Jake Gillen
The other Jake started writing for E&D after his midlife crisis started and he couldn’t afford a new Corvette/Audi A-8/Tesla Electric car. The midlife crisis was sparked by Oceansize breaking up and other Jake vowed to never again be caught without a backup favorite kickass band in the wings, thus launching him in to his most recent never-ending search for great music. When he’s not agonizing over what word to use to describe the latest best thing ever, other Jake slaves away in the IT field. Other Jake really hates writing about himself in the 3rd person, but loves to write about himself all the rest of the time! Other Jake is a San Diego native, has a wife and kids, and recently turned 40. Â
Articles by Jake Gillen
A while back, like less than three months ago, my son suffered a ruptured appendix, which led to a really bad set of infections that landed him in the hospital for 21 days. Why am I sharing this? We are back in the hospital as I am writing this! But th …
It’s been almost a month now (in fact today, 4 December, is exactly a month!) since the latest from MINIONTV, a 5-song EP entitled ‘Arecibo’, was released. I really wish that I had written this review a lot sooner, but life being what it is…Now that …
On a recent episode of some action-drama that was keeping me from doing anything mentally worthwhile, there was a moment or two focused on a discussion of Jazz music. The main character quoted Miles Davis, something like ’Don’t play what’s there, play …
My wife just asked me a minute ago (on a lovely Saturday afternoon in So. Cal) what I was writing. I told her, without looking up from my outline,”I am writing a review of a great band called Monsters Build Mean Robots.” She sort of rolled her eyes at …
When I was offered the chance to write about Matt Stevens’ newest, ‘Relic’, I was very pleased. I am a fan to say the least, and I love to share my thoughts on great music with anyone that is willing to listen (or read in this case). That’s right, I sa …
Way back in the late 80’s, the era we’ll call my ‘formative years’, one of my best friends (or best mates if you prefer), was an aspiring bassist. One of the wisest things he ever shared with me about music was this: if and when a band can do time chan …
I have been having some Dog Days of Summer writer’s block of late, and I didn’t want to start a review on Cyril Snear’s ‘In Seven Types of Monotone’ that I didn’t think would really do it justice. But I am writing this anyway! It’s time to share my tho …
Before a couple of days ago, I was completely unaware of the existence of US Christmas (or USX if you are one of the cool kids like me). When I opened the file that comprises the album ‘The Valley Path’, I immediately noticed that it’s a single, almost …
