No-stalgia

No-stalgia

In sharp contrast to PS2-era webcomics that have shambled on well past their expiry date, the wiser curators of another Gen Y nostalgia brand knew when their moment had passed. Paradoxically, knowing when to dial it back has made Matthew and Michael Chapman's sporadic release of new material a delightful…
September 24, 202012 Comments

President West

This July 4th weekend brought a number of surprises, and the most unexpected came courtesy of rapper Kanye West: Now, I understand the temptation to dismiss Kanye's announcement as a joke. But there is evidence that he has in fact been planning a presidential run. This isn't the first time…
July 6, 202014 Comments
A Hope that Burns

A Hope that Burns

A recurring theme of this blog is the need for good Christian men to throw their hats in the ring and produce culture to counter the Death Cult's influence. Providentially, friend of the blog Ben Zwycky has released a professionally produced song for our listening enjoyment. You can listen for…
March 11, 2020
Laurel Canyon

Laurel Canyon

Before his untimely death, the late researcher and author Dave McGowan brought to light a number of disturbing facts about the music industry. Could the psychedelic music genre and the entire hippie scene have resulted from a US military psyop? I'm not sure. Decide for yourself. It is the first…
May 10, 201927 Comments
The Music Makers

The Music Makers

Reader SmockMan comments on a recent post: I’m just gonna go out on a limb here and say Ariana Grande has prayed the the biggest, most powerful demon. Just listen to the lyrics of all her songs. All about destroying the soul of women. Congrats. You created a beautiful dumpster…
May 1, 201935 Comments
Decline and Fall of an Industry

Decline and Fall of an Industry

Evidence for my theory that American pop culture exhausted its creative capital in the late 90s continues to mount. This graph tracks the US record industry's per capita revenues by year. Note the dramatic decline beginning in 1994 that hit a low point in 1997. We now have a visual…
February 15, 201923 Comments
We’ve Passed Peak Pop Star

We’ve Passed Peak Pop Star

In recent Decline of the West news, record sales have fallen off a cliff. Record sales are being touted these days as on a comeback. All you hear is: streaming will save us. But things are pretty dire. For example, Justin Timberlake’s “Man of the Woods,” touted so highly on…
March 15, 201833 Comments
Alt or Not?

Alt or Not?

Imagine my surprise to find that the redoubtable Injustice Gamer independently contributed to the ongoing conversation about alternative cultural institutions that others such as JD Cowan and I are wading into. Here's IG's Alfred Genesson: Vox Day put up a post responding to yet another article on building another culture.…
September 15, 201719 Comments
The Last Megastars

The Last Megastars

Reader Michael Gross chimes in on my post about the tragic death of Chris Cornell with comments on the music industry that are so incisive, they merit his own guest post: Music started to worsen in the 90s as the music industry sabotaged itself (so to speak) as sales declined…
May 19, 201710 Comments

RIP Chris Cornell

Moments like these really drive home the fact that the music of your youth isn't just in the past. It's dead. Sure, some of the big acts from back in the day are still touring and recording. But the music industry has long since moved on from the days when…
May 18, 201719 Comments