Dismemberment Plan - Time Bomb from Change (2001) /rock/((“well I, I am a time bomb. I only live in that one moment in which you die… It’snot right, it’s not what I wanted then, but you know and I know there’s no goingback.” A rope twists hard around a tense hand and threatens to […]
The Decemberists - California One from Castaways and Cutouts (2001) /neo-folk/((“take a long drive with me on california one, California One; and the road a-winding goesfrom golden gate to roaring cliff-side,and the light is softly low as our hearts become sweetly untied beneath the sun of California One. Take a long dram with […]
The Decemberists - I Was Meant For The Stage from Her Majesty (2003) /neo-folk/((The rowdy applause after Red Right Ankle subsides. “Odalisque!” shouts an audience member in request. Another yells for “A Cautionary Tale.” Colin Meloy surveys the crowd for a moment; smiles slightly. “No,” he says, “I think I’ll play […]
I think I mentioned yesterday that i’ve really been into The Decemberists lately. Sunday was basically taken up by me falling in love with that thing they do. Songs that tell stories, often intriguing, varied and historical stories (one of the things I like about Nick Cave) which is something I love to […]
The Decemberists - Shanty For The Arethusa from Her Majesty (2003) /neo-folk/((“We set to sail on a packet full of spice, rum and tea-leaves.We’ve emptied out all the bars and the bowery hotels.Tell your daughters do not walk the streets alone tonight.”The salt and the air buffeted their backs as they leapt from the […]
Well it certainly feels good to have all my essays out of the way! I can finally relax.. maybe but probably not catch up on reading, generally be more at ease in this sweet smelling world, and enjoy that spring has come knocking at my door. The freshness of the air is pretty […]
THE MATADORS Live at the Corktown Tavern in Hamilton - March 27, 2004
“Those pictures of ‘the midget blow-job queen’ are incredible! Great job!!!” - Joel “Hooch” Perkins
Badly Drawn Boy - Camping Next to the Water from Hour of the Bewilderbeast (2002) /folky guitar pop/((“The stars above shine on me / I’ll catch and save them in a jar / As I taste the morning Dew / I think my mind is clearer now”White curtains whisper in the tentative breeze, the […]
Air - J’ai Dormi Sous L’eau from Premieres Symptomes (1997) /ambient groove/((There is strange contradiction in the breath of the sunless night. It is cool in temperature and chills the skin, but imbued with inner warmth, perhaps gathered from the lungs that lie above, in masses of rolling grey.))
The Delgados - Coming in from the Cold from Hate (2002) /gentle indie rock/((“Everybody’s waiting for the big surprise, but nobody will notice when it does arrive. So send it on.We can try for the right kind of life,I only wish that you’d had a chance to decide”She sets the pen down, perfectly parallel […]