Shawn C. Baker

  I Watched Nowhere again last night, this time with K, and it turns out it was Director Greg Araki's birthday! Wow, I guess it's k...

  Holy cow - NEW MARS VOLTA! This news still caught me by surprise, despite the fact that Mr. Brown sent me a message yesterday about a show...

I'm traveling, so any posts here will probably be abbreviated and sporadic. I'm not really a Skynard fan, however, after hearing t...

6 fucking years. Wow. I'll never forget it. I had just staged an intervention with my eventually-to-be ex-wife. Her parents flew out f...

I really dig this new single by The Joy Formidable, a band I don't know all that much about. Not sure if this is the precursor to a new...

The anticipation for Genghis Tron's new album is becoming palpable! It helps that none of these songs are anything I would have expecte...

  A couple weeks ago, my good friend Jacob sent me a link to a band called Skywave's album killerrockandroll on Apple Music. It took me...

One of the things I really dig about Apple Music is the fact that I can see what my friends who have it are listening to (as long as their...

This dropped a few days ago, but I haven't had time to post here. There's an article on Bloody Disgusting - I think - that mention...

Gold & Grey out June 14th. Pre-order HERE . Really interesting video. I like seeing behind the scenes with bands of this caliber. I...

Mr. Brown sent this to me yesterday. I am PSYCHED. I mean, with the momentum of just finishing a re-watch of the original series, I cannot...

I'm digging the Beachhouse/Smiths feel here. Foals is a band my interest has pinioned back and forth on. Their new album,  Everything ...

A few nights ago, K and I watched the 1986 film At Close Range , directed by James Foley and starring Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Chris...

I've read this video is awesome, however until the entire album is released, I'm playing it safe and not indulging in the any new ...

From the B-Sides and Rarities Box set released back in the early 00s. Such a strange track; Cave definitely has a sense of humor - anyone ...

Looks like they dropped the, "The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Anges Nutter, Witch" part of the title, but this looks awesome...

Chester Whelks absolutely kills it with a brief call-to-arms for reassessing one of the greatest albums by a hip hop artist in the last tw...

I'd written these guys off a long time ago. When I first heard System of a Down, and it was this exact song, they made a good impressi...

Unboxed and shelved my CDs last night, and listened to U2's Achtung Baby for the first time in a long time while doing so. That's pr...