Old Enough to Forget

Little Image, or little image, or my favourite and most aesthetically pleasing littleimage. is an alternative pop band from Dallas Texas. The band features the talents of Jackson Simmons (vocals, guitar), Troy Bruner (drums) and Brandon Walters (bass, synth). This is what passes for alternative nowadays. Yeah, I am old. Well, oldish, but it's all relative. Still, gotta give these kids props. They're a band, and band's are not the flavour of the day. Hollywood Records may or may not have the cachet they once had when they were the home of Queen and Fastball. They're still a major label in an age when I have no idea what labels are supposed to do for an artist. I suppose if I had the time I could write a letter to Ashton Ulrich and Mike Daly the dynamic duo who are the band's A&R team and ask them. Self Titled  is another one of those Marco Polo Platters I shelled out less than ten bucks for. I don't know why I just don't take a picture of the album and ...

Uncertain Country was another one of my Marco Polo Platters , and I bought this because it looked cool. I figured it would be artsy and independent. The back cover showed both Factor, and the government of Canada logos, which is code for artistic grants. I'm not judging at all (not yet anyway), I think it's great there's support for the arts. I just hoped it sounded good too. I'm going to give this a couple of spins before I sit on my stool of judgment and spew my nonsense. I am really looking forward to this one. I love the anticipation of the unknown.  First a little homework. For those in the know you can skip ahead to the parts where I jibber jabber about the record. Nothing I'm about to jot down will come as a surprise to the band's fans. I am for the most part largely oblivious to a lot of new stuff that's out there. I hear bits and pieces, often through my son who has a pretty eclectic CD collection. Yes, CD that's his media of choice. I like mos...

I don't go into the mall record stores very often. I'm not in the habit of shelling out for new vinyl. I am though a sucker for a deal, and the other day when my wife dragged me out so she could take some returns I found myself wandering the corridors feeling adrift while I walked past a never ending array of women's clothing stores and the occasion shop dedicated to baseball caps or luggage. There is one little record store that somehow manages to stay in business. They also have a bargain section where the records are only $25 bucks ... what a bargoon!  I started flipping through and I noticed there were quite a few records with a 75% off sticker. That was more like it. It was a small section and I found a few albums that looked interesting. I liked the cover to Are We Having Fun?  I looked the band up and the first line of the wiki page described them as an "alternative rock band from Los Angeles." Good enough. Of the near handful (four, I found four) of ten do...

I blame my wife for this. More to the point I blame that first friggin' Twilight movie. Goodness me, that was some fun, huh? The movie wasn't high art but the soundtrack was pretty bloody awesome. It was full of wicked alternative rock. Heck the biggest surprise to me was the inclusion of "Tremble for My Beloved" by Collective Soul. Don't get me wrong, I am a big fan of the band, but it felt out of place. Paramore was one of the standouts from the collection with the trio of songs they provided. It's kind of mind boggling to think that it's been over fifteen years since the world had to pick whether they were team Edward, or team Jacob ... like Jacob ever had a chance, I mean there are underdogs and then there are lost causes. My wife was team Edward, and we still have a Edward figure in the closet upstairs, in the original box I might add. I like Paramore and I have heard most of their albums except for their 2017 release After Laughter but I honestly ha...