eagles’ first hit Take It Easy: “Well,… Continue reading
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Everything You’ve Come to Expect by The Last Shadow Puppets: a hidden gem in modern rock
how Alex Turner and Miles Kane turned excess and surrealism into one of the 2010s’ most audacious cult albums. It’s funny how the culture of gatekeeping got to me without me ever realizing it. I know this because the band… Continue reading
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from screen to stage: a review of Stranger Things: The First Shadow
reviewing the theatrical spectacle and hidden depths of Stranger Things: The First Shadow. I’m a very big fan of Stranger Things. When I say “fan,” I don’t necessarily mean it in just the fun, fictional character–obsessed way, but in the… Continue reading
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the rock album you need to listen to: Dire Straits’ first record
exploring the understated brilliance of Dire Straits’ debut album. The setting is this: I’m on a train from London back to Paris, and I’ve got to pick something to listen to. The English countryside is unfurling to my right, it’s… Continue reading
the back rows 