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THIS IS GONNA BE A POP HIT
I might not tie nautical knots I'm the prodigal sailor Ships are my pigs land is HAM Mooring line, kosher prime Pull an Orson Welles,...

Shane Kimberlin
Apr 162 min read


Val Kilmer (1959 - 2025)
I watched Tombstone at work last week over the course of four lunch breaks. Night shift in the break room. A guy wanted to watch it, and...

Shane Kimberlin
Apr 23 min read


New Song- "CLAWS" feat. Carter Woodruff
The single art My new single, "CLAWS," is out now only on Bandcamp until February 14th. Go there to listen, stream, purchase, etc....

Shane Kimberlin
Feb 71 min read
It's Never The End of The World, Just Yours
I began writing this thing a long time ago and, after much hemming and hawing, have split it up into more manageable sections. This is...

Shane Kimberlin
Jan 21 min read


Blood in the Snow
I saw the first snow and a trail of blood the fireworks clawed at the sky like smoke grooves in the blue There is a parade today (There's...

Shane Kimberlin
Oct 23, 20242 min read


Hey Look, Another Music Video
Behold, a music video for my song "Hello: early century club song for the youth." I hope you watch the video, or at least listen to the...

Shane Kimberlin
Jan 14, 20241 min read


The Fate of All Things (You Are Going to Die)
Often I find myself wanting to write something, and the feeling emerges that now is the time to do so. Now is the time to write something...

Shane Kimberlin
Jan 9, 20243 min read


Party Time Song (Official Video)
New video from a Summer 2023 song. One take. I cry at the end. Expect lots more music and engagement this year. Lots of cool stuff coming...

Shane Kimberlin
Jan 3, 20241 min read
The Broke Little Things
Note: I am on Substack now as well. Article is also on there. Here is the link to that. Please subscribe if you want, or not. I am...

Shane Kimberlin
Nov 30, 20235 min read
The Utopian Men Who Sit On Their Asses
11/20/23 There are those who say a box will replace all of us These utopian men Dismissing G-d as a dream Driving Teslas to Whatever they...

Shane Kimberlin
Nov 20, 20231 min read


ALBUM PAIRING - JET SET RADIO (OST)
The Copper River Record, a community newspaper in Interior Alaska, just published my article waxing on about...

Shane Kimberlin
Dec 4, 20221 min read


Have an Alaskan Party (Yuletide Fire Version)
Are you in the middle of a fancy dinner party and wish you weren't? Do you love background fireplace videos on YouTube and Netflix but...

Shane Kimberlin
Nov 27, 20221 min read


Album Pairing: Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson, Part 1 of 3
The concept of "pairing," where one identifies flavors that go well together, commonly applies to food and drink. Music is just the same,...

Shane Kimberlin
Nov 21, 20228 min read


NEW ALBUM - "HOW IT'S GOING" OUT NOW
Hi, In the late Summer/early Fall of 2016, I released Mariner, a lo-fi collection of folk songs about love and heartbreak. It'd been a...

Shane Kimberlin
Jul 19, 20222 min read
New Song- "Meh"
Hey gang, I just published a short song. Was gonna make it longer but that would necessitate effort, so...Meh :) Happy 2022. Stay safe....

Shane Kimberlin
Jan 5, 20221 min read


FOR REAL: ORSON WELLES AND THE CONFINES OF THE FAKE
Showman. Actor. Narrator. Performer. Director. Writer. Painter. Raconteur. Playwright. Imbiber. Eater. Squanderer. Magician. Huckster....

Shane Kimberlin
Aug 26, 20215 min read


ALBUM PAIRINGS- LOVEBLOOD BY KING CHARLES (2012)
The concept of "pairing," where one identifies flavors that go well together, commonly applies to food and drink. Music is just the same,...

Shane Kimberlin
May 14, 202110 min read


Owning Books, or, Even "Eat, Pray, Love" Probably Has the Blood of a Fistfight on Somebody's Pages.
Owning books is weird. I don't mean digital books, though that's weird in its own way (what's the point in paying that big that you can't...

Shane Kimberlin
Apr 27, 20213 min read


ALBUM PAIRINGS - BOB DYLAN - THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 12: THE CUTTING EDGE 1965-1966 (2015)
Bob Dylan's been getting bootlegged for half a century. In fact, the first ever prominent rock bootleg was a Dylan double album called...

Shane Kimberlin
Mar 9, 20217 min read


'Monster Hunter' Review: Avant Schlock
Monster Hunter is a movie based on a Japanese video game series of the same name, involving people who hunt, and are hunted, by monsters....

Shane Kimberlin
Feb 19, 20214 min read
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