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The bit that you skip #4: U2 – If you wear that velvet dress
DISCLAIMER: These won’t be proper reviews -as if I could write those- or have interesting technical tidbits on them. These are more of a “ah, that song reminds me of…” thing. Like the part you skip on a recipe. So it goes. Album: POP. Release date: March 3, 1997. Track: 10. Moods: Ambient, Longing, Bass…
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The bit that you skip #3: Joan Osborne – Ladder
DISCLAIMER: These won’t be proper reviews -as if I could write those- or have interesting technical tidbits on them. These are more of a “ah, that song reminds me of…” thing. Like the part you skip on a recipe. So it goes. Album: Relish. Release date: March 21, 1995. Track: 7. Moods: Bluesy, Jazzy, Longing,…
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The bit that you skip #2: Stone Temple Pilots – Crackerman
DISCLAIMER: These won’t be proper reviews -as if I could write those- or have interesting technical tidbits on them. These are more of a “ah, that song reminds me of…” thing. Like the part you skip on a recipe. So it goes. Album: Core. Release date: September 29, 1992. Track: 11. Moods: Haughty, honest, braggadocio.…
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The bit you skip #1: Stabbing Westward – Desperate now
DISCLAIMER: These won’t be proper reviews -as if I could write those- or have interesting technical tidbits on them. These are more of a “ah, that song reminds me of…” thing. Like the part you skip on a recipe. So it goes. Album: Darkest Days. Release date: April 7th, 1998. Track: 11. Moods: Melancholy, hopelessness.…
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The Wednesday Watch #5: It’s a holiday in Cambodia
The Wednesday Watch is Orestes P. Xistos’ weekly column. We do not believe he is high enough, but don’t worry, he’s just one of them damn yankees. Was that a power ballad reference? Well, I don’t wanna hear about it anymore and instead, I bring you these singles for your listening pleasure. All new-ish, all…
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Frets 12, 7 and 8 – a tangential appraisal of Hoops’ Self-titled EP
“I never wanted to be what you cannot be” – Closing lines on Gemini. The summer of 2016 was pivotal for me. I’d just ended my first year as a bilingual teacher and the road ahead wasn’t clear. I took an on the spot decision to drive from San Diego to San Francisco, alone, in…
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The Wednesday Watch #4: Is this the end of Zombie Shakespeare?
Oh. Hi. Website seems bereft of content this week. EXCEPT FOR ME. Orestes P. Xistos, comin’ atcha live! On column number four. Wow, four of these? AM I ACTUALLY COMMITTED TO WRITING? Or should I just be committed? Five singles for you. If you like any of these, follow the artists, give them a comment…
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Review: Concepción Huerta – El sol de los muertos
As magma creeps through the planet’s crust, it creates a resonance. The viscous molten rock rises and falls thanks to convection, moving tectonic plates to its wanton desires. It’s near impossible for the human mind to comprehend this spectacle but it’s real, and it’s part of our ecosystem. Let’s say for a moment that this…
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Extraños en el bar – “Ahí no era.”
Me escapé temprano del laboratorio. Estoy exhausto después de usar el método Walkley-Black con las muestras de cieno que Scotty recolectó parael doctor Thornton. Thornton es circunspecto y estricto, pero hoy me visitó cada hora, recordándole a Andy, el laboratorista que esté al pendiente de la trampa de líquidos peligrosos. Tuve que usar dicromato de…
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The Wednesday Watch #3: A mi ñero llevan pal monte
The Wednesday Watch is Orestes P. Xistos’ weekly column. We do not align with its radical political beliefs, that include a wild theory about Lenny Kravitz left pinky, but Orestes delivers on time, with plenty of typos, and always includes jammie dodgers and wagon wheels on the christmas basket. Hi, lovely people, specially our readers…
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