I struggle with long term lyrics memorization. When I would gig I could memorize the set for shows but then the lyrics would fade away. I’m great with memorizing melodies though!

I watched The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension for the first time the other night. While it did have a couple memorable moments and a Jeff Goldblum cowboy, I still didn’t like it very much.

When I walked out of work tonight, 3 young men were in the parking lot smoking a blunt and listening to Danzig. I’m glad culture is being kept alive in this crazy world.

I was reflecting on 2025, my first full year using Bluesky and I’m glad to see this platform continuing to thrive. I’ve met a bunch of musicians and artists and had some really engaging conversations. For this year I’d like to collaborate with more artists. I’m coming out of my hermit era.

I woke up at the crack of noon. Went to put on music on my TV to clean the apartment and saw the music video tab. Decided to put on 90s alternative. For the past few hours life has been good.

I had just got a cheap Glarry guitar and wanted to record something before I setup the guitar. This is a $75 guitar unmodified on this track.

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I could never make a short simple list of the music that inspires my music. It would be 1000s, potentially 10s of thousands of artists and bands. As a young person exploring music on my own I definitely connected with Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendrix, Sublime and David Bowie.

Los Angeles is the city I love and it’s in California which is my home state and that’s inside of United States of America. The future is concerning. Maybe because of Hollywood we’re all waiting for the moment the rebels blow up the Death Star but I don’t know if that’s how reality works.

I spent my 20s mostly reclusive just working on music between a series of boring day jobs. I wasn’t socializing regularly and music acted as an escape for me.

I make a decent amount of music with this pawnshop strat. Originally picked up for $90. I removed the lacquer with a heat gun and putty knife. Did a tone/volume mod. Replaced pickups with 90s MIJ(possibly Korea). Added glow in the dark paint. Sanded the neck and added a wipe on poly satin finish.

I’m finally at the point where my goal in music is to highlight honesty rather than ambition. Feels good 🥹

I remember recording guitar for this instrumental. I’m not sure if the drums are sampled/programmed/beat pad etc. The weird sparkly effect could be a soft synth or a sample.

I mostly post thoughts here, but I’m going to start sharing music I’ve made too. Starting with experimental instrumentals that came out of long stretches of solitude and being homesick for Southern California.

Love. Affection. Kindness. Peace. Rest. Rain. Warm Sunshine. Friendship. Understanding. Connections. Growth.

Some study said that after 35 you become a curmudgeon and stop enjoying new music but at 31 I still love new music just as much as I did when I was a youth.

I’m a big goal person. I set huge goals and accomplish them by sheer willpower. 2026 I’m taking a different approach. I’m breaking the year into a bunch of tiny micro goals.

I’m grateful for the competitive internet production scene in music. People speed running projects in DAWs and making beats in 5 minutes. Do I do that? Absolutely not. I did learn how to navigate logic from those videos and my workflow is speedy because of them.

The thing I despise about digital media is that this album cover can’t get posted on most platforms without getting flagged for removal. What kind of dystopian future doesn’t allow people to get the led out?

Starting out my year right with a replay of Final Fantasy VI

I saw a musician say they make Midwest Emo in California. Like my dude that’s just West Coast emo.

The Raegan administration was involved in at least 7 South American countries. George H. W. Bush was involved in 6. Clinton shifted it to mostly economic intervention but it was still around 6 countries.

Don’t let anyone from the United States tell you “this wasn’t what our country was founded on” or “our government doesn’t represent us” There are “good” people in this country but those “good” people don’t have the ability to hold the “bad” people accountable.

It is day 2 of the new year and I already feel a sense of determination that was difficult to tap into last year.

I like things that make artists uniquely themselves. Those are often people’s biggest insecurities but it really is what makes us all stand out from each other.

Happy New Year’s! I’m grateful for this community and the people I’ve met on this platform. I hope 2026 brings you success and many blessings 🖤

Shout out to the wonderful transgender community on Bluesky. The memes you share are top tier.

There’s no shortcuts to music and people who promise those things are probably asking for money

2025 was a year of hard work. It is tough to go from being the boss to mopping floors but it puts things in perspective. Let’s hope 2026 brings new opportunities and financial stability.

If we apply our moral standards of today and apply them retroactively, art would simply not exist. I’m in the growing minority of people who still view art as expression not a character reference.

It’s not a common practice in the west but I avoid speaking poorly of the dead

I love the recurring theme of horror that we, the viewer, observer, or reader are the monster

Modern production really turned me off from metal. Perfectly quantized metal while technically impressive isn’t anything I want to listen to on my drive home from work. The drums are clicky, annoying and the guitars have no groove. The bass just mirrors the lead. Don’t get me started on vocals.

I’m optimistic for the next decade. There is an air of change coming.

I know the answer and this is purely rhetorical but how come you rarely meet people who are just like “yeah I come from a wealthy family and am appreciative of the opportunities afforded to me by my family”

My music has always been pro human while embracing the the digital realm. The perfectly quantized 500 take studio days are over. All hail imperfections.

2026 I’m going hard at the life improvement path

Worked 7 hours today and it was brutal. The customers weirdly weren’t acknowledging it was a holiday. There was also a higher number of complaints than usual in all the departments. If you choose to go out to a business that’s open for a holiday be kind to those you interact with.

I hope everyone has a lovely Christmas holiday this week. I’ll be working at my day job to scrounge up that time and a half pay.

I’m not a fan of the old guard passing on their musical legacy to their preferred pop stars. If music can weaponized as a form of cultural rebellion why do we care which artists are approved by the legends of old.

Have you ever had to overcome stage fright or anxiety surrounding performing in front of an audience?

We need to let non conventionally attractive people be pop musicians again

When you’re number 1, you never mention your competition. I learned that from an anecdote I heard while working at a radio station. A rival company in town was running promos trashing our company and I asked the station manager how he planned on responding and his response resonated with me.

Watching Spinal Tap II and am pleasantly surprised. Still hilarious. Rest in Peace to Rob Reiner.

Why are Walgreen’s, 7-11, CVS, Home Depot, etc. allowed to blast music and high pitched sounds 24/7? Music venues have limits, residential neighborhoods and apartments have limits, yet businesses prove time and time again they’re immune from the laws that govern the working class.

I have a lot of opinions regarding politics and the state of the world but I rarely post them online. I don’t think anyone is going to say: “I follow this musician who is chronically on Bluesky and he thinks that ______ should stop supporting _____ unless they want a war with _______.”

“Would you make a song even if you made no money from it?” Yeah that’s what I spent my free time doing this week. I’m coming to a place where all my influences are finally coming together through my music after years of imitation.

To my German followers I highly recommend the band Shrouds. I saw them last night and enjoyed their set. If you like moody death rock, check them out.

Music academia, while important for preserving aspects of theory and history…also sanitizes music and makes it palatable to the sheltered and wealthy.