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On my 18th birthday a friend gave me two books, The Toa of Pooh, by Benjamin Hoff (still one of the best introductions to Taoism as far as I’m concerned), and All I Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten, by Robert Fulghum. That evening was the beginning of my idle research into eastern [...]

The Devil’s Snare
Lauren Fairweather
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For those who are not up to date on their Wizard Rock (WRock) knowledge, Lauren Fairweather is one half of the WRock group The Moaning Myrtles. About a year ago Lauren started writing songs outside of the Myrtles and The Devil’s Snare is her first solo album.
The first [...]

I need to give a hat tip here to Liz, who is the one who turned me onto the UK WRock group Split Seven Ways. A favor for which I’ll be indebted to her for a while yet to come.
I mention this because SSW dropped a new EP on Friday, called Slytherin Hearts. [...]

So I just got back from seeing Stardust, the new film based on the book of the same name, by Neil Gaiman.
The book tells the story of a boy, named Tristan, who travels into the world of Faerie in order to fulfill a promise he has made to the woman he loves, to bring back [...]

So I ventured out today for my first taste of Wizard Rock in the flesh. I’ve heard from a few people who have expressed trepidation at the idea of going to a show where the crowd would be mostly kids. And not the typical punk/indie types that end up at all ages shows, [...]

So I’m not sure what is up exactly, but I’ve been poking around the Wizard Rock world lately and I’m finding even more to love about this scene. I’m not sure if I’m just in a better mind set to appreciate it all or the quality of the recordings/work has increased by such a [...]

While I was reading over that last post before hitting the submit button I started listening to this show from Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. The second song is just starting…
I’m liking this a lot. Good bluesy/gospel/southern rock feel to it. They’re a four piece band with Grace singing and playing hammond [...]

Artist: The Recipe
Album: Jubilee
Genre: Jamband/Jamgrass
Jubilee is an album with a history, both public and private. The Recipe were the last group associated with the jamband scene that I followed before finally deciding that, for the sake of my own personal growth, I needed to make a total break with the scene. Even then, [...]

Artist: Ultraklystron
Album: Sample tracks from Opensource Lyricist
Genre: Nerdcore
OK, so let’s start off with Nerdcore then.
If you aren’t familiar with the Nerdcore genre, you can think of it as a sub genre of hip hop, with the major difference being that its geeks and nerds behind it all.
Years ago I watched a documentary on hip hop. [...]

At the end of July I went on a little record buying binge, placing orders with four or five different labels. I’m still digesting all the great music that I ended up getting, but there have already been a few things that stuck out that I thought I’d recommend.
First off is a new recording from [...]