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This year’s Halloween playlist steps into the macabre dreamworld—ghosts, monsters, killers, and the shadowy edges of sleep. Heavy on Black Sabbath, rich with tributes, and featuring eerie newcomers, it’s a seasonal soundtrack of haunting rock, metal, and moody blues. Let the darkness in.
Reflecting on MAICON 2025 and Ace Frehley
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Dreams turn to nightmares
This year’s Halloween playlist steps into the macabre dreamworld—ghosts, monsters, killers, and the shadowy edges of sleep. Heavy on Black Sabbath, rich with tributes, and featuring eerie newcomers, it’s a seasonal soundtrack of haunting rock, metal, and moody blues. Let the darkness in.
Ace Frehley, Lead Guitar!
This one hits hard for me. Ace was a legend and inspired so many guitarists. I am thankful to have
Listen up!!! Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” (2025)
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl delivers hooks, strong songs, and some surprising influences. But the production? Feels like it was recorded underwater. Here are my thoughts.
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Reflecting on MAICON 2025 and Ace Frehley
A reflection on MAICON 2025, the balance between AI and human creativity, and how the late KISS guitarist Ace Frehley reminds us to keep our wild, imperfect, human spark—the real ace in our deck.
Creative evolution: exploring Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy"
Led Zeppelin's experimental "Houses of the Holy" offers a blueprint for creative risk-taking in the AI era. Use AI as influence, not replacement.
Going back to the beginning
I consider the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, detailing the Back to the Beginning concert on July 5, 2025. I then weigh the significance of Black Sabbath, Ozzy's larger-than-life persona, authenticity, and humanity in creativity in the age of AI-generated content.
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