Birthday Newsletter!

It’s my birthday! Happy birthday to me! I’m 26 now yay!

Howdy Patrons and welcome to the newsletter of cool stuff! I just wanted to jump in and let you know what I’ve been up to so far since the last time I saw you guys.

I saw Lupin III: The First (2019)

I went into the theater completely in the dark about the Lupin III franchise and left absolutely delighted. I didn’t know that the series was that freaking funny. I’d heard of the show before referenced in rap and other places but I was surprised to find out how funny, colorful and exciting the movie was. It’s rare for me to genuinely laugh so hard in the theater but there I was laughing with friends and having a great time. I totally recommend this movie and give it a solid 8/10

Donda and CLB both dropped

So the thing about Drake and Kanye is that I’m not excited for either artists’ album anymore and for different reasons. On Kanye’s side he’s often too erratic with his promotion trying to build up so much hype for this album when there really isn’t any need to. Kanye has been in the music industry for decades and is already a living legend. The overmarketing from Kanye makes me expect a freaking masterpiece every time because he’s delivered on that kind of stuff with projects in the past. But now it’s the same level of hype building for albums that fall short of that. Is that an unrealistic expectation? Maybe, but that’s how I feel.

What I will give Kanye is that he tries to push the boundaries of his music and the outer limits of what he can do in a song which is what I can’t say about Drake. A Drake album often sounds like he plays it safe often, with anything that’s “different” sounding like an imitation instead of immersing himself and trying to add his own thing to it. This only seems to occur on albums. When it comes to standalone singles and loosies I feel like Drake is more of an unleashed being whereas on CLB it seems like Drake stays to the formula. Don’t get me wrong it’s a winning formula, but that makes us the listener foolish for expecting something different. It’s a good project, but it’s not going to reinvent the wheel. Which is something we only talk about when you’re at the forefront of the genre.

Also, I’m so tired of fucking 20+ song albums. Release one half one week and one the next I don’t care. I can’t remember the last 20+ song album that was fully coherent. These aren’t albums anymore. These are just playlists at this point and I’m fine if we just call them that at this point.

What I’m watching listening to.

Despite Donda and CLB dropping, I’m listening to Jenevieve’s new album  “Division” the most. It’s clear, concise and overall just some really good singing going on there. Definitely check it out.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69BMPXUuEz1S9cdual6peV?si=96f5539cfd404827