From Stockholm—allegedly—Pops welcomes October with memories of Midwestern autumns, old-fashioned Halloween, Launch on Warning and the October 1 single “Land of the Living.” Continue reading October: Still in the Land of the Living
Dora and Theodore wander Amsterdam while imaginary Interpol begins asking an awkward question: exactly how does Pops and the AI Rebellion keep getting into Europe? Continue reading The Long Way Through Amsterdam
The Truth Beneath the Static turns Cliff Potts & the AI Rebellion’s October 2025 horror stories into a strange Halloween album—and “The Last Update” has already escaped into video. Continue reading The Truth Beneath the Static: Halloween Comes Early
Ten days into their fictitious world tour, Cliff “Pops” Potts and the AI Rebellion reach Brussels—and Dark Val checks in on what happens when the stage lights go out. Continue reading Ten Days Out: The AI Rebellion Reaches Brussels
You Were My One is a six-song memorial to Lisa and the love, final days, grief, absence, and memories left behind after losing someone who could never be replaced. Continue reading You Were My One: Six Songs for the Woman I Could Never Replace
Social-media ads promise hundreds of dollars a day from AI-generated music uploaded to Spotify. AI can make music production dramatically easier, but it cannot manufacture listeners, guarantee royalties, or turn streaming into effortless passive income. The technology is real. The $650-a-day fantasy is not. Continue reading $650 a Day With AI Music? No. That Is Not How Any of This Works.
Released August 21, 2026, “Dora Zorino” turns a two-sided Western 45 into an alternate-universe legend spanning Texas, a missing century, Leyte, and a very real book written under its heroine’s name. Continue reading Dora Zorino: The Frontier Heroine America Forgot
Dark Val continues to take on a life of its own as music, stories, design choices, and even the building itself begin expressing opinions. Continue reading The Building Is Developing Opinions
Dark Val keeps expanding as new rooms, stories, music, and unexpected ideas find their place inside a nightclub that may be turning into an entire entertainment district. Continue reading Somebody Moved the Walls
Dark Val’s renovation continues as another room opens, more fiction finds a new home, and Management discovers that building a nightclub—especially inside WordPress—is always an adventure. Continue reading Management Found Another Box
