Music & Art Archives — R. L. Solberg

Reflections On The Mission

My wife Deb & I just returned from an overseas music mission trip that lasted from May 23rd to June 8th, 2019. It was a tiring, adventure-filled, rewarding trip that we loved being a part of. I wanted to capture some of it while it’s still fresh in my mind. You can see photos and […]

R. L. Solberg 5 years agoOctober 10, 2020

Book Reviews Creativity Music & Art

A Literary Experiment: On Lewis

The subject of this experiment in literary criticism is the following books by C.S. Lewis; The Screwtape Letters, (Lewis, 1942), The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, (Lewis, 1950), Mere Christianity, (Lewis, 1952), and Till We Have Faces, (Lewis, 1956). My goal was to discover if, by using Lewis’ methods of literary criticism I could […]

R. L. Solberg 5 years agoNovember 21, 2020

Creativity Music & Art

Take Five, People

Since I was a teenager, I’ve been a fan of Dave Brubeck. Back then, as a young drummer and guitarist, I was going through a phase where I was really into progressive, technical music. I loved Rush, Dixie Dreggs, Kansas, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Stravinsky, etc. And the power metal band I formed a little later on […]

R. L. Solberg 5 years agoOctober 19, 2019

Music & Art

Black Hole Sun

On May 7, 2017 my wife and I saw Soundgarden live at Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, TN. I commented to her during the show that Chris seemed a little off his game; his singing was sloppy and behind the beat. He seemed to gain energy as the show progressed, but I definitely felt […]

R. L. Solberg 7 years ago

Music & Art

The Loop Station

Today was a rainy, overcast Saturday one week before Christmas Eve. I got up early this morning and headed up to The Lab to continue dialing in my nascent loop station, affectionally dubbed “Andromeda” since it’s made up of a galaxy of gear, wires, and instruments. I don’t necessarily have any professional aspirations for it. I […]

R. L. Solberg 7 years ago

Apologetics Music & Art Philosophy

On The Golden Ratio

I’ve been enjoying a website called Highbrow for a few months now. Their tagline is “Learn Something New Every Day,” and they deliver 5-minute lessons to your inbox every morning on a wide range of topics. The course I’m currently working through is called “Most important numbers in the world” and it’s been fascinating, but […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoJanuary 7, 2020

Creativity Music & Art Personal

The Year in Between

What happened between the making of these two videos? A little over a year ago I was hired as a UX Designer by a healthcare company that had just merged with another company. They were having a big “Are You Ready?” promotional campaign for the unveiling of the new company name and held a contest […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoNovember 21, 2020

Creativity Music & Art

Heart In A Cage

My wife Deb and I had (or maybe still have) a little band called Dust & Daisies. We’ve done a lot of different things, and played a lot of different places, and we’re kind of on hiatus right now. This is one of my favorite songs of ours. Heart In A Cage You’ve got my […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years ago

Culture Music & Art Philosophy

A Noble Interogative

IF by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years ago

Music & Art

Gloryland (Live)

Last year (2014) I was blessed to be a part of a big Christmas tour with my band Dust & Daisies. We got to play a bunch of shows across southern Norway, where I’ve got lots of good friends that I love. And then we got to play a few shows here in the US […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years ago