Nothing to Defend

Trees ready to shed crimson leaves, like so many days before the Northern Wind comes, peppering the streets in a coat of crunch; a moment to stop,  pause, and breathe in.   I know now, because I’ve let these moments pass me by in the past, when I was dumb, deaf, and blind. I stood …

diskoseismology

I want to self immolate                           be consumed                           in a conflagration              for a cause People have no “cause”                           there is no “cause”                           for us,              for the antithesis of causes                           we are the cause I don’t allow myself               to handle a gun in                           these moments-              but I imagine                           the sound of grooved metal                           (surface area to release …

Throwing Crumpled Love Notes

I had never cried during a movie                          until I saw The Notebook,             now shows where animals struggle                          just to survive,                                       make my throat grow tight,             my arms reaching out to push a chick into a nest,                          breath silently screaming at whales to turn around. I’ve never been a patriot,             but the sight of wounded soldiers returning home                          fills me with pride for the …

Track Scars

Track Scars Artist: Track Scars Year Released: 2017 Rating: 3.5/5 The American electropunk duo, Track Scars, deliver on every promise made in promo material with their debut self-titled EP. Symphonic music rhythmically buried under waves of well timed drum beats and jarring (almost pitchy) vocals keep you from being lulled down comfortable alleys of creeping …

The Lords of Salem

The Lords of Salem Director: Rob Zombie Stars: Sheri Moon Zombie, Dee Wallace Year Released: 2013 Rating: 0/5 What can I say about The Lords of Salem that hasn’t already been said? What words can describe my experience watching Rob Zombie’s 6th venture into film writing and directing? Let me start off by saying that …