by The Last City | Jul 20, 2016 | His & Hers
There are ways to move onward. One is in war, pushing forward, never looking to the left or right, mowing down the opposition. Reaching the ultimate goal. Another is moving forward because to stay still is to stagnate, taking the journey as it comes, unsure...
by The Last City | Jun 16, 2016 | His & Hers
Sometimes life gives you moments that you have to be ready for. Photo 1 It’s odd catching a glimpse of something that you’re sure belongs somewhere else, on the other side of the world, even. A wave of nostalgia followed by the joy of familiarity mixed with the...
by The Last City | Jun 9, 2016 | His & Hers
For anyone like me who grew up in any Protestant tradition in the Bible Belt, these words were probably among the first you ever heard from the Word. They are probably most popular on January 1st, when millions over-ambitious readers check day one off of their...
by The Last City | Jun 7, 2016 | Modern Classical Music, Music Reviews
For many people, classical music conjures up images of prolonged, immersive movements which often require intense focus, deep musical knowledge, and a heavy dose of caffeine to fully grasp. By contrast, Scott Wheeler’s Portraits and Tributes offers short pieces,...
by The Last City | Apr 19, 2016 | Music Reviews
It took five sets of stairs to climb to the third floor. Not all apartment buildings are as user friendly as one would hope. Nor every human as intuitive as architects would hope… I was curious to finally meet the man whose music I had gotten to know pretty...
by The Last City | Feb 23, 2016 | Music Reviews
It’s easy to imagine the studio as a playground, and Megan skipping around it in wide-eyed wonder. Carl Jung said “The creative mind plays with what it loves.” That is certainly the feeling you get when listening to Megan Landry’s first full...
by The Last City | Jan 21, 2016 | Music Reviews
One of my favorite things about life, in all of its aspects, is surprises. The value of pop music is its ability to be immediately familiar, accessible, and comfortably simple. I’ll warn you now: if you want an album that will not offer surprise, or deviate...
by The Last City | Nov 19, 2015 | Modern Classical Music, Music Reviews
Noisetrade strikes again, this time with my eyes bring drawn to a comparison I am often leery of… It sets the bar pretty high when an artist compares themselves to Damien Rice. But I was bored and curious; a cocktail of emotions that has led to everything from...
by The Last City | Sep 7, 2015 | Broken Clocks
It occurred to me recently that all but three of the contacts in my phone require an area code, and that a good deal of them require a country code as well. To get in contact with someone whose living room I was sitting in four months ago, I have to go through an app,...
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