My Life in Music ft. Wailoa Latronic

     I spent the better half of one of my days this week driving around with my friend Caleb. We tend to do this often- one of us decides to drive, while the both of us yap our faces off at each other. Our destination? Papi's Tacos- for the best avocado tempura and carne asada tacos I've had on Oahu.      "Stan" by Eminem came on my shuffle and it was obvious the both of us were feeling it. Recently I've shied away from my more "intense" variety of music since life has been seeming rather intense enough as it is. However, listening and- more importantly- singing along to "Stan" with Caleb sort of reminded me of my ever so passionate love for the lyrical genius himself. I was ready to expand on what happened as we listened to "Stan" together, but I think I'm going to save that for another post (the two will fall in line with each other nicely). Instead, I'm going to go backwards about fifteen years and show you where it all beg...

     The song "Tears" by Kotch is my first choice of song to share on this blog because I myself actually just heard it for the first time yesterday. I figured why not start with something fresh.  Ever notice how a song doesn't always have to be your exact vibe or normal preference for it to mean something to you, or for you to enjoy it? Often times I notice songs hold certain sentiments behind them, that go beyond the lyrics or the beats. That's kind of the case with my appreciation of this song. I was having a pretty challenging day yesterday all around- between multiple private family matters and a couple personal situations that feel they have been draining my energy- I felt pretty much incapable of doing anything I needed to do yesterday. But such is life right?- so on I went! Through the traffic I managed a couple of the errands I needed to get done and then ran into a friend of mine.       Before I continue, I'll give you a bit of emotional...