Grateful Dead

Greetings and salutations! I’ve been diving into the collection over the last few weeks since I’ve last checked in. Let’s hit the bricks, shall we? LIVING WEAPON: PARADISE (CLOSED CASKET ACTIVITIES, 2021) This is another side project of Vein.fm (much like Fleshwater, which I discussed here), but instead of the more heavy alt/nu-metal sound they go full…

Undeniable connection… Blind love clouded our judgements that evening and the secret will forever hide within us like a phantom. So we can both save our illustrious image of puriety and grace. Eventually my denial will backfire establishing and inevitable awaking. Defiance of our teachings out diabolic desires drove our…

When I finally got old enough to run away from home I started going to see Grateful Dead shows whenever I could scrounge up the money for the tickets and the travel. In ’94 and ’95 I saw 11 Grateful Dead shows. Tickets cost $20 — $25, and those tickets…

Before we begin, it’s important to note the unusual depth and ambiguity of this one. Unlike “Can’t By Me Love,” it’s meaning is very elusive and subjective, and fittingly so. It’s one of those pieces that provides an explanation for everything and nothing at once. …

Warning: The following article contains references, commentary, and fanatic postulations about a band often referred to as The Dead. The Grateful Dead are perhaps the essential American band, as no one tells better tales of fend-for-yourself 20th century America. While the group has always attracted burnouts and rough characters, it’s…

About twenty years ago I was working in a casino mall outside of Las Vegas. The mall was new and unknown — upscale — but with very little traffic. There was a rare Japanese tourist or fashionista from Beverly Hills looking for deals. But sales were slow. …

Once in Awhile You Get Shown the Light in the Strangest of Places if You Look at it Right