Critical Wade Theory

A-ha was formed in Oslo in 1982 Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars, drums, percussion), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards and guitars and vocals), Morten Harket (vocals) Since their beginnings in those sweet, sweet golden 1980s, A-ha has released 11 studio albums,. Most of their albums have achieved platinum status or higher in their home country of Norway and beyond. The band's most recent album is True Nort...

A society in which the private possesses the government and the public is an individual-dominated society is indeed already an authoritarian society.

NOTE: This is a decent interview BUT there is an echo when Pat speaks, unfortunately. Hopefully, you can look past that and see what insights Pat (and hey, myself) brought to the table.  I did try to reduce the echo through EQ manipulation, and there was some success. However, in the future, I will see about fixing the audio through some AI software, and I may re-upload that version. Interest...

I am personally fine with questioning the religion, but does that mean I think all Muslims should be constantly depicted as nothing but these “looming” challenges for our nation's future, as right-wing media was especially keen on doing after 9/11? Nope. Similarly, I don't think literally all Christians should be depicted as immediate threats to an atheist such as myself...

The group [8 Eyed Spy] released one self-titled studio album and one live album in 1981, their sound is definitely rough around the edges, incorporating noisy and, one might say, experimental elements to reject punk's rock cliches and new wave's more overtly commercial appeal...

Ack van Rooyen was a Dutch jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist

 Not all of the world's terrorists belong to al-Qaeda or appeared in Islamic State propaganda videos. To put it cutely, some terrorists might be named "Bubba" rather than “Abdullah,”. They might belong to Y'all-Qaeda. Other terms I've seen are Vanilla ISIS, or how about Yeehawdists? Of course, they might call themselves Christian nationalists, or maybe the MAGA movement. Joe Biden finally wor...

Here I go over some historical events from January-March 1933. Hitler, the Golden Gate Bridge, and King Kong make appearances...

Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. , commonly shortened to Acid Mothers Temple or AMT , is a Japanese psychedelic rock band, the core of which formed in 1995. They are interesting...

So while I really like the idea of Joe Biden being the President rather than Trump getting a second term, I still think Biden's got to go, and, actually, he seems ready to let someone else take the helm in 2024 anyway.

Spacehog seems to be a one-hit wonder, but you might want to check out their other songs and see if they are hits for you.

Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" gives us a few important life lessons...

We know a lot of what needs to be done, and we need people effective at doing it. We also know a lot of people who are interested in defending our interests: Us.

https://grandpahelicopter.bandcamp.com/album/music-to-get-you-shot-at When you have done as much recording as I have and you still are not successful, it can sometimes feel like you are punishing yourself. And that's not only true of music but for the arts in general, so I think you really must do it because you or enjoy it, or actually train yourself to think that way. If you start out with the s...

Here I talk about the Austin Powers character Fat Bastard. I imagine future Fat Bastard story ideas and mention how he reminds me of a locally-relevant wrestling legend you might have even seen on TV back in the day.

The band takes its name from the Fantômas character, a French supervillain character. My thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of Director's Cut.

They could offer progressive candidates (not sellout, corporate-ass so-called "moderate candidates," but actual progressive candidates running for statewide office) more campaign cash and staffing. That would assure a more direct benefit to the American people.  They could also throw more resources into state legislative races, which ought to be an easy decision...

Even though I often focus on hard rock, punk, and metal here, and some old-timey stuff, I like to occasionally prove I don't hate all softer music. In this case, I'm going to look at Mad World, a classic, goth-tinged, new wavy 1980s synth-pop track by Tears For Fears... [NOTE: There's a part here where I say "Even though I didn't experience the most abuse one could imagine," but, for whatever reas...

The Democratic Party should not further align itself with the interests of the billionaire class. Instead, I urge the Democratic Party to move forward in unity with the people fighting for their voices to be heard and their demands met, the people fighting against the growing wealth and power of the rich and powerful, and the people fighting for justice and dignity for all. Either that or the Demo...

Just a little poetry, baby. No big whoop!

10,000 Maniacs are most commonly known for the songs like "These Are Days" and "Like The Weather", and for launching the career of lead singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant.

Reminder: It wasn't illegal immigrants or Iranian terrorists that committed espionage. It was Donald J. Trump! So when are rich, white people going to get profiled by the authorities?

Here I sing high praises for Castlevania, a classic game on the good ol' NES.

Just a little song recommendation episode, no big whoop. I also go over some very basic details of who Linda Perry is.

...So it's no great mystery why the investigation happened because Trump has made clear that he has overt criminal intent moving forward, and the Republican Party overall stands with him and will seemingly excuse any possible crime he commits. By now, this apparently includes even stealing nuclear secrets. Defending the ability, the intention, of anyone to just take such information willy-nilly wo...