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Posted April 24, 2020 victorlovisa.com

Fixing The Mess That Is American Politics

For those who have ever read my blog, you know I rarely if ever touch politics. It’s toxic. It’s dividing. It’s as we say….polarizing. It’s certainly a problem. It’s much … Continue Reading Fixing The Mess That Is American Politics

Posted January 9, 2020 victorlovisa.com

Cutting the Cord

“To Sling or not to Sling……?” That is the question I’d been pondering for awhile. Actually, the real question was if I’d had enough of high-cost monthly bills from my … Continue Reading Cutting the Cord

Posted January 7, 2020 victorlovisa.com

Catching Up On Entertainment Offerings

Being a teacher, the end of the year brings the end of the semester. This of course means a little time off before the new year and semester two. Having … Continue Reading Catching Up On Entertainment Offerings

Posted July 20, 2019 victorlovisa.com

NBA’s Wild Off-Season

This year marked one of the craziest off-seasons of star player movement I can ever recall in the NBA. Now that all the major pieces have settled into place we … Continue Reading NBA’s Wild Off-Season

Posted April 12, 2019 victorlovisa.com

Life vs. Art

Note: First time in a while since I chimed in on the ol’ blog. When I started this two-plus years ago I envisioned blogging on a regular basis. Turns out … Continue Reading Life vs. Art

From My Collection

Ben Harper & Relentless 7 – White Lies for Dark Times: (2009)

There are very few bands and artists I discovered in the 1990’s who are either still around today or who I choose to still follow. Pearl Jam is one. Ben Harper is the other. I stumbled upon Ben at something called the HOARD Festival in 1995. I’d never heard of him, much less heard any of his music. His performance that day left an impression on me and I’ve been a fan ever since.

He’s a very active songwriter, who’s released many albums in the years that followed. Some with his backing band, “The Innocent Criminals.” Some billed as solo albums. In 2009 he released an album with a new backing band called “Relentless 7.” Though by no means a pronounced departure from his previous sound, the album was notably a bit harder or edgier than previous efforts.

The result was pound for pound his best work in my opinion. Furthermore, I think it’s one of the best Rock albums of the past 25 years. I highly recommend it.