Monthly Archives: May 2004

Girl Anachronism

The Dresden Dolls – Girl Anachronism from Dresden Dolls (2004) /brechtian punk cabaret/((“And you can tellfrom the full-body castthat i’m sorry that i asked,though you did everything you could(like any decent person would);but i might be catching… so don’t touch,you’ll … Continue reading

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Float On

Modest Mouse – Float On from Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) /indi prock/((“All right I’m ready, and we’ll all float on ok. Don’t worry, even if things end up a bit too heavy, we’ll all float … Continue reading

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Tuesday, May 25:

I’m alive, and ain’t it good. I’ve felt that extreme sports exhilaration just like in that old Edwin music video. You know the one I’m talking about. This was the slower, more trudging side of extreme sports, really the only … Continue reading

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Sunday, May 16:

I’m gone up to the wilds of Bruce Peninsula for 6 or so days, depending on what pace we manage to maintain. The plan is to hike (with Ian, another Ian, and a Dan) from Wiarton to Tobermory. Whether we … Continue reading

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Iguazu

Gustavo Santaolalla – Iguazu from The Insider, Soundtrack (1999) /dreamily flittering hispanic pleasantry/((A fleshy curtain slowly rises. An opaline sphere pushing from behind. White, and depths of black at its centre crowned blue. A wash of lights prickles across its … Continue reading

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Monday, May 10:

I’ve spouted on about great stories once before, long ago. Great in all the truest, most important senses of the word. After tonight, “21 Grams” joins that privileged crowd. It leaves you in perfect calm and satisfaction. It piques your … Continue reading

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Thursday, May 6:

It seems my habit of updating this here site was one rooted in the environs of McKay Hall and McMaster University; it has not yet established itself as part of the Base Line routine. However, the internet has been busy … Continue reading

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Climbatize

The Prodigy – Climbatize from Fat of the Land (1997) /rave/((.A mess of light and motion and sound, splashed over me like a rainbow bucket of paint.Grit my teeth under its force.A fine needle point of light at the centre … Continue reading

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