Reviewing your parents' music collection
In 2017, for the first time, I bought an album based solely on a review I had read without listening to it first. It was a weirdly fascinating experience, the excitement upon discovering what I'd purchased, the anticipation of experiencing the music behind the words that had inspired me, that had been able to convince… Continue reading Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover – Joe Satriani’s “The Extremist” is right up my street
I started this blog in February as the final project for one of my undergrad courses. And I'm equally surprised and proud of myself that I'm still writing about music on here. It's been an interesting journey, closely examining the music of others, of my parents and my brother. But as 2019 is coming to… Continue reading Time To Look Back – 5 Songs For 2019
Wah-wah pedals galore, saxophone scales in the background, groovy drum shuffles and a super laid-back bass - we're talking about funk this week. I am fairly certain that the main reason for this Captain Cool recommendation was the brilliantly wacky band name and its tongue twister quality in combination with the name of their second… Continue reading Where Does Funk Stop? – Captain Cool Presents: “Psychology” by Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
When you own 453 records, it comes as no surprise that some of them have found their way to the bottom of the stack, to a backseat on the shelves, asleep in their unplayed state. Even if you chose to listen to a different record every day of the year you wouldn't make it through… Continue reading The Beautiful Mess that is “Art of Living”
Out of all the music recommendations I get from Captain Cool, I think the genre of German, politically left oriented, crossover rap/rock/punk is the most common. And if this genre description doesn't make any sense to you quite yet, don't worry. Listen to KAFVKA's 2016 debut album Hände Hoch! and I think you'll get it.… Continue reading Politics Is Not a Joke. Or Is It? – Captain Cool Presents: KAFVKA’s “Hände Hoch!”
The Dad Anthology 