It’s about that time again. music had been listened to and now you’re gonna hear about it. Like Adele once said..hello, it’s me1. It has been far to long since we’ve done this (a couple […]
Author: Erik Belcarz
Journey Through The Unheard: The Unheardening
Hey Look! It’s Another Column about the gratuitous amount of music I’ve purchased but haven’t listened to. Part I can be found here. To paraphrase the immortal David Coverdale, here I go again, on my […]
Stop Buying CDS!!!: My Journey Through The Unheard
Chronicling my journey through the hundreds of cds I own but have yet to listen to. There is a ritual in my house: when a pale-yellow bubble mailer arrives with the day’s post, always addressed […]
Kuzzos On A Pale Blue Dot
Detroit’s avenue of Fashion; where chicken, cupcakes, coffee and my first novel come together. Oh, and also space probes. This piece is all about the time I went to Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion back in […]
The Odd Prescience Of Papa Roach
Unfortunately, the CoronavIrus is everywhere. It raises the questions; Who knew what and when did they know it? The answer may surprise you. Now, firmly in the midst of the the Covid-19 Pandemic (otherwise known […]
I Ask 21 Questions And They All About The Grinch
Is there a link between 50 Cent’s 2003 hit “21 Questions” and Dr. Seuss’ holiday classic? No, not really. In March of 2003, just two months removed from the release of his career-defining, generational wealth-spawning […]
Preseason Whimpers ≠ Regular Season Roars?
By most accounts, the Detroit Lions had a pretty dreadful preseason. The question is, does it even matter? Last Thursday, the Detroit Lions lost their fourth and final preseason game to the Cleveland Browns. When […]
Mediocrity and The Sage of Utility Closet B3
I wrote a fake account of a fake conversation with a fake person. Only the Detroit Pistons problems are real. “What a load of malarkey!” I screamed like a two-bit 30s gangster. “Thirty-seven and a […]
Use Once And Destroy
Like clockwork, thrash metal pioneers Megadeth release a new album every couple of years…and like clockwork, they abandon it shortly thereafter The website www.setlist.fm, a wiki that allows users to upload, you guessed it…concert set […]
Don’t Drink Pepsi, Always Coke and Other Lessons Learned From Doo Doo Brown
In search of life’s truths, we look to a nearly thirty year old, one-hit-wonder about an MC with a fecal-inspired nickname because why not? In 1991, a song called “Doo Doo Brown” was released by […]