There’s a moment on a Bali road no Instagram reel captures. You’re riding north from Ubud, the jungle canopy closes overhead, the air shifts — cooler, heavier with moisture, scented with frangipani. A macaque watches from a stone wall. A woman carries a tower of fruit offerings along the shoulder. Then the trees open and you’re looking across terraced rice paddies that drop a hundred meters to a river you…
Tired of the same boring, generic vape batteries that look like medical devices? You’re not alone. Most vapers settle for plain, uninspiring batteries that get the job done but add zero personality to their setup. Enter the TribeTokes Vape Kitty Battery – a game-changer that’s shaking up the vaping world. This isn’t just another battery with a cute sticker slapped on it. TribeTokes has created something special: a vape battery…
Careers in complex surgical care, such as neurosurgery or cardiac surgery, require a high level of expertise, dedication, and specific skills. These professionals are responsible for making life-changing decisions and performing intricate procedures that can significantly impact patient outcomes. This article explores the essential skills and training needed for those aspiring to enter and succeed in complex surgical fields. Comprehensive Educational Foundation The journey to a career in complex surgical…
Rek-lis Brewing Co., located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, has created an eminently drinkable offering in their Carry Out stout. What makes Carry Out Stout stand out is its combination of Chinook and Simcoe hops—uncommon choices for a stout, yet seamlessly integrated into this beer’s flavor profile. At first glance, Carry Out Stout is visually inviting. It pours a dark brown, almost black, with a strong off-white head…
A couple of years ago, the notion that people be it hackers, law breakers or the government were spying on you through your Personal Computer’s webcam was only viewed at as a theory. However, recent developments reveal webcam spying is no longer a suspicion but an uncomfortable reality. Many people have reported spying on their webcam be it in school or at the workplace. But is webcam spying really a…
CBD is making waves around the U.S. and Canada after the two countries legalized it in rapid succession. CBD’s proponents are touting its effectiveness across multiple fields, from treating diseases to helping dogs with joint pain. Now, CBD are trying to discover ways to apply the benefits of CBD and working out. There are a few solid theories that link some of CBD’s properties to a healthy workout routine. CBD…
Every stage of life has its purpose and challenges to help us grow into a more complete version of ourselves, but adolescence is perhaps the most precarious. It’s the stage that establishes a foundation for all that follows and where life-steering habits form. It’s an age of vast physical and mental change, great emotional vulnerability, and intense pressure to endure. As such, behavioral issues are quite common in adolescence, and…
Dream’s End begins as the protagonist discovers he is something other than human. He breaks himself apart to find wires and circuits and a body made of glass and gold. Kristopher Shepard
Animal Collective have announced their first live album of a single show, Live at 9:30, taken from their June 12, 2013 show of a sold-out three night run (June 10-12, 2013) at the historic Washington DC venue, 9:30. The release sees them play highlights such as ‘My Girls’, ‘What Would I Want? Sky’, and ‘The Purple Bottle’ from their decade-plus career. Their previous live release, 2002’s Hollinndagain, was a compilation…
With a new lineup backing up the only original member Erika Wennerstrom and a new surrounding city in Austin, Texas what’s the newest release from Heartless Bastards going to sound like? I’m a long time fan of Heartless Bastards so when I was handed their latest release I was pretty excited to find out just that. Known for their no frills rock and roll sound and the blasting vocals of…
Art Brut one of the better pop driven indie-rock bands out there’s newest album Art Brut Vs. Satan, available April 21,2009, is another assshaker all the way. From songs about growing up to an ode to the “record buying public” and a great song about finding the greatness that is The Replacements, Art Brut Vs. Satan is another great album by Art Brut. Over eleven tracks they once again turn…
So, let’s get down to business, All the While by Frances is one of those catchy Indie-Pop discs that everyone seems to have two or three of laying around for their hipper crowd of friends to enjoy. It’s a disc you can pop in the car and drive too, have a conversation with and sometimes even get out on the dance floor and shake your ass to. With some really…
Every so often I’m given the opportunity to review a band that has that something special and I usually tout it about that I’ve stumbled upon the next BIG thing. Well this time I’m almost certain that I have. 1090 Club, a four piece from Billings, Montana, sophomore release on SideCho Records titled Natural Selection is as complete as it gets. Over ten tracks 1090 Club completely grabs your attention…
What nineteen means to me. A very, very short essay by Kristopher Shepard I’m nineteen-years of age not old or young like some would say. Just plain ol’ nineteen, stuck between becoming an adult in the eyes of the Constitution and leaving my teen years behind me. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about that for a while now, why does nineteen suck the big one so much? It’s…
It’s the holiday’s whoop-dee fucking shit. Obviously, I’m not the most spirited person this time of year. I really despise the snow and the whole green and red color scheme. But, there’s always one upside and that’s excellent songs about the wonderful Christmas holiday, here’s my top five list of songs that you should listen to while getting fat on cookies and ham. Kristopher Shepard
I must be getting soft in my old age of nineteen. I know what you’re thinking reader, ‘nineteen? psh..’ but in “scene years” I’m as old as dirt and should have dropped out ages ago for a life of courdroy pants and synthesized goodness. Well, I just can’t but after listening to The Pink Spiders latest release sadly but truly I’m getting soft but who would feel all warm and…
Calling all Radiohead fans, calling all Radiohead fans we have discovered something just for you! Copper Sails hailing from Virginia offer up an album that drifts in and out with a very relaxing sonic experience. Copper Sails taking licks from bands like Radiohead and Dead Cab for Cutie have reached a wide fan base that only seems to get bigger and are ready to strike while I guess the copper…
So the first thing I see on Modern Skirts – All of Us in Our Night is some big name producers in the indie rock game, big fucking deal that won’t sway me and sadly neither did Modern Skirts. I remember when Shins fever took over shortly after Garden State came out and totally rocked skinny pale kids everywhere to their very score. Kristopher Shepard
The Rockwells are a breath of fresh air with this tour de force of a full length. “Place & Time” offers the listener thirteen dance your pants off tunes with that ability to keep you interested beyond shaking your ass. And to those of us who aren’t wearing pants we got at the junior miss section of Fashion Bug, Rockwells is an intimate album that has plenty to offer a…
I’m having a hard time trying to put into words exactly what Hooray For Earth sounds like. I’m completely dumbfounded by their sound it’s a milkshake of forty different sounds in one stretched over twelve tracks. This self-titled has me reaching deep because it really does deserve some recognition. Hooray For Earth take what makes rock and roll so great in its raw form throws in some excellent key board…