The Most I Will Ever Say About Star Wars

Ever. (Spoilers for The Rise of Skywalker.)

“Heart Shaped Box” by Nirvana

Day 5 of NaPoWriMo and I’m a bit behind on my challenges. To catch up, I need to add or annotate two songs on Rock Genius. Today being the 20 year anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s suicide, I thought I’d see if any Nirvana lyrics were left unannotated. Of course not. Certainly not “Heart-Shaped Box.” While […]

Chevelle – “Take Out the Gunman” Lyric Video

I haven’t been paying attention to any of the making-of news for La Gárgola like I should’ve been, but I did notice an article from Loudwire on how the new single is rocking some serious cowbell. Behold! No joke. Christopher Walken’s prime directive. Right here. This song has such a bad-ass, suspenseful swagger that I can see […]

“Suicide Off Egg Rock” by Sylvia Plath

This site’s primary purpose is to serve as a portfolio. The secondary purpose is to blog; to get myself writing at least a few times a week. Obviously, we’re off to a slow start, so I’m implementing a new weekly category called Tea & Poetry Tuesday. It sounds luxurious to me because I love both […]

“Hollow” by Alice in Chains: Video Analysis

Alone or in groups, people can always find ways to deprive and destroy themselves. Last Thursday, Alice in Chains released the official video for “Hollow,” the first single off their upcoming album. Directed by Robert Schober, it’s a creepy sci-fi story about isolation that plays up the oppressive sense of abandonment composed by Jerry Cantrell […]