What’s On The Shelf | Games, Music & Culture

LATEST FROM THE SHELF

  • Six Rounds of Love and Hate – Autry Inman
    A jilted lover, a loaded revolver, and no illusions of redemption. Autry Inman’s Six Rounds of Love and Hate is country storytelling at its most direct—and most unsettling.

REVIEWS

Honest, spoiler-light breakdowns of what I’m playing — and whether it’s worth your time.

  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II Review – Spectacle Without Evolution

    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II Review – Spectacle Without Evolution

  • Cocoon – A Brilliant Puzzle Game of Worlds Within Worlds

    Cocoon – A Brilliant Puzzle Game of Worlds Within Worlds

  • The $60 Game Was a Lie – How Video Game Pricing Actually Evolved

    The $60 Game Was a Lie – How Video Game Pricing Actually Evolved

  • Millennials and Money – Nostalgia, Debt, and the Cost of Feeling Better

    Millennials and Money – Nostalgia, Debt, and the Cost of Feeling Better
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CHILLERS

Songs that stick with you — the ones that hit at just the right moment.

  • Six Rounds of Love and Hate – Autry Inman

    Six Rounds of Love and Hate – Autry Inman

  • I Wish I Was – The Avett Brothers

    I Wish I Was – The Avett Brothers

  • Broom People – The Mountain Goats

    Broom People – The Mountain Goats

  • What It Sounds Like – Huntrix

    What It Sounds Like – Huntrix
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RETROSPECTIVES

Looking back at the games that shaped us — and seeing how they hold up today.

  • Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (GC) – Smash First, Ask Questions Later

    Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (GC) – Smash First, Ask Questions Later

  • Pokemon Snap (N64) – Nintendo’s Weird Success

    Pokemon Snap (N64) – Nintendo’s Weird Success

  • Binding of Isaac (PS4) – Crying in the Basement

    Binding of Isaac (PS4) – Crying in the Basement

  • Punch-Out!! (NES) – Little Mac, Big Memories and Bigger Asterisks

    Punch-Out!! (NES) – Little Mac, Big Memories and Bigger Asterisks
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CHILLERS – COVER UP

Originals vs covers — side by side, to see which one really hits harder.

  • Cocaine Blues – Billy Hughes vs. Johnny Cash

    Cocaine Blues – Billy Hughes vs. Johnny Cash

  • Hurt – Nine Inch Nails vs. Johnny Cash

    Hurt – Nine Inch Nails vs. Johnny Cash

  • If We Were Vampires — Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit vs. Noah Kahan & Wesley Schultz

    If We Were Vampires — Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit vs. Noah Kahan & Wesley Schultz

  • The Man Who Sold the World — David Bowie vs. Nirvana

    The Man Who Sold the World — David Bowie vs. Nirvana
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LYRICS OF LABOR

Songs with something to say — stories of work, struggle, and everything in between.

  • The Wreck of the Old 97 – Johnny Cash

    The Wreck of the Old 97 – Johnny Cash

  • Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford

    Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford

  • 1913 Massacre – Woody Guthrie

    1913 Massacre – Woody Guthrie
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NO SKIPS

Albums you don’t skip—just press play and let it ride.

  • The Cars 1978 – The Cars

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RACE TO GIT GUD

A journey through FromSoftware worlds — one death, one lesson, one small victory at a time.

  • Lost Kingdoms (Day Nine) – Volcanoes, Skeletons, and One Very Angry Turtle

    Lost Kingdoms (Day Nine) – Volcanoes, Skeletons, and One Very Angry Turtle

  • Lost Kingdoms (Day Eight) – Trial by Fire…and Poison

    Lost Kingdoms (Day Eight) – Trial by Fire…and Poison

  • Lost Kingdoms (Day Seven) – Cathedral Crawls and a whole ass Dracula

    Lost Kingdoms (Day Seven) – Cathedral Crawls and a whole ass Dracula

  • Lost Kingdoms (Day Six) – Giant Flies and Dead Guys

    Lost Kingdoms (Day Six) – Giant Flies and Dead Guys
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LOVE LETTERS

Long-form gush sessions about the games and stories I can’t stop thinking about.

  • A Love Letter to The Pitt

  • A Love Letter to Civilization VI

  • A Love Letter to FromSoftware

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