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heathermariedrain

Dec 30, 20245 min read

This Body is Love & Will Never Conform

Autonomy is a daily battle in this life, which is why when key artists emerge to show us that not only is it possible, but it can totally be

The Unknown Eyes See All: Genesis’ “Watcher of the Skies”

heathermariedrain

Nov 7, 20246 min read

The Unknown Eyes See All: Genesis’ “Watcher of the Skies”

Back in 2023, I was moved as much by a clip of live music as I was by a story posted in the YouTube comments. In fact, I was so moved...

Falling into Dark Autumn: 5 Perfect Albums for the Season

heathermariedrain

Oct 31, 20246 min read

Falling into Dark Autumn: 5 Perfect Albums for the Season

So, follow my lit jack-o-lantern as we enter the quixotic soundscapes that fit the Harvest season like a black leather glove.

Dudes in Prison & the Hot Babes That Love Them: Incarceration in 1980s Hard Rock/Metal Music Videos

heathermariedrain

Oct 8, 202411 min read

Dudes in Prison & the Hot Babes That Love Them: Incarceration in 1980s Hard Rock/Metal Music Videos

The concept of incarceration in the real world is terrifying. Anytime you lose autonomy via a highly flawed system, and then are forced...

heathermariedrain

Mar 6, 202412 min read

Don't Like, Don't Subscribe, Just Watch: Interview with Barefoot & Independent’s Jason Heath

Seeking is, undoubtedly, one of the most rewarding things you can ever do in life. Too many folks walk around all boxed-in while not even...

Pants Off in the Art Museum: Gabriel Axel's Sex & the Law

heathermariedrain

Feb 12, 20245 min read

Pants Off in the Art Museum: Gabriel Axel's Sex & the Law

Few things are more appealing, if not downright sexy, than when the lines between highbrow and lowbrow get blurred. It’s a cultural sweet...

heathermariedrain

Dec 6, 20234 min read

Lights Like Fog: Lycia's Casa Luna

Beauty…true beauty…shifts into shapes and shadows. This is not the beauty that has been turned into a cold-hearted commodity to help...

My Sleepy Summer in Hell: The Polonia Brothers' & Todd Michael Smith's Splatter Farm

heathermariedrain

Nov 2, 20236 min read

My Sleepy Summer in Hell: The Polonia Brothers' & Todd Michael Smith's Splatter Farm

There is something inherently unhealthy about forced time with your family, especially when you’re younger and all but birthed onto an...

Teenage Blues Triptych: The Pom Pom Girls, Blue Summer, & The Last American Virgin

heathermariedrain

Oct 27, 202321 min read

Teenage Blues Triptych: The Pom Pom Girls, Blue Summer, & The Last American Virgin

Growing up is hard. Not as hard as losing a limb while in the middle of guerrilla warfare, hosting an especially ugly intervention, or...

Polyester in Blood: An Ode…of Sorts to Doctor Gore

heathermariedrain

Aug 26, 202310 min read

Polyester in Blood: An Ode…of Sorts to Doctor Gore

“Hey, Kid! Wanna chikn’ biscuit?” the greasy man smiles as you slowly start to back away, even though you are a little hungry. Then...

April-May Showers Bring Podcastin' Flowers

heathermariedrain

May 18, 20232 min read

April-May Showers Bring Podcastin' Flowers

If one was to program a podcast series in honor of the Spring season, they might be tempted to discuss the technicolor jubliance of...

Missive to Loozanteen: We Love You, Robert Haimer

heathermariedrain

Apr 20, 20235 min read

Missive to Loozanteen: We Love You, Robert Haimer

Robert Haimer is gone. Well, at least in his physical form, since a cat like that can never truly be gone. Some artists are so...

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