Photo by Roberto Nickson on Unsplash Video Games Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. I’ve always loved the song, Video Games by Lana Del Rey. With her usual deft lyricism and poetry — Lana sings about the relationship she has verses the relationship […]

Young and Beautiful Free download on SoundCloud. The Great Gatsby is a film based on the 1925 novel of the same name. The film follows the life and times of millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his neighbor, Nick Carraway. A decade later, a classic […]

Heroin Having listened all the way through Lana Del Rey’s new record, I’m continually amazed at her originality, and ability to endlessly create content in her space. I guess, like anything, it’s mastery. If you’re obsessed, and relentlessly create, it becomes easier and easier. My […]

Lana Del Rey’s Love for classical guitar took me a week to record. Her songs are always around 5 minutes long. I intended to do an abbreviated version —  but I side-effect of my YouTube channel, is that people like to use the audio from […]

Brooklyn Baby Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby” is a song from her third studio album, Ultraviolence (2014). It is a satirical ode to the hipster subculture of Brooklyn, New York, and it is one of her most popular and critically acclaimed songs. With Brooklyn Baby, […]

Ultraviolence Lana Del Rey’s song “Ultraviolence” is a dark and atmospheric ballad that explores the themes of toxic love, violence, and addiction. If you listen to this song with the right frame of mind, Ultraviolence is the perfect James Bond theme. Lyrically and musically. The […]

Once Upon a Dream The 2014 film Maleficent is a dark retelling of the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. The film stars Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, the evil fairy who curses Princess Aurora to fall into a deep sleep on her sixteenth birthday. The film’s […]

West Coast Lana Del Rey’s song “West Coast” is a beautiful and haunting ballad about love, loss, and longing in California. As a musician, I am continually stunned by Lana Del Rey. Her sound is unmistakable. With her lazy croon and spring-reverb guitars, Lana Del […]

Summertime Sadness Lana Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness” is like 99% of her songs; a haunting and atmospheric ballad. The song captures the bittersweet feeling of the end of summer. The song’s lyrics speak to the nostalgia and melancholy that comes with the passing of time […]