Author: Joe Salazar
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I woke up next to you today Forgot how much I missed you What can I do? Patience is a virtue But I’m tired of being without you Your chaos is my only calm Please don’t forget me You’re my home I’m always a call away Keep me smiling It’s always easy for you Don’t…
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Newdrivehome Blog #38 (Goo Goo Dolls – Name) There are few moments in life that remind you how beautiful and unpredictable life can actually be. I’ve always felt they are the moments you forget or overlook; but those are the times in life that mean the most. I think it’s easy to forget how those…
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Newdrivehome Blog #38 (Lord Huron – The Night We Met) I’ll admit I’m always romanticizing things in my life and it’s beautiful and problematic at the same time. But I will never change that part of me…because that’s why I write music and this blog. I’d rather stand out than be apart of the rest…
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Newdrivehome Blog #37(Secondhand Serenade – Fall for you) I think I randomly met Tom the drummer of “Secondhand Serenade” after the 2006 Bleed the Dream/FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND tour…back when living in the van in LA were real times. But I was so stoked when you started drums for Secondhand Serenade. Over the years I’ve…
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Newdrivehome Blog #36 (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Home) It doesn’t matter how miserable I get, I think it gives me comfort knowing how beautiful the world can be. There’s something about those special people in your life that have the ability to understand & center your uneven thoughts and problematic life outlooks.…
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Newdrivehome Blog # 34 (Maroon 5 – Sunday Morning) I had meant to write about this song for a while but I’m easily distracted some days. Today is Sunday and after this morning’s jog…whether it be the beautiful morning, the smooth vibes, or good memories (or a joggers high), I fell in love with this…
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Newdrivehome Blog # 33 (Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas) Holiday series #1 Looking at the charts this year: 1957 was a good year for music…Elvis conquered the charts as is expected. But also, Buddy Holly released his version of “Peggy Sue”; Little Richard released “Lucille” and Fats Domino released the emotional single “I’m Walkin”. I…
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Newdrivehome Blog #32 (Trippie Redd – Saint Michael Myers) I rarely write about recent rap…although I’ve always respected Trippie Redd and everything he speaks about…because he’s talented and emotional. He’ll always be a guy I can lose an entire night drinking with (based on experience). But, I’m writing about his release from last week, his…
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Newdrivehome Blog # 31 (A24’s “Dream Scenario”) I will say this…this is the first film I’ve been asked to write about and this one, is so surreal and is just about current cancel culture as it is about the dark side of synchronicity. (If there is a such thing). I watched this brilliant film after…
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Newdrivehome Blog # 30 (The Strokes – Someday) Today’ blog entry is short and sweet. The importance of this song in music and my life is phenomenal…it gives me strength on my darkest days. I’ve loved this band over half my life, ever since their help with reviving garage and indie rock in the early…
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Newdrivehome Blog #29 (John Mayer – Edge of Desire) It took years of being absolutely in love with this song before I realized this perfectly captures the feeling of yearning. Honestly when I first discovered that, it terrified me to death….I could finally put a word to the feeling I’ve felt over the years when…
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Newdrivehome Blog #28 (Blink 182 – Dammit) So for me, “Dammit” was my theme song when I went to high school parties (when I was younger)…only because of the third act of the movie, “Can’t Hardly Wait”…and also because…it’s a rad song. I will fill you in about the third act of this movie; chaos…
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