The year from hell is finally over. I’ve been lagging behind in recapping everything because I wanted to make sure I had all my energy for the Passion of the Weiss blurbs (read both here). In spite of all the bad, I will cover anything from this year I loved…

I don’t get it anymore. It seems almost impossible to properly gauge what’s a “hit” anymore. The mere notion of going outside doesn’t tell the entire story; of course you’ll hear playlist fodder serve the function of background noise. The charts are hardly helpful, baffled by listening patterns that they…

Welcome back to The Middle of Nowhere. Some new(ish) music and some wrestling on the docket but first, I’ve been thinking about the cozy escapism found in music videos. Which Music Video Are We Spending Our Whole Life? If you’ve read my work for more than a few pieces, I’ve…

Welcome back to The Middle of Nowhere. I’ve been thinking about a lot of music but none more than Mavi’s Laughing so Hard, it Hurts. But I first wanted to write about Twin Peaks. An Ode to Twin Peaks Twin Peaks helped save my life. I try not to say…

Welcome back. For those that don’t know, I lost my mother to her battle with depression so I took the time to properly digest that grief. I promise I’m not disappearing unprompted. Words hit these blank documents with a purpose nowadays, I’m grateful I have this platform to freely dump…

Welcome back to The Middle of Nowhere. I don’t often pat myself on the back but it genuinely feels great writing again. Admittedly, I’m still trying to figure out how good I still am at this but more importantly, I feel free and I’m having fun. …

Welcome back to another installment of the column. I got some more opinions to get off my chest so we’re back at the word doc. Lately, I’ve been thinking about this XXXTentacion album. Revisiting 17 I got to watch XXXTentacion become a superstar right in front of me. Broward County…

Welcome back with another installment of the column. It feels good to write these. There’s a lot to unpack so let’s start with the thought experiment I still haven’t quite cracked the code on, revolving around one of my favorite writing topics: Drake. Honestly, Nevermind & The Tug of War…