When you can’t find it on Google.

Author: J. J.

  • What is same love?

    So I’m not asking for a tough critique of this music video, but I thought I’d throw this out there. This song doesn’t get everything right, but the spirit of it definitely gets me sometimes when I hear it, almost three years later. I still ask, “What is same love?” How can we even agree…

  • John Wick Candle

    Surely this exists somewhere in real life. Otherwise, here is an image at least for the public domain. By Zepfanman.com. Not available for sale (from me, anyway).

  • Best Albums of 2014

    My third annual list. This is mostly personal preference, but with an ear to recommend both popular and obscure (mostly alt-rock and electronic) albums to other music lovers. On this list, albums get either a 1 (best) or 2 (rest); within those two groups, most have equal ground. This may seem like a boring list…

  • One year of watching Movies You Must See Before You Die

    I’ve mentioned the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die in almost every film-related post over the past 12 months. It doesn’t feel like I’ve been at this list of movies for that long, but in reviewing the films I’ve seen since then, I realize now that it’s definitely time for an update.

  • Close to the Edge – Lisa Marie Presley (2012)

    From her full-length Storm & Grace album. Play on Grooveshark or Spotify (embedded below). File under: roots rock.

  • ON VACATION: Electric Forest Festival, MI

    If you’re having trouble reaching me this Wednesday until Monday, it’s because I’m in the woods. I’m driving up to Michigan for the four-day music festival, Electric Forest. This is the first time I’ll be camping at a music festival; I’m pretty excited to have this opportunity to get away with a few of my…