Tag: the menzingers

Music/Movies, Uncategorized

The Top 25 Songs Of 2023

by Matt DrufkeLeave a Comment on The Top 25 Songs Of 2023
The Top 25 Songs Of 2023

2023 was, by all indicators, an incredibly horny year for pop music.

Maybe there was some kind of full moon or maybe this is the first time people are feeling more safe in public spaces post-COVID. But, goodness gracious, if you had a pop star making an album, they were- as the kids would say- DTF. Because of that, this year’s batch of songs feels like they need a cold shower. However, there is still plenty of good stuff here.

The year wasn’t all about sexy sexy time. There were also great songs about loss and heartache and anger. As always, there was tons of good music if you knew where to look for it.

Here are the 25 best songs of the past twelve months:

Continue reading “The Top 25 Songs Of 2023” →
Music/Movies, Rocktober Roundup

Rocktober Roundup: Some Of It Was True by The Menzingers

by Matt DrufkeLeave a Comment on Rocktober Roundup: Some Of It Was True by The Menzingers
Rocktober Roundup: Some Of It Was True by The Menzingers

To start their fifth record, 2017’s After The Party, Scranton’s The Menzingers gave us the blistering track “Tellin’ Lies”, with it’s simple, oft-repeated sing-along chorus: “Where we gonna go now that our twenties are over?” Guitarist-singer-songwriters Greg Barnett and Tom May have always spent most of the band’s songs in that anxious grey area wondering when they were going to have to grow up, what that would look like, and what it would mean. And while I believe After The Party is the band’s best album, here we are now in 2023. The Menzingers are now all well into their fourth decade of life, and have a new album, Some Of It Was True. So what has changed now that the band’s twenties are, truly over?

Thankfully, not much.

Continue reading “Rocktober Roundup: Some Of It Was True by The Menzingers” →
Music/Movies

The Menzingers’ “Hello Exile”: An Ode to a Sad Boy Weekend

by Jake DrummondLeave a Comment on The Menzingers’ “Hello Exile”: An Ode to a Sad Boy Weekend
The Menzingers’ “Hello Exile”: An Ode to a Sad Boy Weekend

The first week of October is a very special time of year for guys like me. Our flannel button-ups shed their dust and see the light of day once more, kegs of the dark beers we yearned for through the hard seltzer summer are finally being tapped, and we all get real fucking stoked to bust out our crockpot soup recipes. Most significantly, though, the ol’ seasonal depression rears its ugly head: that’s right, baby, it’s sad boy season!

Continue reading “The Menzingers’ “Hello Exile”: An Ode to a Sad Boy Weekend” →