Month: September 2018

Will Energetic Recruiting Give North Park University Football its First Winning Season in 50 Years? by Mark Erickson

My Alma Mater, North Park University (Chicago, IL), used to be a national powerhouse in Division III (non-scholarship) men’s basketball. North Park won national championships in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, and 1987. The hoops’ team fell on very hard times after the release of the head coach who guided the Viking ship to the last …

PSA – So Over

Less of a white flag of defeat than a defiant proclamation of freedom, Seattle artist PSA’s latest video “So Over” is emblematic of the decay and rebirth that comes from leaving a relationship in the past. Stark and emotive, the video explores the strength and power of returning to yourself. Native to the Pacific Northwest, …

Zoo Animal – Grave Digger

Today, Waxploitation announces the reissue of Zoo Animal’s three full-length albums. Zoo Animal: The Complete Recordings contains the collected works of Zoo Animal with new artwork and bonus tracks / remixes. The first single “Gravedigger” is a preview of unreleased material from an amazing, yet underappreciated artist. Singer, songwriter, guitarist and drummer Holly Hansen created Zoo Animal in Minneapolis, after moving to the city from the …

Aida – Toastin’

AIDA is a Canadian based singer/songwriter originally from Paris, France. Of this tune, she says, “Toastin’” is about love, but more specifically, it’s about the importance of personal space in a relationship, and being in sync with yourself before jumping into anything with someone else.” https://www.instagram.com/aidasolive/

Lost Chocolate Lab – Squall

LOST CHOCOLATE LAB, the solo project of Damian Kastbauer, is now based in Seattle and has released a debut offering. Loaded with experimentalism, floating weightlessly between space rock, alternative rock and shoegaze with ambient elements, there’s something here for the guitar lover in you. http://lostchocolatelab.com/ Lost Landscapes by Lost Chocolate Lab

Neil Young with his first girlfriend, also news of his recent marriage to Daryl Hannah

Baby NEIL YOUNG and his first girlfriend, PAM SMITH, 1964. Thanks to Steve Hoffman (http://www.stevehoffman.tv/) for this photo. It illuminates, in some small way, the unmistakable quality of innocence that has pervaded Neil Young’s music from the beginning to the present. In other news, Neil Young married movie star Daryl Hannah twice in the last month. The …