Empire State Building with pull quote "Our truths. Our heart. It’s what’s saving us before the world crumbles."

Standing on Top of the World

July 3, 2026 0

By: Aramie M. Bloom About one hour ago, without ropes and seeming to possess Alex Honnold-levels of Lexapro-brain, two artists somehow ascended to the top of the Empire State Building. And then they got engaged. But not before unfurling a flag with a message that reads as the biggest and […]

Love Me Budtender 

June 29, 2026 0

The Great American Pot Race (With Low-Gravity Side Effects and Red-Eye)  By: Doc Jeffurious – Reporting from A Whole Hell of a lot of Existence Satire, Sarcasms, and Musings “I’ve worn lots of shoes.” – Forrest Gump  The American Dream? It’s a hallucination fueled by exhaustion and bad coffee. It is a marathon where the finish line is a heart […]

Muddy Creek & Co | Out Of Nowhere Into The “Fryin’ Pan”.

February 22, 2026 0

by; Doc Jeffurious In the mid-winter, arctic landscape of 2026, Southern Illinois’ own Muddy Creek & Co. heats it up, proving once again why they are the reigning heavyweights of “y’allternative” rock. Following the success of their introspective Fighters & Lovers era, the four-piece powerhouse is set to turn up […]

Hope, Hate, Love, & Fear

February 20, 2026 0

by TopIX Everybody yearns for times that Are simpler man. That Leave it to Beaver shit is a Fairy tale in a well marketed Soup can. The politicians feed you the commercial, You buy it, You consume, You assume It is presumed That The product Will NOT Put you in […]

Holiday Hangover: I’m Not Depressed, I’m Just Alive

February 18, 2026 0

by: Aramie M. Bloom “Christmas is a rotten hype & all we can do is ride it out.”-Hunter S. Thompson, in a letter to journalist Hughes Rudd I couldn’t stand to do much this year. For the holidays, I mean. The phrase “a rotten hype” would have been accurate for all […]