If you stumbled upon this article I you should start at the beginning.
So what of this journey? What of 1993 and where I was at musically vs. where I am at now? What of these three albums?
I can … Read the rest
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POPOFF! RETRO REVIEWS PART 3: THE ECSTASY
Getting even further left field we arrive in Iceland. Björk was a name I sorta knew being around- oh by the way, it is pronounced yerk like work not york like pork. Anyway, I never took her music in at … Read the rest
POPOFF! RETRO REVIEWS PART 2: THE MELANCHOLY
This is the album that initially started this whole 3 album journey. I had only intended to review this one album but when I end up doing a TMI interview for Soundwaves Melissa Etheridge came up and so I had … Read the rest
POPOFF! RETRO REVIEWS PART 1: THE AGONY
I know the hits, you know the hits. But the album didn’t hit me in any special way at first. It wasn’t until Junior year when I was so deep in depression I ended up in the kitchen with a … Read the rest
POPOFF! INTRO: THE AGONY, THE MELANCHOLY, AND THE ECSTASY
This post was ins
pired in part by the recent TMI interview I did with the Soundwaves TV crew about the power of music to get us through tough times. You can listen to that right here >>>
When the … Read the rest
ALT REVIEW: a-ha, Oxbow Stage, Napa
As I fully expected, DJ Bear published a review for the a-ha show last Friday. That motivated me to collect my thoughts about the concert, since my wife and I attended it as well. Having said that, I chose not … Read the rest
POPOFF! REVIEW: ABBA DELIVERS THE MOST ABBA ALBUM SINCE EVERY OTHER ABBA ALBUM
Here we are in an age when artists that railed against the system are now selling their catalogs to that very system. Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and others have all sold their music rights off for millions. It … Read the rest
PopOff! Lockemy – Kingdoms EP Review
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The thing with my relation to music is I am usually captured by sound first and lyrics later. If the surface sound of it all comes together in a way my soul savors I can be easily sold. … Read the rest
PopOff! Album Review: Swift and Antonoff’s Folklore
PopOff! Album Review: Taylor Swift’s Folklore Swift and Antonoff’s Folklore
This review is going to require some backstory on my own musical past before we get to the meat of it. Strap yourself in and bring a sweater. I could … Read the rest
POPOFF! CONCERT REVIEW: I Danced with Death and So Should You
Lila Downs, October 12th, 2019 Paramount Theater, Oakland
“I’m not afraid of death; I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” – Woody Allen
I find the United States as a culture is very removed from death outside … Read the rest
PopOff! Retro Review: The Cars – Heartbeat City
Here is an interesting tidbit about me, I don’t listen to my favorite albums that much. It can get a little emotionally intense (positive emotions, let’s be clear) so I really need to feel in the mood for it. I … Read the rest
PopOff Commentary: A Not-So Modern Idea, A Classic Boundary-Breaking Album, and A New Year
For me, 2019 is going to be about my local community and bringing people together as a way to heal this very tribalistic and divided world I live in. And I think it is just perfect that one of the … Read the rest
George Michael, Father Figure to a Generation of GBTQ Youth
This is repost of an album review I did the year of George Michael’s death for Pride in June. And I figured I’d repost it on the anniversary of his death during the Holidays.
I have not done an album … Read the rest
Southern Culture Skids Into Slim’s, Peels Out and Leaves a Hole in the Universe
Let’s get something out of the way right up front, unfortunately for Aloha Screwdriver they opened for Southern Culture On The Skids so by the end of the show they were sort of an afterthought in my mind and I’m … Read the rest
Billy Joel at AT&T Park-Review (San Francisco, 9/05/15)
The restaurants surrounding AT&T Park were packed to the gills as people pre-gamed before the Billy Joel concert in San Francisco on Saturday, September 5. I know this because upon arriving in The City at 6:00 pm in order to … Read the rest
The Notorious Wilco Brothers – Review (San Francisco, 8/06/15)
A few weeks back, news came down that a band going by “The Notorious Wilco Brothers” would be playing San Francisco’s teeny venue The Independent. Since I knew Wilco would be playing this weekends Outside Lands festival and since there 
Review: Howard Jones and Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, San Francisco – 9/01/14
The version of the 2014 Retro Futura show that landed in San Francisco was billed as a “Secret Show,” with tickets only going on sale 48 hours prior for the intimate set at the hip joint Mezzanine. Granted it … Read the rest