Shawn C. Baker

The Ocean (Collective)

Since moving to LA five years ago the holiday season has come to mean pretty much just one thing to me: METAL. So last year while in the throws of a deep Opeth binge I found myself hunting around on the internet for other groups to pontificate on. These days it takes more than just … Continue reading

Those Guys: Patrick Fischler

You know how it is; occasionally you sit down to watch a movie and maybe you’re a fan of the major cast and maybe you’re not, but at some point in the middle of it one of ‘those guys’ makes an appearance and a smile comes to your face. Those guys? Within the star-machine that … Continue reading

Lovecraft

I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that as I’ve gotten older I’ve developed somewhat of a distance to H.P. Lovecraft’s writing, even though they are possibly the most influential prose on my person from my younger days. It’s not the concepts, it’s the actual writing. Often it is just… bad. Recently I chronicled here … Continue reading