A good pop record is made by its hooks, and there are several different kinds of hook. First of all, there's the melody itself, especially in the chorus. Secondly, there are prominent features of the arrangement — neat bass lines, guitar riffs, keyboard licks, and so on. Thirdly, ther...
“While “yearn” and “desire” both describe a longing for something, “yearn” typically implies a deeper, often more intense . . . longing. Yearning is a more powerful and profound longing. So yearning is in our definition of depth: “the quality of being profound.” Let’s look more...
The sound could also be at least partially attributed to Crave’s producer, Aron Kobayashi Ritch, who you would surely recognize as the bass player and producer for Momma, who have also cultivated a distinctive 90s rock sound. “Behind” is joined by a fantastic but all too small bundle of...
Having lost in a round of rock, paper, and scissors, I was forced to sleep on the floor with my parents while my sister and brother took over the bunk beds. Within a couple of hours into falling asleep, I woke up around 3’o clock from the floor vibrating with the bass notes from...
In the country park, purple clover and nests of wild carrot line the footpaths. Ponds are overgrown, their edges crammed with alders, surfaces clogged with bulrushes. A tangle of waterlilies is in bloom. I see a single moorhen, floating listlessly on weed-choked water. A couple of dragon...
“For Those Who Burn”. I also plan to return to streaming soon, starting with the concept art that will be includes in the Extra Features section of “Corpses and Cognac”. I’ll make an announcement once I do, and since I won’t be on a strict editing deadline, I hope to ...
with particularly good separation and bass that is clean and not at all boomy. The lack of boom may come over as bass-light at first, but persevere and you appreciate this. It is important to have a good fit and if you don’t get the seal they will sound thin; of course every ear...
Jan. 2, 2025 — I went to see a special exhibit tonight at the Nelson-Atkins Museum that featured the famous woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa along with dozens of other works by the great Japanese painter Hokusai, his students, and many other artists around the world who were ...
After this line the poet comes to a bridge over the canyon. The metaphors are obvious here. There are dark waters below as they run through dark granite. A bridge takes from one side to another. A canyon in a lot of Ethel’s poetry is a symbol that has to do with a depth that mu...
needed a job. He became my Managing Editor. Some of Bob’s staff hires attempted a take-over of the magazine, and I took a month-long vacation to prove that they were not qualified. The owner, seeing that the magazine would miss its printer deadline, called me back to fix the problem...