DeadJournalist.com
Currently viewing the category:
"editorial"
Today, I celebrate my third Father’s Day. That, I know. As for everything else … not so much. Basically, I’m Sargent Schultz.
During May 2013, DeadJournalist will be featuring posts from guest writers on a variety of music-related topics. Kicking-off this series is a piece by musician Alicia Halm.
No year-end music list for me (I don’t do them). But, here is my own look-back at a few things I did like about 2012.
This editorial is all about me and my need to find a roadmap. Jason Isbell’s “Outfit” provides the musical back-drop.
Focusing on Atlanta, I admit I was wrong about the benefits of the Beltline project. But, I am not wrong in my believe that the Atlanta Braves should induct Joe Torre into its Hall of Fame in 2013.
Here’s an ode to 2012, and Furman Bisher, in the “Things I’m Thankful For” editorial. Musical accompaniment by The Mary Onettes.
Is there any worth in a byline? I still think so, but it’s obvious to me, that I may be a dying breed.
With with every dramatic swing of his bat, or trademark bare-handed pick-and-throw from third, we are reminded why we find heroes in baseball stars. As his career comes to an end, here are a few of my thoughts on and memories of Chipper Jones.
Hey look kids, I get all annoyed over a successful execution of online publishing! All because of a single, five-letter word. Oh, and also because marketing isn’t journalist, even when it comes to music.
Relative to others, my past birthdays may have been lame. But as I get older, I realize, that’s not really the point. Birthdays should really be about memories and thank yous.
For a decade, Cake sounded like a spaghetti western got fucked up one night and had a threesome with a blaxploitation film and Jerry Reed. That’s just one of the reasons they remain one of my favorite bands of all-time and yet I still take them for granted … and you do, too.
