The Urban Existentialist

And so begins a new blog; a new outlet. I’ve been relatively absent from the world of social networking for the past year and a half or so. Once an avid writer and composer, I now attempt to ease my way back into this congested virtual landscape.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

The Explorer

There was a whisper of despondency betwixt my heart and lungs. I called for peace and understanding when I thought I would find none. My silent tearful screams of drunken pain rang louder than my art. My fundamental flaws forbade then called the Saul within my heart. Will I find You in the winter cold, in snow and freezing rain, or in the warmth of friends and fires long of music and refrain? Will I find You in the summer sun, in rays of golden light; in cloudless days of blissful daze; oh, wordless wonder of the sky? There were intrepid beating fickle fragments clinging to my veins. I called for stillness, safe and somber; shy of emptiness and blame. My trying soul could not sustain the farce of "time will heal the pain". But then again I felt my mind go numb as sorrow was replaced. Will I find You in the springtime bloom, in blossoms bursting free, or in the placid tones of bub'ling brooks in vernal symphony? Will I find You in the autumn chill, in brown and crimson...

Air Review - Landmarks Album Review

"Hey man. Check these guys out." It seems like every other day friends, musicians, promoters, and critics alike are shoving album after album, act after act, into our hands proclaiming "this band" to be the greatest thing the world has ever had the pleasure of hearing on a purple backed CD-R smeared with sharpie marker. I would venture to say that on any given day, I'm presented with a minimum of 5 bands or artists to "check out". While most of these artists are "checked off" my list of worthwhile and innovative tunes (See what I did there? - Made a clever pun while also making myself out to be a complete know-it-all hipster jackass), ever so often a band stands out and really catches my attention. I want to make it my own personal initiative to take some time each month to review a great Texas based...