Composing your idiosyncrasies — Writing music-centric pieces for a year now, I learned about different song structures and signatures. I've learned what an artist does to get a particular sound that sounds chromatic to the ears. A single note isn't sufficient to produce a specific sound in a composition. …

to any one of us — It’s become the new norm of barbequing on the weekends. Every weekend, my family and I look forward to grilling. Since I’m Latino, my folks always grill carne asada (beef) and riblets. Of course, beans, rice, salsa, and tortillas aren’t out of the equation. I take comfort in the family…

It’s a merry-go-round your head awake, asleep, alive, or dead — A vocalist did the worst thing they could do in the early ’90s: they joined another band. Many viewed it as a betrayal, but for Mike Patton, it was another job, a project he could work on before he made another LP with Faith No More. The project was with…

The year music found meaning — “It’s going to be huge,” I said on my last day of high school in 2015. I had the belief I’ll become a renowned entertainer—a trendsetter. Lift people with what I created. I wish I still had said mentality. Reality’s mighty hand struck me down and showed me what it…

Another ’90s attempt to make a fad into a TV show — My parents weren’t the wealthiest people growing up. Being an only child then, my folks would muster any money to entertain me. When my mom shopped at the 99 cents store, she’d let me get a VHS film. Since the movies were dirt cheap, I amassed a collection of forgettable…

It’s ours for the taking — I wrote an article about the best (spongiest) SpongeBob SquarePants episodes a couple of months back. The list, of course, had the episodes every fan and first-time viewer of SpongeBob would enjoy, yet I forgot to include one episode; one I’m a shame I didn’t add. I could go back…

Donning black is more than a tradition — There’s a famous saying that black looks good on anything. The expression warrants truth, as black can mesh well with any color. Even though black can bring out any hue, the color itself radiates on its own. It can make any object or clothing stand out. …

Exposed and fierce, they strike — If you thought Kony 2012 was awful, it doesn’t compare to what Warlord General Butt Naked did. His actions made Kony look like a recital in comparison. Butt Naked’s story is hard to swallow, but all these things happened. Here is Butt Naked’s true story. Raised in the African military…

The newest trend impacting cinema — During my daily crawl on YouTube, I stumbled upon a video with an intriguing (clickbait) title. The video invites me to a film recap when I click on it. Is this what is popular now? I thought. No way YouTube is allowing these videos to exist on its platform. Then…