Reviews of music
Bruce Springsteen’s album Nebraska was released September 30th, 1982. I don’t know if I bought it that day, but I owned it shortly afterward. I was not a huge Springsteen fan, but I think I owned Born To Run, and … Continue reading Second Look: Nebraska—Bruce Springsteen
Who is Robbie Williams? A pop idol. A recovering addict. An egomaniac. Why is Robbie Williams these things? Because he wanted to impress his father. A narcissist who abandoned his family to pursue a singing career. Why does Better Man … Continue reading Movie Review: Better Man (2024)
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a column where in each instalment I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. Today’s game? Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling. Release Date: November 1, 2019 Platforms: Windows, Nintendo … Continue reading Play It By Ear #17 – Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a column where in each instalment I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. Today’s game? Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Release Date: July 22, 2004 Platform: Nintendo … Continue reading Play It By Ear #16 – Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Chuck Berry’s Back in The U.S.A. was released in June of 1959, the perfect soundtrack for this particular moment in time, even if most people didn’t buy the single and caught up with it years later on a Greatest Hits … Continue reading The March 4th Day Thread Gets Back In The U.S.A.
Hello all! I’m still technically on Avocado Hiatus, and likely will be for a while, but I decided that I might still drop one of these every once in a while when I feel like it. In any case, welcome … Continue reading Play It By Ear #15 – A Hat in Time
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a column where each month I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will try … Continue reading Play It By Ear #14 – Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Hello, everyone! As you may or may not be aware, for the past several months I have been running a weekly video game music column on Fridays called ‘Play It By Ear’. The idea has been that each week I … Continue reading ‘Play It By Ear’ Seeks a New Format
This was almost an entirely different review. Quick background: The Beatles 1962-66 and The Beatles 1967-70 were originally released in 1973, two double LPs (vinyl) which served as their Greatest Hits. (For my thoughts on those collections, see this link: … Continue reading How Good It Can Be: The Beatles Red Album, 2023 Edition Review
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #13 – Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #12 – Glover
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #11 – Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #10 – Descent II
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #9 – Potionomics
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #8 – Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #7 – Dynamite Headdy
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #6 – The Mummy Demastered
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #5 – Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!!
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #4 – Lila’s Sky Ark
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #3 – Baten Kaitos
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. (Last week I had initially mentioned that this would be a bi-weekly column, but after … Continue reading Play It By Ear #2 – Chameleon Twist 2
