Who is Jon Black

When I feel in love with music 15 years ago I vowed that I would always have a house filled with music. This means both musical instruments readily available to create and a record collection (that means something totally different now I realize) ready to be enjoyed. Currently there are multiple avenues to [...]

Nothing is Useless
“In solitude we become aware that our worth is not the same as our usefulness.” - Henri J.M. Nouwen
This morning I read a Tao story of a flawed tree but the story didn’t call it flawed but rather, useless. It was useless in the sense that it couldn’t be used for lumber [...]

I’m starting a lie. I was ryan adams in this performance.
seriously. look.

You’d be shocked at how much hair gel this took to fool America into thinking that I was him.
On another Ryan Adams side note: I think I’m going to pass on the Tuscaloosa show that’s coming up.

This isn’t my quarterly “I’m quitting music” post.  In fact, I’m far from it right now.  I’ve never felt more encouraged to continue doing what I’m doing and I’m thankful for friends, old and new, that have shown me that what I’m doing does matter.  
I live in a world of tension, two forces pulling [...]

Weezer - The Red Album

A while back I said I wasn’t sure about Weezer’s new album (The Red Album). I longed for the days of the Blue Album and Pinkerton. Now, let me go on record and take back my comment of:
After a few listens I’ve come to the conclusion that their are [...]

A 14 year old kid yelled that across the internet last night before a game of Halo started.  That’s what a lot of the pre-game lobbies are like.  Anonymous people trying to say shocking things because they’re anonymous and their friends will go to school the next day say, “OMG, he called that one guy [...]