https://bradleycarey.com/tags/music/ Recent content in Music on bradleycarey.com Hugo en Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:58:45 -0400 https://bradleycarey.com/posts/the-software-engineer-to-metalhead-pipeline/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://bradleycarey.com/posts/the-software-engineer-to-metalhead-pipeline/ <p>I did not seek out extreme metal because I wanted increasingly extreme music. I accidentally optimized my work music until screaming became a feature.</p> <h2 id="the-open-office"> The Open Office <a class="heading-link" href="#the-open-office"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>Open offices are built on the idea that removing walls makes people collaborate. It mostly makes them audible.</p> <p>I could hear the secretary answering call after call. I could hear a salesperson relentlessly cold calling businesses. I could hear every nearby conversation, whether or not anyone involved had spoken to me. One coworker made <strong>&ldquo;I&rsquo;M ALL JACKED UP ON MOUNTAIN DEW&rdquo;</strong> from <em>Talladega Nights</em> his text notification. It was funny the first few times.</p>