Cedric Hendrix
@cirdecsongs.bsky.social
Freelance music journalist and author. Early-stage musician. Sports nut. Movie fan. Beginning biker. Open-minded and eager to learn.
On today’s episode of “First World Problems,” our hero once again wrestles with the Bass Pick Dilemma.
Yeah, yeah, yeah … spare me with the “Real bassists use fingers” twaddle. Turns out you can do both, which I have to for this We Lost The Sea tune.
I’m playing again!
youtu.be/9r97usgJJwo?...
Yeah, yeah, yeah … spare me with the “Real bassists use fingers” twaddle. Turns out you can do both, which I have to for this We Lost The Sea tune.
I’m playing again!
youtu.be/9r97usgJJwo?...
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
On today’s episode of “First World Problems,” our hero once again wrestles with the Bass Pick Dilemma.
Yeah, yeah, yeah … spare me with the “Real bassists use fingers” twaddle. Turns out you can do both, which I have to for this We Lost The Sea tune.
I’m playing again!
youtu.be/9r97usgJJwo?...
Yeah, yeah, yeah … spare me with the “Real bassists use fingers” twaddle. Turns out you can do both, which I have to for this We Lost The Sea tune.
I’m playing again!
youtu.be/9r97usgJJwo?...
The beginning of #sunset is very pretty from my window. But that doesn’t mean I want to see it before 5 p.m.
Do we really need Daylight Savings Time anymore? I went two years without it in Japan and everything went along just fine.
Do we really need Daylight Savings Time anymore? I went two years without it in Japan and everything went along just fine.
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The beginning of #sunset is very pretty from my window. But that doesn’t mean I want to see it before 5 p.m.
Do we really need Daylight Savings Time anymore? I went two years without it in Japan and everything went along just fine.
Do we really need Daylight Savings Time anymore? I went two years without it in Japan and everything went along just fine.
“They weren’t booing. They were saying Troooooomp.”
— Future bullshit social media post
apnews.com/article/trum...
— Future bullshit social media post
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Donald Trump booed as the 1st sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since Carter in 1978
President Donald Trump has become the first sitting president in nearly a half-century at a regular-season NFL game.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
“They weren’t booing. They were saying Troooooomp.”
— Future bullshit social media post
apnews.com/article/trum...
— Future bullshit social media post
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And now I can work on my #birthday present, a @LEGO #Concorde I’ve been so eager to build. This may take a while! #cirdecsongs
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
And now I can work on my #birthday present, a @LEGO #Concorde I’ve been so eager to build. This may take a while! #cirdecsongs
Found this band on YouTube to accompany my physical therapy this morning. You know I’m a sucker for post-rock, and The End Of The Ocean was a pretty cool find!
Apparently, they’ve been around for a while. Well, they’re on my radar now! youtu.be/IT5_DciyaRg? si=SmsFaKVU8Yuok60E
Apparently, they’ve been around for a while. Well, they’re on my radar now! youtu.be/IT5_DciyaRg? si=SmsFaKVU8Yuok60E
Best of The End Of The Ocean
YouTube video by WherePostRockDwells
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November 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Found this band on YouTube to accompany my physical therapy this morning. You know I’m a sucker for post-rock, and The End Of The Ocean was a pretty cool find!
Apparently, they’ve been around for a while. Well, they’re on my radar now! youtu.be/IT5_DciyaRg? si=SmsFaKVU8Yuok60E
Apparently, they’ve been around for a while. Well, they’re on my radar now! youtu.be/IT5_DciyaRg? si=SmsFaKVU8Yuok60E
Songs for surgical recovery. Dark and determined. Dig in and hang on. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/11/01/a...
A CirdecSongs Playlist: Into the Darkness
Tunes from the darker side of my musical mindset. Putting them together has proven therapeutic. #cirdecsongs
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November 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Songs for surgical recovery. Dark and determined. Dig in and hang on. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/11/01/a...
While lying here convalescing, I accidentally created a playlist. Let’s just say it comes from the darker side of my personality.
It was just gonna be a couple of hours, but it has taken on a kind of its own. And I’m still adding to it! #cirdecsongs spotify.link/tMKP4d2JTXb
It was just gonna be a couple of hours, but it has taken on a kind of its own. And I’m still adding to it! #cirdecsongs spotify.link/tMKP4d2JTXb
Tunes from the Dark Side
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October 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
While lying here convalescing, I accidentally created a playlist. Let’s just say it comes from the darker side of my personality.
It was just gonna be a couple of hours, but it has taken on a kind of its own. And I’m still adding to it! #cirdecsongs spotify.link/tMKP4d2JTXb
It was just gonna be a couple of hours, but it has taken on a kind of its own. And I’m still adding to it! #cirdecsongs spotify.link/tMKP4d2JTXb
Serenity tuned to E-flat, Major Tom in standard tuning, and my unnamed Ashbory bass (tasteful suggestions welcome). All under ten pounds. All approved for lifting.
So, this is my guitar world for a while. #cirdecsongs #guitar #practice #therapy
So, this is my guitar world for a while. #cirdecsongs #guitar #practice #therapy
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Serenity tuned to E-flat, Major Tom in standard tuning, and my unnamed Ashbory bass (tasteful suggestions welcome). All under ten pounds. All approved for lifting.
So, this is my guitar world for a while. #cirdecsongs #guitar #practice #therapy
So, this is my guitar world for a while. #cirdecsongs #guitar #practice #therapy
The morning of my surgery, I couldn’t get “Magic Bus” out of my head. I have no idea where it came from.
Good thing I had my earbuds. Of course I almost missed what the surgeon was saying because I was grooving so hard.
Now I’m back home, learning the tune. #cirdecsongs #TheWHO
Good thing I had my earbuds. Of course I almost missed what the surgeon was saying because I was grooving so hard.
Now I’m back home, learning the tune. #cirdecsongs #TheWHO
October 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The morning of my surgery, I couldn’t get “Magic Bus” out of my head. I have no idea where it came from.
Good thing I had my earbuds. Of course I almost missed what the surgeon was saying because I was grooving so hard.
Now I’m back home, learning the tune. #cirdecsongs #TheWHO
Good thing I had my earbuds. Of course I almost missed what the surgeon was saying because I was grooving so hard.
Now I’m back home, learning the tune. #cirdecsongs #TheWHO
Operation: Backbone, Day 8
Since the #Concorde is partially a birthday present, I’m gonna wait until next month to start on it. Meanwhile, let’s see what these Star Trek models I bought ages ago are all about.
(I still have NO idea where I’m going to put them, by the way. Oh, well.)
Since the #Concorde is partially a birthday present, I’m gonna wait until next month to start on it. Meanwhile, let’s see what these Star Trek models I bought ages ago are all about.
(I still have NO idea where I’m going to put them, by the way. Oh, well.)
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Operation: Backbone, Day 8
Since the #Concorde is partially a birthday present, I’m gonna wait until next month to start on it. Meanwhile, let’s see what these Star Trek models I bought ages ago are all about.
(I still have NO idea where I’m going to put them, by the way. Oh, well.)
Since the #Concorde is partially a birthday present, I’m gonna wait until next month to start on it. Meanwhile, let’s see what these Star Trek models I bought ages ago are all about.
(I still have NO idea where I’m going to put them, by the way. Oh, well.)
Few things in life bring me more joy than watching Mike Jeneally rip through a guitar solo. And here he has the nerve to do it FRETLESS! My MAN! Seeing this kind of talent is truly a privilege! #cirdecsongs
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Few things in life bring me more joy than watching Mike Jeneally rip through a guitar solo. And here he has the nerve to do it FRETLESS! My MAN! Seeing this kind of talent is truly a privilege! #cirdecsongs
My town is heading out and putting in WORK!
I’m so proud! I’ll see y’all on the next one!
#WakeUpAmerica #NoKings #Chicago #FDT
📷 — The Chicago Sun-Times and the Associated Press
I’m so proud! I’ll see y’all on the next one!
#WakeUpAmerica #NoKings #Chicago #FDT
📷 — The Chicago Sun-Times and the Associated Press
October 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My town is heading out and putting in WORK!
I’m so proud! I’ll see y’all on the next one!
#WakeUpAmerica #NoKings #Chicago #FDT
📷 — The Chicago Sun-Times and the Associated Press
I’m so proud! I’ll see y’all on the next one!
#WakeUpAmerica #NoKings #Chicago #FDT
📷 — The Chicago Sun-Times and the Associated Press
When you’re a kid, you grab a crayon and get to coloring.
When you’re an adult, you experiment with blending and layering colors to figure out how to properly shade Batman.
Adulting is weird. #art #coloredpencil
When you’re an adult, you experiment with blending and layering colors to figure out how to properly shade Batman.
Adulting is weird. #art #coloredpencil
October 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
When you’re a kid, you grab a crayon and get to coloring.
When you’re an adult, you experiment with blending and layering colors to figure out how to properly shade Batman.
Adulting is weird. #art #coloredpencil
When you’re an adult, you experiment with blending and layering colors to figure out how to properly shade Batman.
Adulting is weird. #art #coloredpencil
Today’s #earworm is a little dark. Which is funny because I’m in a fairly decent mood. Oh, well. I’m running with it! youtu.be/XdhKnAw6VZw?...
Nine Inch Nails: Burn (1994)
YouTube video by Nine Inch Nails
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October 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today’s #earworm is a little dark. Which is funny because I’m in a fairly decent mood. Oh, well. I’m running with it! youtu.be/XdhKnAw6VZw?...
Well, my day has been made! www.instagram.com/reel/DPonGIj...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Well, my day has been made! www.instagram.com/reel/DPonGIj...
A quick peek at new releases from Vernon Reid, Stephan Thelen with Markus Reuter, Genesis, and a few others. Dive on in! #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/10/14/c...
CirdecSongs Rapid-Fire Reviews
VERNON REID, Hoodoo Telemetry (Artone Label Group, 2025). Fans of Living Colour are well aware of the band’s eclectic musical nature. Their guitarist, Vernon Reid, uses his new solo effort as an op…
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October 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A quick peek at new releases from Vernon Reid, Stephan Thelen with Markus Reuter, Genesis, and a few others. Dive on in! #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/10/14/c...
@snarkypuppy91.bsky.social isn’t one of those bands I imagined going dark. But here we are. youtu.be/ngc8Fu3mGzA?...
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - Chimera (conducted by Jules Buckley) [Official Video]
YouTube video by GroundUP Music NYC
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
@snarkypuppy91.bsky.social isn’t one of those bands I imagined going dark. But here we are. youtu.be/ngc8Fu3mGzA?...
WHOA!!! This one came out of nowhere! How sad. apnews.com/article/dang...
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies
D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
WHOA!!! This one came out of nowhere! How sad. apnews.com/article/dang...
October 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A couple of the bazillion albums awaiting my attention before my surgery. It’s gonna be a busy couple of weeks. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/10/07/c...
CirdecSongs Rapid-Fire Record Reviews
DAVID BYRNE, Who Is The Sky? (Matador Records, 2025). It’s been seven years since David Byrne gave us American Utopia and the Broadway show that went with it. Since then, he has been cooking,…
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October 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A couple of the bazillion albums awaiting my attention before my surgery. It’s gonna be a busy couple of weeks. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/10/07/c...
T-minus two weeks to #surgery.
I’ve been asked how my back got messed up. I blamed wear and tear. I forgot something.
April 20, 2008. I was struck by a woman running a red light. I tore muscles in my back.
I never took my spine into account. I should have. It was just a matter of time.
I’ve been asked how my back got messed up. I blamed wear and tear. I forgot something.
April 20, 2008. I was struck by a woman running a red light. I tore muscles in my back.
I never took my spine into account. I should have. It was just a matter of time.
October 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
T-minus two weeks to #surgery.
I’ve been asked how my back got messed up. I blamed wear and tear. I forgot something.
April 20, 2008. I was struck by a woman running a red light. I tore muscles in my back.
I never took my spine into account. I should have. It was just a matter of time.
I’ve been asked how my back got messed up. I blamed wear and tear. I forgot something.
April 20, 2008. I was struck by a woman running a red light. I tore muscles in my back.
I never took my spine into account. I should have. It was just a matter of time.
If you couldn’t be there, I sure wish that wasn’t the case. But this makes for a pretty decent stand-in. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/10/01/b...
BEAT: Boxed
Tony Levin, Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, and Danny Carey BEAT, Live (InsideOutMusic, 2025) Where to begin? Fans of King Crimson are well aware of just how definitive the band’s 1981-84 lineup was. Adri…
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October 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If you couldn’t be there, I sure wish that wasn’t the case. But this makes for a pretty decent stand-in. #cirdecsongs cirdecsongs.com/2025/10/01/b...
September 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM