by pod | Apr 19, 2025 | The Prince of Darkness Chronicles
This morning, like I do some mornings, I asked Alexa to play a song. “Alexa, play Roxanne by The Police.” A few seconds later, those first few iconic notes hit—and just like that, I wasn’t in my bedroom anymore. I wasn’t waking up slowly or shaking off the sleep. I...
by pod | Apr 15, 2025 | The Prince of Darkness Chronicles
So here’s the thing—sometimes an album hits you at just the right time, even if you don’t realize it until years later. Temple of the Dog was like that for me. I know I’ve said this before, but a lot of music in my life is tied to moments, to whatever I was going...
by pod | Apr 11, 2025 | The Prince of Darkness Chronicles
This morning caught me off guard. Nothing earth-shattering happened—no revelation from the sky or cosmic event. But something lined up just right, and it reminded me that sometimes, the little things can knock you flat in the best possible way. I got up, had my...
by pod | Apr 8, 2025 | The Prince of Darkness Chronicles
This one’s personal. I know most of my blog posts have a personal flavor to them, but this one? This is different. This isn’t about my politics or media or music. This is about my life. Not a plea for sympathy—this isn’t some “my life is so hard” post. This is just...
by pod | Apr 5, 2025 | The Prince of Darkness Chronicles
Good morning, friends. Hope you’re doing alright out there. Let’s talk music for a minute—and not just any music, but the kind that sticks with you. The kind that makes you stop what you’re doing and say, “Who is this?” That happened to me recently, and it’s been...
by pod | Apr 1, 2025 | The Prince of Darkness Chronicles
I didn’t know a damn thing about Oceans of Slumber before I played them on the show last night. They’d been hanging around the edges of my radar, but I’d never really taken the time to dive in. Then I hit play… and that voice came through—and everything stopped. I...
