Media Overload 2021

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 ~ @AnnaLind1 ~ 3 Comments

Welcome to my annual end-of-the-year chronicle. Here I reflect on the passed year, the media I’ve consumed, the trips I’ve made and other personal stuff. My first focus is this blog: Stray Bullet. Last year, after seeing less activity from my part on the blog, I set a goal that I would write at least … Continue reading Media Overload 2021

Turn it up, turn it up (Blackberry Smoke “You Hear Georgia”)

June 21, 2021 ~ @AnnaLind1 ~ 2 Comments

Throughout their 20-year history, Blackberry Smoke have played a blend of sounds from southern rock to country and blues, largely inspired by other great southern rock bands like The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Drive-By Truckers. On 28 May, 2021 they released their seventh full-length studio album You Hear Georgia. The album, produced by producer … Continue reading Turn it up, turn it up (Blackberry Smoke “You Hear Georgia”)

2018 Media Overload

December 23, 2018December 14, 2019 ~ @AnnaLind1 ~ 1 Comment

In this entry I'm going to reflect on 2018 and the media I've consumed, starting with a glance at my own blog. It has been almost a year since I published the very first (title) post "Stray Bullet" (January 23rd). Since then I've written 64 blogposts and although it's still a quite small and insignificant … Continue reading 2018 Media Overload

Where the Bands Are (Blackberry Smoke, 24 October, 2018)

October 27, 2018August 7, 2019 ~ @AnnaLind1 ~ 1 Comment

Blackberry Smoke sometimes are a southern rock band, sometimes a jam band a la the Grateful Dead and sometimes they're a country band. To me that's what makes them a damn good band. The musicians of Blackberry Smoke are all perfectly competent. Lead singer and guitar player Charlie Starr has a sweet, soft "country" voice … Continue reading Where the Bands Are (Blackberry Smoke, 24 October, 2018)