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Death of Music Magazines? Nooooo!

I have always loved music magazines, with their photos, stories, interviews and reviews, all nicely organized and placed on the page, enticing the reader to pore slowly over the contents, page by page, until that last satisfying (sometimes best) article on the very last page. I equate them with a relaxed afternoon, cool breeze, day [...]

Overheard at the Record Store – Part 3

“Who’s Pearl Jam?” “If he took Final Fantasy home, we’re seriously not going to see him for like two months.” “He put on one of the best shows I’ve ever seen – considering how old he is and that he’s a crack addict.” “You’re Swiss right? Want some Swedish polkas?” “Her character is very morally [...]

The Greatest Form of Flattery

Great albums have a way of sneaking into our cultural consciousness and helping generations to define themselves. Sound too dramatic? Think of  Sgt. Pepper or Pet Sounds, Thriller or Joshua Tree, Are You Experienced or Love Supreme, What’s Going On or Horses, Dark Side of the Moon or Tapestry. The music becomes the soundtrack to [...]

The Music of Dylan Shearer

Dylan Shearer’s music was once described to me as “the best kept secret in Santa Cruz.” Indeed, I knew Dylan for months before I even knew that this shy, unassuming guy was a musician. His music falls into the folky, psychedelic genre of limited-run albums that hard-core seekers fall all over themselves to get a [...]

Creepy House Falls Down

Our house is outside of Santa Cruz, down a little country road that leads to a dead end. Along this road, there are a bunch of houses of varying ages, most of them seemingly built in the last 50 years or so. Around one bend however, there sits a house up on a hill that [...]

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