Jason Shrum, Author at Rock Oracle

April 8, 2026 Jason Shrum

What Is The Meaning of Life?

“’meaning of life” is about giving depression company,” meg shares. “It’s being fucking tired, stuck in self-sabotage and procrastination, feeling nothing and living vicariously through other people instead. It’s a pretty goddamn selfish song.”

She further explains, “It’s also about ruining normal, sweet moments with nihilistic thoughts, like what happens when I die while I’m trying to find that a Bed Bath & Beyond coupon.There’s no reason to it. And if there’s no reason to it, then maybe there’s no reason to me. It’s about the freedom and relief in realizing that maybe it’s not about everything being meaningless, but about how hard it is to find meaning when there’s no reason to it.”

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April 3, 2026 Jason Shrum

Hussy Fit Wants You To Listen

To engage with Hussy Fit is to mix all your favorite cereals together. They are dynamic in flavor. The band pulls from genres past and present and keeps their personal style at the focal point. The band consists of Cordie Nicole adding synth flare to her vocal prowess, Izzy Cring – bass, vocals, Nick Doukas – guitar, Saige Cordero – guitar, backing vocals, and Jackson Tsukahara – drums. For this single they brought Seth Lake in for multiple guitar parts and let producer Lonny Cagle chime in on those gang vocals for the track.

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March 31, 2026 Jason Shrum

House of the Setting Sun

The night was curated to flawlessness. As I exited, I hugged people that I had only met a few hours before. We need more interactions like these. Stop with all the divisive behavior and come together over commonality. We have limited time on this floating space orb, and we should be sharing in its beauty, rather than fighting for control. Find your community. Find your space. It is then that you will find your peace.

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March 20, 2026 Jason Shrum

Moon Mother Drops Sophomore Record with “Meadowlands”

The record is a gorgeous jaunt through a woodland of feverish sentiment. There is some absolve from hurt that happens with the recognition of trauma. The message is quite clear that lessons can be learned, and that growth is possible if you choose to accept that things can get better. “Meadowlands is without a doubt the most powerful thing we have ever created. It is a world for itself and we have undergone a kind of inner revolution in the making of this record. A death and a rebirth, I think it can be felt throughout the journey of listening to this album. Meadowlands – the place outside, the place within.” says Mehner.

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March 16, 2026 Jason Shrum

Nosey Flynn @ McNamara’s Irish Pub & Restaurant- St Patty’s Day Extravaganza Done Early

The Glorious McNamara Pub was founded in 2010 by musician Sean McNamara, his Wife Paula McNamara and partners Kirk Orndorff, and Francis Gyebi. McNamara’s Irish Pub is located in Nashville’s Donelson neighborhood. This Restaurant and Live Music Venue blends Authentic Irish Hospitality with a Passionate commitment to live traditional music. The founders have come together to combine over 50 years of expertise and knowledge in opening McNamara’s. Known for its house band Nosey Flynn, and visiting Celtic artists, the venue has become one of the city’s primary homes for Irish folk performance. With traditional pub fare, whiskey selections, and a cozy multi- room interior modeled after neighborhood pubs in Ireland, McNamara’s functions as both a restaurant and a cultural gathering space for Nashville’s Celtic music community.

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March 12, 2026 Jason Shrum

The Binding Divide debut their single ‘Finding Forever’

‘Finding Forever’ is very engaging, and the production is layered nicely with Alysa’s voice pushed forward to really showcase her soulful tonality. The bassline and drums lead the song into a steady gait, and the writing follows to create a beautiful segment of art. The words draw the listener in with lovely storytelling before the one-minute mark with a familiar relationship thought, “I don’t know what you expect me to do/ I am losing myself in you/ And I don’t know what you expect me to say/ And I’m going crazy, crazy”. There is carefully placed chaos that sonically pounds from underneath the prose and builds to the next set of lexicon in, “What am I gonna do when you’re stuck in my veins/ going straight to my heart and my brain/ You are the only truth/ I know it/ finding you/ I think I’m finding forever”.

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March 5, 2026 Jason Shrum

New Singles From Red Guitar Music Out Now

There are a couple of new singles out now from Red Guitar Music that are certainly worth checking out. RGM is a full-service record label located in Nashville that was founded by guitar player and Catchfire band member Travis Fairley. By “full-service” Fairley includes A&R, booking, publicity, recording, mixing and producing. RGM was created by an artist, for artistsand is a niche label that caters to those young up and coming artists looking to get a foothold in Music City. Travis himself has been able to navigate this landscape quickly, after graduating with a music degree from Belmont University. He is a guitar player, a performer and an engineer who has worked with musicians of country, rock, Americana, folk, grunge, and classical backgrounds. His latest artists are Carl Pariso and The Tower Brothers.