A Cold Hard Rain Will Fall...

All around me, a constant barrage of frozen rain is falling down, so this entry seems fitting. During conversation with my friends over the last few weeks there has been a theme that seems to keep popping up: trust.

Throughout my life, and the duration of my relationships, this has certainly been an issue. For me, I have never had issues with trust. By nature, I tend to trust very easily. I always want to see the best in people, and I tend to have a romantic outlook on life. Unfortunately, this has come to disappoint me many times. Almost all of my relationships have fallen victim to infidelity, dishonesty, and ultimately heartbreak.

Looking back, I truly believe that each failed relationship is a learning experience. I'm not sorry, because we've each gone our separate ways. I've grown as a person, and know what I want in life to be truly happy.


Songs That Inspired the Creation of This Blog:
"Brother" by Alice in Chains. MTV Unplugged: Alice in Chains (Columbia, 1996).

"Crown of Love" by Arcade Fire. Funeral (Merge, 2004).

"Flume" by Bon Iver. For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar, 2008).

"Lua" by Bright Eyes. I'm Wide Awake It's Morning (Saddle Creek, 2005).

The World As I Know It

Throughout my near twenty-two years of life there has always been one thing that never leaves my mind: what will the future bring?

Granted, this is a generically vague statement, and I realize this. However, the future used to scare be beyond my wits end. Before coming to college, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I came to Kent State going into tentative career in education simply because I liked to read and I didn't mind English class throughout high school.

So, here I stand. I'm a 21 year-old English major that will (all things considered) graduate over the summer and be ready to formally start my adult life. Am I ready? Probably not, but who knows when you're ready for something so profound as life itself?

Here is what I know for sure:
1.) I would like to have an office
2.) No matter what, I will always write recreationally
3.) I would like BOTH a cat and a dog
4.) I want to have a kitchen with stainless appliances and dark marble counters
5.) I'm a romantic, and if I have someone I love, I'll be happy
6.) Live within 10 minutes of a bar that rivals the one in "How I Met Your Mother"

Those, my friends, are the facts. Will these change? Sure, I imagine I could go for black appliances depending on how the kitchen looks, and so on and so forth.

At the current point in time I am happy with my life:
1.) I have a great group of friends
2.) I have a job at school and at home
3.) My family is together and basically healthy
4.) I have a girl in my life that I love with a fire that can't be described, because frankly words do not do it justice

Thanks for reading

Tunes from The Killers

Since the release of "Hot Fuss" in 2004, the Killers have permanently secured themselves in the annals of my musical taste. 7 years later, my heart is broken because they're on hiatus, and the 2010 release of lead singer Brandon Flower's "Flamingo" left too much to be desired. Reminiscient and hopeful, here are my 10 favorite tracks from the Killers.




#1.) Shadowplay (Originally by Joy Division)
"Control: Music from the Motion Picture" (2007).












#2.) Losing Touch
"Day and Age" (2008).

















#3.) Mr. Brightside
#4.) Smile Like You Mean It
#5.) Change Your Mind
"Hot Fuss" (2004).















#6.) Uncle Johnny
#7.) For Reasons Unknown
"Sam's Town" (2006).















#8.) Tranquilize (feat. Lou Reed)
#9.) Under the Gun
#10.) Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll
"Sawdust" (2007).

Some of the first albums I remember

"The Joshua Tree" by U2 (1987)


Arguably, the first album that I remember from my childhood is U2's "The Joshua Tree". To this day, I would never consider either of my parents huge music lovers, but my mom had this cassette. The album sucked me in entirely with its first 3 tracks: "Where the Streets Have No Name", "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", and "With or Without You". This album still gets a heavy amount of playtime on my iPod.




"In Utero" by Nirvana (1993).




This album will always been one of my favorites. Looking back, this was one of the first albums that I bought when discovering music. For me, Kurt Cobain will always be dear to my heart in terms of lyricism. His emotion bleeds through every chord and his lyrics still haunt me almost 17 years after his death. "All Apologies" is one of my favorites to play acoustically.




"Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney and Wings (1973).




During my high-school years, my favorite Beatle was always John Lennon. But in my time perusing the shelves of CD's at the library, the cover of this album immediately caught my attention. After playing it on heavy rotation for a few days I was immediately hooked. Paul's ability to combine lyrics and music isn't comparable to any other musician. He has written some of the most beautiful music of all time and this album is certainly no exception.

A Letter From the Editor

Dear Readers:

First and foremost, I do hope that there will be some of you reading this. I can't say I have a direct purpose in creating this blog, other than to share my musical interests with my friends. Music has always been the most influential part of my life, and I carry it with me everywhere I go.

Hopefully I will update this blog regularly, and at the very least once a week. Please feel free to comment, criticize, and berate my taste completely, as I would certainly do the same for you. Also, I have most of what I will post in my possession conveniently located on my external harddrive, so if you're ever in the need or want for some new music, please don't hesitate to ask.

Best,

Corey N. Brinton