It’s so hard these days to do effective research on what to buy. I need a new pair of closed-back headphones specifically for mixing and monitoring, and advice is too easy to find and too hard to evaluate.

Fender has already announced (to dealers) that prices are likely to increase 15-25% due to tariffs. It’s not surprising, but tariffs are going to make everything worse. Even (especially?) my hobbies are not immune to this administrations desire to burn it all down.

I thought the latest ‘Severance’ was an interesting affair, giving backstory to a character seemingly on the road to redemption. No series has wall to wall action episodes and given it’s going to run for another season or two I can’t see why so many hated it.

I agree with Ben.

(This post is spoiler free)

I think last night’s episode, (Sweet Vitriol, season 2, episode 8) was actually quite good. I think the criticism comes from its placement in the season (it’s a big tonal shift from what’s been happening) and from the fact that we’re watching episodes drop weekly. The weekly release schedule is great for Severance– there is for sure a conversation about this show. So much so, I feel like I have to watch it as soon as possible or I risk being spoiled. But some times quality television, like Sweet Vitriol, is just not well-constructed for appointment, edge-of-your-seat viewing. Sweet Vitriol evokes a very specific mood and feeling, and it’s not necessarily what you expect tuning into this season of Severance each week.