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Where I Belong (into the dónde)

10 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

When darkness is Mixing with Fear; When things are not as they Appear; When things get Weird, and the soul needs Fixing; When inertia Kicks in, and a dead-end Route teen begins haranguing you In your dreams; When your schemes are pounding Floorboards...

Today's Daily Song of the Day: Dinosaur Jr. - "Out There"

9 Mar 2026 6 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

Somewhere in the middle of day long Lollapalooza ’93 extravaganza, buzzworthy indie rockers Dinosaur Jr. will play the main stage. Though heavily hyped in advance by some of my trendier acquaintances, there’s almost always a gaping void in rev...

Proverbs of Smog #58

8 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Fifty-Eight 1. It's not even a story anymore. It's just a tangled ball of broken Christmas lights. There is neither beginning nor end to it. 2. Or so it seems. 3. Don't you want to go to...

Proverbs of Smog #57

7 Mar 2026 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Although it is not in the authorizedrepertoire, if my people request itof me, I am going to sing it."Jorge Cafrune Proverbs of Smog Chapter Fifty-Seven 1. I was not yet 500 years old, but I have spent a lot of time in vans; 2. Was I the two 19-year...

Rock & Roll Garage Sale (re-redux)

6 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

A friend of mine in England recently reached out to me, asking how he could re-buy my discography. I took the albums out of private mode last April, but Bandcamp migrated over to Stripe, a fast-food bank with a chewing gum name I hate. I had a proble...

Proverbs of Smog #56

5 Mar 2026 1 minute read 1 comment Nathan Payne

"Searching for the sugar, man" Proverbs of Smog Chapter Fifty-Six 1. Rolling around in the sun with my grasshopper and helicopter friends is the best. 2. Every butterfly I know is a scientifical genius. 3. It may be kind of gross, but it isn't grand...

Proverbs of Smog #52

2 Mar 2026 1 minute read 1 comment Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Fifty-Two 1. I sit and watch my psychology melt on the trees like a sandwich of happy cheese before me. It is super relaxing. 2. The birds are ringing. 3. I answered the stone. 4. The pho...

Proverbs of Smog #50

1 Mar 2026 1 minute read 1 comment Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Fifty 1. It's not a kid; it's an art project. 2. It's not an art project; it's a kid. 3. Chained to my wings, I can't go any where I can't go anywhere. 4. Whoah is me. Proverbios de Smog...

Today's Daily Song of the Day: Rage Against The Machine - "Killing In The Name"

27 Feb 2026 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

As Billy Idol’s latest album lands with a relative whimper, my peers and I are beside ourselves salivating over the ’93 edition of Lollapalooza, and are unlikely to have paid Cyberpunk much attention anyway. Although if considering the matter a...

Proverbs of Smog #48

23 Feb 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Zelle: [email protected] Proverbs of Smog Chapter Forty-Eight 1. Alice through the windshield. 2. An odyssey of lights. 3. Regulate your appetites, or, like a fly on a dog beach, you will be buried with your food. 4. Dude. 5. We have bee...