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Red Dead 2 and the great pyramids
I bought Red Dead Redemption 2 last weekend because it was reduced to $17, it’s supposed to be amazing, and I loved the first one. I still have to finish Pragmata (loving it) and am really enjoying Forza Horizon 6, but I’m planning to play the heck out of Red Dead. Seeing as how Red…
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Noticed this in the bathroom of a local boba shop. There’s a debate raging at my work about us supporting a certain government “aliens” website, and this sign made me smile. We need more of this.
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Winter Warz
One of the best Wu-Tang Clan-era verses ever is from Capadonna on Winter Warz. I’ve been on a Ghostface Killah kick recently and was trying to find my favorite song off of Ironman (my favorite Ghostface album), which featured the (Wu affiliate) Capadonna rapping for what seemed like forever. I couldn’t find it for a…
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Black Milk, Judy Bailey Quartet, Telehealth, and more of my favorite albums from May 2026
Another good month of new music. Tina Edward’s Jazz-ish Jazz Club continues to provide a great source of discovery to augment my KEXP/Spotify/internet pipeline. Black Milk – Ceremony One of my all-time favorite rapper/producers. Nine albums in. Seems like he’s just getting better. Judy Bailey Quartet – Colours Amazing album. Originally from 1976 but just…
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Flea, Aaron Shaw, Blu & Exile, and more of my favorite albums from April 2026
This month was a bit of a blur. I went to Istanbul for a week. I was sick for a week. Music still kept me company. There were some pleasant musical surprises for me, in particular the three albums mentioned in the title. Flea!? So many great jazz and jazzy dance-adjacent instrumental albums this year,…
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The thing about Marathon (the game, not running)
The new shooter, Marathon, is proving to be pretty great against all odds and conventional logic. Rather than the Goldilocks rule applying (it doesn’t here at all), it’s actually great because of how imbalanced and hard it is. But only if you have a good crew to play with (and I’m lucky enough to have…
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Mammal Hands, Alexis Taylor, Champagne Bubblebath, and more of my favorite albums from March 2026
This music update is way late. I’ll blame spring break and the nice weather here in North Carolina for keeping me away from my laptop. There has been no break from new music, though, and here is what I loved most in March.
