Site Update: My poetry, art, and music posts

Hey y’all, Here’s this weeks blog about my posts here. This week’s review is a book review. I read Extreme Ownership and I feel that it is a must read for parents even if it was written by Navy SEALs. Check it out in the reviews section or in the blog section. I used to […]

Visual Art: Acoustic Bloom Theory avatar design

Visual Art Design This is a graphic design project I did for my group Acoustic Bloom Theory back in 2014. We performed one gig on December 6, 2014, in Hong Kong, to celebrate Finnish Independence Day. We played a lot of traditional Finnish music in a non-traditional arrangements. This was a fantastic project. I really […]

Original Poetry: “Today” by Jose Bernardo

Today Today, the sun shined and gave off its warmth Today, I found, never felt this before Today, the light shined in my face And I saw you smiling at me in the shade Today, I know that I can reach the sky Today, I feel that I am really alive Today, I have not […]

Book review: “Extreme Ownership” by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

(Reviewed by Jose Bernardo on June 12, 2016) Book: Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win Authors: Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Released: First Edition 2015 On Amazon: click here We read the Kindle version “EXTREME OWNERSHIP” IS A GAME CHANGER This book is a true game changer, if you’re willing to re-read it plenty of […]

Lyrics from “Outside Looking In”

ALL LYRICS FROM THE ALBUM ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AS SEPARATE POSTS. ALL LYRICS FROM THE ALBUM HAVE BEEN GATHERED HERE FOR SIMPLICITY. This is track 1 from Jose’s debut album “Outside Looking In” Stargazer (All I Need is You) by Jose Bernardo and Eric Ecklund I see you And I know you see me I’m thinking […]

Site Update: Facebook Comments Enabled

PLEASE LEAVE ME COMMENTS Quick post here. I’ve enabled comments at the bottom of every blog and post entry as a Facebook comments area. Please feel free to leave comments about my posts in these areas. This applies to poetry posts, review posts, and all posts across my site. Happy Commenting! I will read them all. […]

Site Update: Welcome to My New Site

Hi! Welcome to my new site. Welcome. This has been about a year in the making. I have prepared a lot of new material for this site and will update the blog every week. As you can tell, this blog is not empty. There is a ton of stuff here already at launch. Along with […]

Site Update: Revisiting the TWR reviews and reprinting them

TWR REVISITED As I was putting this new site together I felt it was time to revive some of my old writings for The Weekly Riff webzine. I wrote 197 reviews for TWR. Most of the bands I reviewed have stopped being bands, so I didn’t include those reviews on this site. I reprinted most of […]

Article: How Not to Quit Learning a New Instrument

How Not to Quit Learning a New Instrument Many times, beginners will quit or get discouraged. I often find that the trouble is one thing: not getting results fast enough. Having realistic goals is a good place to start. You won’t learn to play like someone who has decades of experience in a day, week, […]

CD Review: Pat Metheny – “One Quiet Night”

CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Pat Metheny Album : One Quiet Night (2003 Warner Bros.) Tracks : 12 Artist website : http://www.patmetheny.com/ REVIEW OVERVIEW While this album is far from a current release, it […]