Update: I... HAVE FOUND A NEW ALBUM!

I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN POSTING AT ALL LATELY...

Rest assured, I have not given up on this blog. All that's happened is that I've been having trouble finding new albums to review lately. Good thing I just found the OST for The World Ends With You yesterday, I'll have a review up within the next 2 weeks!

Check out my new YouTube channel, TheAmazingDaito, in the meantime. The link is to the right of this post.

New Patreon Goals!

Check My Patreon!

As many of you know, i have a Patreon page, as well as a DeviantArt account. On my DeviantArt account, I'm going to be posting chapters of the novel I'm writing, but only on one condition: I will only post a new chapter of my novel when I get an additional $5/month in pledges on Patreon. Check my Patreon for more details

https://www.patreon.com/AlexCossack

http://alex-cossack.deviantart.com/

Update: COMING UP NEXT!

COMING SOON TO ACRM

Into the Sea by Attalus

I am Gemini by Cursive

SPECIAL THANKS TO DAENIEL DATU FOR SUGGESTING THESE TWO ALBUMS!

Also, how do you guys like my new profile picture? It doesn't risk copyright infringement anymore!

Update: BIG NEWS!

Remember my Splatoon review?

Well, whether or not anyone remembers that review, I still feel that making reviews of video games doesn't work in writing, so I started my own YouTube channel!

So, the first video goes up at 8:00 AM CST tomorrow. Check it out when it releases!

The link to my YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqbNexZz9NQgiAd-PHhrm1w

Update: Back in...

Back in black? Back in business? Which one is it? Well, I have news for you!

So, I set up a Patreon page a few months ago (as evidenced by the link on the right of the page), and I discovered that it didn't work. Well, good news: I fixed it! If you've been trying to pledge money to me, but have been unable to do so, please go back to the page and try again, as any issues should now be fixed.

Remember: I need to pay for albums somehow!

Have a good day everyone, and here's a link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/AlexCossack

Also, I'm going to review a Gates of Ivory album now.

Update: New Review Type!

Notice: I Like Reading

Originally, this blog was meant for music reviews, and only music reviews. However, I've been reading The Peripheral by William Gibson, and I'm enjoying it. Since I've been enjoying it, and want to make a post regarding my opinion of other books I've read, I have decided to begin writing reviews of books. I don't care if it's a novel, short story, or any other type of book, I'm going to post reviews of books!

Looks like I'll have to reread my collection of books, which is mostly made up of actual books, not files stored on my Kindle. 

NOT DONE YET!

So, I want to get an idea of what books you want to see reviewed, and thus I have set up a poll on my Patreon page. Check it out if you want. Link is below, poll ends Saturday, June 10. 

https://www.patreon.com/posts/11527669

Update: Downtime

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!

I do kind of wish that I didn't have to say this, and I find it ironic that I'm making a post about how I may not be able to post for a while, but here it is.

I have finals coming up, and I also have quite a bit of stuff I'm doing during the summer that I have to prepare for, so I most likely won't be able to post any new reviews for a while. Don't worry, this'll only be in effect for about 3 or 4 weeks, but I figured I might as well say something. During that time, I'll be sure to find some great albums to review, so you won't be let down once I'm back!

If you're someone who writes, plays, or publishes music, and is looking for someone to give an honest review of your work, feel free to message me via Hangouts so we can discuss details. Can't guarantee that I'll respond right away, but I'll do my best. 

Update: READ IT!

Support Me (if you want)!

Hi, I'm Tachikoma Alex Cossack, as you all know. Most of you, however, probably don't know about my brand-new Patreon page! This is where you can support me by pledging to give me an amount of money of your choosing each month. Minimum for rewards is $1, and the rewards get better and better as the price gets higher and higher (currently, highest is $5/month). Supporting me means that you get to see my original writings (poetry, short stories, reflections on life, etc.), as well as pictures of my dog (he's a schnoodle, which is a mix of schnauzer and poodle). Don't worry, there will be way more writing than doggy pictures. In fact, I already published a patron-only post. Want to see it? Pledge at least $1! Hooray for shamelessly trying to get people to give me money!

Don't worry, my content here will remain free for as long as it exists. I just thought that it might be time to start making an income from something I enjoy doing, even if it isn't that much.

Also, I run a Discord server now.

Click the little logo below (which I copy/pasted from the Patreon help center), and you'll see my Patreon page! I plan on making visual improvements to both this blog and my Patreon page over time.

Update: Ideas

First things first:

1. I write music reviews.
2. I've written a lot of music reviews, and have a global audience.
3. I'm running out of albums to review.

Number 3 is the thing I want to focus on, since I need 6-8 reviews a month, and I need new albums to review in order to meet that quota. Now, when I say "new," I don't mean "released recently", I mean "things that I haven't reviewed and/or listened to." This is why I'm wondering if anyone has any albums they want to recommend to me. If you do, please say so in the comments (or message me via Hangouts), and I'll add your suggestions to my list of albums I'll consider reviewing. Have a good day everyone.

Update: Something Strange...

Short update: I've been noticing something strange going on. Whenever I post something, there always seems to be a +1 on it a minute or two after the post is made. I'm not complaining about that, since it'll give this blog slightly more exposure online, which in turn means that more people might listen to more music. Here's my theory: most of those +1's come from the same person, and that person consistently checks my page. If you are that person, please comment below so I'm not wondering who you are anymore.

Update: 1... 2... 3...

Okay, no idea why I decided to start counting how many followers this blog has, as that's remained at a steady 0. I know this makes me sound like I'm not happy, although I am quite happy, but I'll just say it: that steady 0 is quite perplexing to me. What I mean is this: I know that some people come back here regularly, probably to check for new content, but it seems as if nobody has noticed the various "Follow by [insert here]" icons I've had on the bottom of the page since day one, which I put there more for everyone's convenience than anything.

After all, if you keep looking at the page, only to find a lack of new content, you might stop checking it, and therefore miss new content; but, if you click one of the Follow icons, you'll be notified of new content, and therefore won't have to obsessively check my blog like I check the daycare in Pokemon (trying to build a competitive team in Moon, but I have too many Gibles).

Okay, I'll just have to end at this paragraph before my rant takes up the whole page. All I'm saying is that I'd rather that people subscribe and only have views counted when they actually visit the page than have people who obsessively check this page for a short period of time, get me a ton of views, then stop checking it just as quickly, thus decreasing the view count dramatically.

Now that my rant is over, I need some help. As I mentioned earlier, I'm trying to build a competitive team in Pokemon Moon, and I can't find any good resources to help me out with EV training. So, does anyone reading this know any good resources, and if you do, can you please provide a link? Note that I will shut off the comments if there's anything that says something like "I couldn't believe it until I saw his paycheck, but my brother makes over $3000 per week!" I have seen those countless times, mostly in the comments section of pretty much every RWBY episode ever on the Rooster Teeth site.

No, I'm not angry, just a little confused, if anyone's wondering. I just tend to type whatever comes to mind, and edit it for content as I go along.

Update: Where am I?

So, the small number of you who come back here to check if I've posted anything new might be wondering "Where's Alex?" or "Why hasn't Alex been posting lately? He posted a ton last month, even reviewing two I Fight Dragons albums in one day!"

Well, don't worry, I'm alive. All that's going on is that I'm looking for something new to review. As Joseph Jones said in a comment on one of my previous posts, I need to diversify what I listen to, and I intend to do exactly that. So, if any of you have suggestions, go on ahead and say them! Put them in the comments, or send me an email with your ideas. Please keep what is written below in mind when making suggestions.

List of Artists I'm Not Likely to Review

• Kanye West
• Deadmau5 (for now)
• Eminem
• Monstercat (feel free to ask why)
• Pretty much any dubstep or EDM artists
• My Chemical Romance (I don't hate them, I just don't want to review their music)
• Twenty-One Pilots (after an argument about whether or not they're better than the Beatles, I think the Beatles are better, feel free to ask for my reasons)
• Snoop Dogg
• Black Veil Brides (see the My Chemical Romance bullet point)