Kinda want a 6/8/10 set of Rototoms. Have we forgiven the 80s yet for the proliferation of these?

Yeah I think recycling the outer ring part of old drum heads for mutes is a thing and reminds me I should make a few. I really like dead sounding drums as of late, and feel like I spent many years chasing "big/live/open" drum sounds because of personal bias rather than what was right for t...

You know it’s serious when you get a 16” tom before you even get to the floor. Kit looks very well cared for as well.

At some point in the early/mid aughts I was able to come out of the closet as a Rush fan. It was very liberating no longer having to pretend I came out of the womb listening to velvet underground and the stooges or whatever nonsense people do. I found in the early/mid aughts is when I finally start...

At some point in the early/mid aughts I was able to come out of the closet as a Rush fan. It was very liberating no longer having to pretend I came out of the womb listening to velvet underground and the stooges or whatever nonsense people do.

It used to be a running joke among close friends and bandmates that “you looked like you were having fun up there” was dismissive, glib, faint praise. I’ve mostly come around on this and can accept “fun” as a genuine compliment, albeit from folks who might not go out to shows very much. I’d consider...

I'm so fucking excited to see The Dick Slessig Combo tonight. I'm REALLY hoping they do their rendition of Kraftwerk's "Computer Love," as I read they did that in San Francisco last week. Matmos is playing too, and that will be cool. Matmos played in Boston (ok, Cambridge) in '22 and it w...

Yes, the RAV4 has a JBL system. I think there is a package that’s a level better, but you couldn’t even get those when we were looking. It’s really a bummer how underpowered and unfocused sounding it is and I’m seriously considering upgrading if I knew anything about car stereos. Anyway, another thi...

We went partially EV last year and got a RAV4 plugin hybrid in November. We have mostly had it in cold temps and it was doing 34 miles in a charge, which is good for 3-4 days of trips, on average. It warmed up a bit and my last charge was 46 miles. Electricity is like 30 cents per kWh here and my ro...

You’d think cancer would be tired of FM PASTA kicking its ass but I guess it’s a glutton for punishment. Best to you, and I’m glad this is chemo-free.