No Return No Return: The psychotic beauty of YellowJackets and its love letter to 90's grunge and alternative

 I try to keep up with TV as much as I can since movies are more my forte . When it comes to cable television HBO and Showtime are the  heavyweights. They have orignal  programming to a sicence. Both have been around long before Netflix and all those other streaming networks were reality. Showtime is now a force to be reckoned with thanks to their new outstanding show Yellowjackets. The themes  of Yellowjackets is a cross between Lost and Lord Of the Flies. The storyline of YellowJackets revovles around  a New Jersey high school soccer team who are on their way to finals when their plane unfortuantly crashes deep inside the Ontaraio wildnerness. The crash takes place in the late 90's (1996) and the show jumps back and forth between 1996 and present time. Apart from the fantastic storyline and incredible acting, Yellowjackets writes a nostalgic love letter to the great one hit wonders and legendary rock and alternative bands of the 1990s. Right off the bat , the pilot episode opens up with The Smashing Pumpkin's classic 'Today' which when you watch the episode unfold , the song becomes quite ironic.  Other songs that are included in the show are The Offspring's "Come Out and Play", Mazzy Star "Fade Into You" and 'Dreams" by The Crainberries. The diverse artists make for a great soundtrack and I'm egar to see what other songs they will use in the series . I pray we get some Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and many other heavyweights of the era. All in all, the show is phenomimal . If you haven't, give it a watch. If you can't handle the content, stay for the music. 

He'll stick around: Dave Grohl's memior shines with nostalgia and hope for rock's future

 Over the holidays, I recived a book that was high on my reading list . That was Dave Grohl's new autobiogrpahy The Storyteller:Tales of Life and Music . I always knew Dave Grohl as "that guy from Nirvana" (something he's learned to accept with the punches ) and the lead singer of post grunge legends Foo Fighters but I always wated to dive more into his lifes story becuase of his excellent musicianship and all around cool personality that makes you want to grab a beer with hin. To say that this book was too good to put down would be an understatement. What I found to be the most intriguing was his upbringing in the suburbs of Virginia right outside Washington D.C. and how his love for music took him at a young age . The night he saw legendary punk band Naked Raygun play at a club in Chicago one hot summer night was the night that changed everything. Couple that with his love for John Bonham , Neil Pert of Rush and The Beatles and he was ready to conquer the world. And he did . It was so fasciniating to find out he jammed with Iggy Pop, Mccartney , and after Nirvana disbanded he was invited to play drums for Tom Petty on SNL. I won't give the whole book away as you should go pick up a copy for yourself. Dave Grohl is truly an American rock icon who has overcome hardships and tragdy while all the while was able to create timeless music. Go get a copy you'll thank me later .