May 1, 2018

I have been making coffee 1 cup at a time at home for several years. Recently I’ve began using a Hario glass cone dripper made by Hario in Japan. https://www.hario.jp/seihin/productlist.php?bigclass=1 I grind just enough beans for the coffee I’m going to drink that morning which I have always found makes a difference in the taste…

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April 25, 2018

Touching Souls can be purchased here: https://kabecao.bandcamp.com I might be a little late to the party writing about this album now after it has been out since late September last year but I have honestly just now taken the opportunity to really listen to the whole record. In a word it is captivating. Kabeçao’s technique…

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April 16, 2018

This came to me this week via a tweet from my good friend Zack Orr who is a fantastic songwriter so when he says something is amazing I take note. I was more than blown away by this simple, short performance. It is an exceptional band playing great tunes and the lyrics are wonderful. This…

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April 13, 2018

In 2008 due to a series of unfortunate events I lost my collection of over 500 vinyl albums some of which I thought would not possibly be replaceable. I had albums by bands that I knew were obscure and who’s records must have been long out of print and not available from the usual channels…

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April 11, 2018

When I was young I was obsessive about listening to and discovering music. Sometime in my 30s the discovery part waned a little. I stopped listening to radio and was not actively seeking out music that I didn’t know at all – something I did a lot of when I was younger. My circle was…

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