Published in The Riff·PinnedMember-onlyMusic For Insight & Regard, But Mostly For The FKN LoveArrested Development’s latest album just might be their best. My conversation with Speech about this and much more. — “When the hard stuff comes will I rise up, can I handle it? Yes is always my answer!” raps legendary hip hop artist and leader of the acclaimed Arrested Development, on the band’s lead track from their latest release, For The FKN Love (Vagabond Productions). Arrested Development exploded onto the…Music11 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTable of ContentsThanks for checking out my page and reading my work. Writing is a passion and I love connecting with readers and fellow writers here on Medium and throughout all of social media. If you’re so inclined, here’s an easy way to scroll through the topics I write about. …Table Of Contents13 min read
Published in The Bad Influence·PinnedMember-onlyHow To Make $5.19 A Month On MediumI’ve read countless articles on Medium about “How To” make hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on this platform each month. I appreciate and enjoy all of them. What seems to be lacking however is the more realistic, less extravagant, and infinitely more attainable, “How to earn $1 to $5…How To3 min read
Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Rob JanickeWriting poetry or articles, as I’ve been doing weekly (sometimes daily) here on Medium for the past year, is a lot easier than writing an entire piece about myself…but here goes! Hi, my name is Rob Janicke. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York but don’t have the…About Me5 min read
Published in The Riff·Jun 25Member-onlySnap, Crackle, PlayThose pops and hisses you hear when you drop the needle on the record are anticipatory bliss — Listening to music is supposed to be a contact sport. If you don’t feel anything, you’re dead. You want “flawless” sound, instant gratification, and seamless transitions from one song to the next? It’s not music you want, it’s a digital wasteland masquerading as music. Be gone. The experience goes like…Music3 min read
Published in Abandoned Albums·May 27Member-onlyEpisode 2— Eric SiblinStudio Grace: The Making of a Record — Music1 min readImage may be subject to copyrightEpisode 2— Eric SiblinStudio Grace: The Making of a Record----
Published in The Riff·Apr 17Member-only752 Days Later…Live Music Comes Back Into My LifeThe Menzingers at Starland Ballroom 4/2/22 — Let’s go back a bit, shall we? The date was March 11. 2020 and my life (and everyone else’s) was about to look radically different. You’d think this sentence is going to be about the Covid-19 pandemic, but it’s not. At least not yet. If we turn the calendar back…Music4 min read
Published in Everything Fun·Apr 17Member-onlyWhen The “Waterfalls”, The Words FlowThere’s something about the sound and look of running water that drives imagination — Thank you, Hollie Petit, Ph.D. for this writing prompt! When I first saw Hollie’s post, I was immediately reminded of a piece I wrote back in January of 2021. …Everything Fun3 min read
Published in The Bad Influence·Apr 9Member-onlyFood For Little ThoughtA poem about you — Poetry1 min readPhoto by Simon Wijers on UnsplashFood For Little ThoughtA poem about you----
Published in Abandoned Albums·Mar 31Member-onlyEpisode 11 — March 30, 2022Build Your Own Monster — You know when you’ve eaten a meal and instantly knew you had to go back for seconds? The same can be said for discussing music with Eric Beetner of Go! Dog! Go! and Build Your Own Monster, so that’s exactly what we did. In order for there to be “seconds”…Music2 min read