So I’m going to do something a little different today. I’m going way outside of my comfort zone and treating this blog like a high school report. I am going to write about something that I am substantially unfamiliar with but find interest in: individual throttle bodies on a standard combustion engine. I preface this–I am by no means an expert when it comes to the innerworkings of exactly how the combustion engine.. Read More
I came across this Tchami video recently and it reminded me of the beauty of Miami, inspiring this blog post. This set occurred on December 18, 2020 at One Thousand Museum, a high-rise residential condo on the coast overlooking downtown Miami and Miami Beach. They provide excellent drone footage of the vistas as well as a beautiful Atlantic sunrise. One of the perks of (US) Atlantic coasts are the beautiful sunrises we have!.. Read More
Back in the late 90s when I was in high school, I recall one of my classmates introduced me to a website called “undergroundhiphop.com” (or UGHH) with some interesting musicians. He was particularly taken with horrorcore artists Necro and Cage. Personally, I came to enjoy more artists from the Rawkus Records roster. “Underground hip-hop” is a type of umbrella term that encompasses hip-hop music that has not quite found the mainstream media and.. Read More
My Dad always mentioned how he drove his 1982 Toyota Cressida to the junkyard when he deemed it was “time.” It makes me sad sometimes as if he had waited, I would have had an opportunity of keeping it as a project car with significant sentiment attached to it. That being said, it was in some “fender benders” and the engine was nearing 15-20 years in age, so I can’t blame him. I.. Read More
As I have alluded to in other blog posts, I have had a growing interest in sportscars since my youth. My first real “dream car” was the 5th generation Honda Prelude. I was primarily interested in the aesthetics of this car more than its performance, but at the time, it was definitely no slouch with its 200 HP 2.2L I4 motor. My research also finds that its H22A4 motor leverages Honda VTEC (variable.. Read More
I’ve always been enamored with city life. Between Los Angeles and New York City, it’s New York all the way. This is possibly because I was born and raised in Florida–I guess I’m desensitized to the sun and the beach, some snow and dry air would be a welcome change. That being said, I would definitely need time to adjust to the cooler weather. It wasn’t until I had moved out on my.. Read More
It’s early December and Spotify is detailing my listening preferences with their “wrapped” summary for year 2020. It’s one of the reasons I actually prefer Spotify over Apple Music–these types of annual statistical summaries as well as what I believe to be superior playlist curation. So this year my most listened to artist was Tom Misch. I was not surprised, given his latest album What Kinda Music (2020) definitely grew on me this.. Read More
Jamiroquai is a British funk music act lead by Jay Kay, born Jason Luís Cheetham, a supremely charismatic lead with a powerful singing voice. This collective maintains quite a rank on my list of all-time favorite musical acts, and although their tour together may be on the trailing end, I expect them to maintain a seat there indefinitely. This band, formed in 1992, came to find international success with their record “Virtual Insanity.”.. Read More
Yamaha, established in 1887 as Nippon Gakki Co. Ltd, is a company that is very broad in scope but most well known for contributions in home audio and musical instruments. In 1955, the company launched a motor engineering offshoot (aptly named Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd) due to success in its foray into motorcycle engineering. You will find that Yamaha produces motorcycles even today. Hereon, any reference to Yamaha will primarily reference their motor.. Read More
It’s 1995 in Orlando, FL and a group of talented adolescents came together and formed a boy band, an entertainment collective common at the time riding the coat tails of already popular groups such as New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys (who were also collected by Lou Pearlman in Orlando). This new band would be called *NSYNC. I recall early in high school hearing their early singles (likely on MTV via.. Read More