Arrested 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…

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I’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…

Writing 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…

90 of the greatest Alternative, Grunge, and Hip-Hop albums of the 1990s, one record at a time. First up, Ritual de lo Habitual by Jane’s Addiction — Album #1 Jane’s Addiction — Ritual de lo Habitual (released on 8/21/90, Warner Bros. Records) Welcome to the “90 For The 90s” series. Along with an accompanying video on social media, I will be discussing my list of the 90 greatest albums of the 1990s. Why do this, you ask? Good question…

Getting lost in writing, researching, and thinking about music each waking hour creates conflicting emotions…but it’s a good thing — Most of us have been living in some form of an alternate version of what we assumed our lives would be like since late winter of 2020. Plans we had starting in March of that year (birthdays, weddings, vacations, new jobs, etc.) were forcibly put on hold. …

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the debut album of Hip-Hop pioneers, Wu-Tang Clan, continues to influence nearly three decades after its release — “Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nuthin ta fuck wit Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nuthin ta fuck wit Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nuthin ta fuck wit” November 9, 1993, is one of the most important dates in music history. It was right in the heart of the early 90s musical and cultural revolution when it…

Fort Worth rock veterans owned the crowd at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey (10/21/22) — At the height of the 90s grunge/alternative revolution, the world was focused on the music emanating from the rainy Pacific Northwest, namely Seattle. Almost 2,100 miles away in sunny Fort Worth, Texas, music fans were privy to a diamond in the rough known as the Toadies. Made up of four…

My conversation with Hip-Hop producer and Ph.D., Configa — Artistry comes in many forms. Technical skill, hours, years of practice in your field, DNA from creative parents, and many other places. The most important place, though is from your gut. The love and passion you have for something will always outweigh everything else. Don’t get me wrong, skill, practice…