Brandon Backhaus
Brandon Backhaus has been asleep at the wheel for a decade. He just woke up smashed in a roadside ditch surrounded my empty Mike's Hard Lemonade bottles, and Ragga Jungle mixtapes. And after taking stock, has decided to hitchhike back to life, pausing only to belt out the occasional, "It's the Final Countdown", masturbate, and be mouth-raped by Cap't Crunch.
Soundcloud
One Song: Why - This Ole King
Brandon Backhaus | January 5, 2017
You only get one life.
And it might take the whole damn thing to come to terms with it. Admitting your faults and fears and insecurities is really fucking hard.
I find the balance between striving for betterment and feeling content to be a high wire walk...
Bandcamp
One Song: Oddisee - Things
Brandon Backhaus | January 5, 2017
Next sunny day, as the winter blanket of clouds and cold offers a respite, as the bitter and hopeless glances at checking account balances fade to paydays, as the shit show of 2016 gives way to a new year full of stout resolutions and hopeful commitments, hop...
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Otem Rellik - Negative Spaces
Brandon Backhaus | December 20, 2016
Part Tool, part Tim Burton, part Mr. Aegis, and part those mismatched tinkering toys under Sid’s bed, Otem Rellik possesses a particular brand of genius. I’m not sure what brand it is. I doubt he does either. But it is undeniable.
“Negative...
Concert Review
The John Daversa Big Band - Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood, Ca.
Brandon Backhaus | December 12, 2016
I never really liked the Beatles:
Maybe it was coming from a family that chose the wrong side of the cultural revolution? Maybe it was my anti-pop, anti-corporate bboy stance, a result of being raised by that same family and a well-developed commitment to...
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Uncle Meg - Cake
Brandon Backhaus | November 1, 2016
What the fuuuuuuudge!?
Fuh realz!
I LOVE being alive in these days... AH, these refreshing days.
Like cold champagne straight from the bottle while dancing on the graves of the careers of Mel Gibson and Paula Deen.
While middle America clutches its wrankled...
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Vinyl Cape - Barren Orchard
Brandon Backhaus | October 26, 2016
Fall is upon us. It even rained twice this week here is the dry-mouthed and heaving Los Angeles. For much of the country the leaves are turning, much like my stomach at some of America’s Halloween costume choices.
This year, do us all a favor: skip dressing...
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BlabberMouf - InstantFlava feat. Christmaz
Brandon Backhaus | October 7, 2016
"InstantFlava" is pleasantly jazzed the fuck out! This is some creative ass, throwback-sounding, fish-eyed fucking gold!
Never heard a thing from BlabberMouf before, but the Fu-Schnickens is strong with this one.
From the Netherlands, this...
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Rational Anthem - I Wish I Could Be Happy
Brandon Backhaus | October 3, 2016
Rational Anthem tickles that sick little part of me that still laughs when people fall.
I’d call Rational Anthem pop punk, but pop makes it sound bubbly and saccharine when, with songs like “I Wish I Could Be Happy” from...
Bandcamp
One Song: Cars and Trains - Secret Worlds
Brandon Backhaus | October 3, 2016
Cars & Trains is fucking with us.
Portland’s electronic-folk toy-instrument live-looping god-piece is straight up fucking with us.
He has released Secret Worlds, a new 1-track album scrapped together from remnants of piano/...
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Tachyon Ghetto Blaster - Heaven on Earth
Brandon Backhaus | October 3, 2016
I would never trade another life for this one.
Who am I kidding? I can literally think of thousands of lives I trade for this one.
I mean, this one's cool and all. I got a couple of kids that manage to be low on the asshole scale. I've experienced love. I...
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