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Author Archives: Ellis in the Orchard

Dan Donovan: Dancing Backwards Eats your Brain
20 Oct 2018

Dan Donovan: Dancing Backwards Eats your Brain

by Ellis in the Orchard | posted in: Articles, October 2018 | 0

Dan Donovan first came on to my radar back sometime around 1992 when he released Shook Up Shook Up with his band Tribe of Dan. If you blinked, you might have missed this release over here in the states. Shook … Continued

Blonde Vinyl, Dan Donovan, King Kool, Tribe of Dan
The Orchard: Sorry to Bother You
20 Oct 2018

The Orchard: Sorry to Bother You

by Ellis in the Orchard | posted in: October 2018, The Orchard | 0

Boots Riley wrote, and directed, one of the best movies to come out this year. I haven’t gone to a theatre in years, but I made that trip twice in one weekend for this film. To give you the plot … Continued

Sorry to Bother You
Robert Jeffress and Donald Trump: …an opinion on the need for separation between church and state…
22 Jan 2018

Robert Jeffress and Donald Trump: …an opinion on the need for separation between church and state…

by Ellis in the Orchard | posted in: Articles, January 2018 | 0

I wrote this back in August and just filed it away. It was in reference to an article I was reading about Pastor Robert Jeffress and Donald Trump (article link found below if interested). I filed this away figuring it … Continued

Politics
ZAO: …Catching up with drummer Jeff Gretz about the band, and their blistering new EP Pyrrhic Victory…
22 Jan 2018

ZAO: …Catching up with drummer Jeff Gretz about the band, and their blistering new EP Pyrrhic Victory…

by Ellis in the Orchard | posted in: Articles, January 2018 | 0

I think it was back in October when I found out that Zao was releasing another album! I was surprised because they had just released The Well Intentioned Virus about a year before, and here they were already announcing the … Continued

Zao
The Orchard: Best of 2017
22 Jan 2018

The Orchard: Best of 2017

by Ellis in the Orchard | posted in: January 2018, The Orchard | 0

Here is a sort of ‘best of’ list from last year. These were new to me in the last year, not all are from 2017, and Sole’s album just came out this year. There were three books that stuck with … Continued

Best of
Unites States Imperialism: The War Machine Marches On
13 Jul 2017

Unites States Imperialism: The War Machine Marches On

by Ellis in the Orchard | posted in: July 2017, Opinion | 0

In keeping with the new idea of where the editors want to go with DTL, I decided to write a book review this time. Maybe I reference the book more than review it, maybe this is more of a cultural … Continued

Unites States Imperialism
The Orchard: Best of 2016
13 Jul 2017

The Orchard: Best of 2016

by Ellis in the Orchard | posted in: July 2017, The Orchard | 0

What happened in 2016? I feel it is noteworthy to mention that the music world lost Lemmy from Motorhead at the very end of 2015, that kicked off the sad start to 2016… the world lost Erik Petersen from Mischief … Continued

Best of
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