Thoughts and musings from DJKTF.
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sometimes being uncool ...is cool
So I have finally made peace with the reality that I am simply not a cool person - not in the sense that I'm an uptight asshole, but that my approach to life and the world, my character and personality, fundamentally differ from the what typically makes a person "cool". I mean, I'm writing a blog en...
My first release -- out now
Despite making music for however many years, I've never released anything -- up until yesterday. Big thanks to Jay Caron and god.damn.chan for helping me separate the wheat from the chaff. Extra special thanks to chan for the mastering, art direction, graphic design, layout, photography, & video pro...
Because Silence Is Complicity
The title of this blog post comes from the chorus of the song "Yes It's Fucking Political" by Skunk Anansie. I referenced it in my first post on here, and it's a good reminder for me that my actions and choices don't happen in a vacuum but instead contribute to the character of our culture and socie...
as a middle-aged office worker
Socrates was famous for saying that "the unexamined life is not worth living," but the nature of capitalism discourages self-reflection beyond what products one needs to buy to be happy. To counter that, I've made a habit of looking back on my life to evaluate choices, assumptions, outcomes, et cete...
RIP Jake Millett
This week I learned of the passing of Jake Millett, a fixture in the local Portland Maine music scene for over 20 years as a solo artist (DJing and producing, most recently as "Roach Dad") and also as a member of Altered Gee (with Bright Boy and Teal Child). I did not know him well outside of music,...