August 2011
1 post
“No this is not my guitar
I’m bringing it to a friend
And no I...”
April 2011
1 post
January 2011
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December 2010
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November 2010
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September 2010
11 posts
Out from my window across from the city
I have what’s considered a good view
Two blocks from the subway, three from the fountain
Where I walk to break in new shoes
She stands on the sidewalk just waving at taxis
Like horses in parades in passing
I ask where she’s headed she tells me,
“Ohio, I’ve not seen my mother in ages
It’s been a long time, a real long...
August 2010
10 posts
WatchYou’ll never be THIS good!
July 2010
10 posts
“They’ll only miss you when you leave
So you try and stay awake
You just...”
– They’ll Only Miss You When You Leave
June 2010
6 posts
“Nothin’s what it seems,
Maybe she’ll start someday to realize,
If...”
– Townes Van Zandt - “For The Sake Of The Song”
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The Insidious Creep of Technology
I was recently reading an excerpt from [ THIS ] interview with Yannis Philippakis of Foals who made the very astute point:
“ I’m… relatively fearful for change, or rather the unstoppable nature of change. I quite like being in control of my surroundings. Our generation has seen a massive amount of change, in a very insidious way as well, it’s not like there’s been a...
May 2010
3 posts
All the very best of us string ourselves up for...
I literally can’t stop listening to High Violet, the new album by The National.
Upon every further listen something more unfurls itself within the sound, structure or lyrics of the 11 songs that make up this collection. It is an immensely dark album, yet strangely supportive, thought-provoking and life-affirming. The thing that I always got from The National - that I always valued - was...
“Creativity is certainly about not being constrained by rules or accepting the restrictions that society places on us. Of course the more people break the rules, the more likely they are to be perceived as ‘mentally ill’.”
Creative minds ‘mimic schizophrenia’
April 2010
4 posts
#1
HATE THE NAME, LOVE THE FACES
March 2010
3 posts
