LWA Blog — music

One of my fave metal albums, Queensrÿche's Operation: Mindcrime (1988). I picked up this reissue a few years ago. I get obsessed with this album every so often and this week has been one of those weeks of listening to it at least once a day. It's a concept album about a heroin addict slash radical who is brainwashed into joining an anarchic group. It all goes downhill from there, as you can imagine. But, we get a pretty great album out of it. I'm gonna keep listening to it until I'm not, and then I'll come back to it...

Really liking this new Hailey Whitters album, I just went down to my local last night and picked up a copy (on pink vinyl no less!). I discovered her when her second album, The Dream, was released right around the start of the pandemic. I think I listened to that album every day for at least 6 months. This one is definitely going into the rotation. Also, we need more butter sculptures in art.

Planning for this year's edition of Primavera Sound was pretty mundane, thankfully. Last year, I wasn't sure about anything due to, you know, circumstances. I did, however, end up being able to book a last minute flight and make it. This year was smooth, and the festival was a riot.  First off, like every festival, you start with the headliners. And what a trio it was. The Powerpuff Girls. Chappell (Blossom), Charli (Buttercup) and Sabrina (Bubbles). These are three of the top tier Pop Girls of right now. They're all different vibes, but I enjoyed each one.  We saw La...

Made it out to Cruel World last week. It's in its fourth year, I believe, this was my first time. I bought the ticket because Til Tuesday was on the lineup. Believe it or not, I saw Til Tuesday decades ago, opening for Rick Springfield. I went to that show specifically to see them. After they broke up a few years later, I became an Aimee Mann fan and have been for all these years. So, yeah, I was super interested in seeing Til Tuesday here in 2025 and I got exactly what I hoped for.  But I also got...

Getting this one in a few days early thanks to the long weekend. This is the second to last of the Possible Soundtracks. The previous ones are sci-fi and horror, check previous posts if you're interested those. Again, pretty simple; romcom-y type songs in my head that might work. Some you might know, others you might not. I think it all flows pretty well. Enjoy!