The Pogues - Turkish Song of the Damned from If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988) /celtic rock/((“You remember when the ship went down /You left me on the deck /The captains corpse jumped up /And threw his arms around my neck /For all these years Ive had him on my back /This […]
Doves - There Goes The Fear from The Last Broadcast (2002) /britpop/((“Close your brown eyesand lay down next to me. You turn around and life’s passed you by;you look to ones you loveto ask them why. Think of me when you’re coming down,but don’t look back when leaving town.”The sun burns hot against your […]
I have my new phone number officially now, thanks to Ian’s technical wizardry and constant misplacing of multitool. So the official contact information is as such:
Damon Muma. 144(Basement) Emerson St, Hamilton Ontario. L8S 2X9. (905) 528-3368.
And, unsurprisingly, there’s a story to go with it. On Friday (not, however, the morning as per their […]
The Sadies - Why Be So Curious? from Favourite Colours (2004) /country surf folk blues/((“Look at the clouds and the stars as they glow. Why be so curious when nobody knows the truth?.”The light wind of spring, summer, and autumn. The denseness after a rainfall, and the sharpness as the snow gently falls. Sit […]
Back this weekend, Friday night I think it was, I saw a lovely little concert in downtown Hamilton, by a band called the Sadies. I’d heard of them in a limited way beforehand and listened to ‘em a bit, but wasn’t a huge expert (though look for my very hasty last-minute review of their […]
The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) from Funeral (2004) /sonic ass kicking (w/orchestra, guitar, bass, drums, and voice)/((“I went out into the night. I went out to pick a fight with anyone. And the power’s out in the heart of man. Take it from your heart, put it in […]
UNKLE - Nursery Rhyme from Psyence Fiction (1999) /dirty trip rock/((“Won’t you sing me a nursery rhyme to keep me quiet when you’re on fire?”A mess of wires and tangles, slicing and trapping. Breath becomes forced, and heartbeats choked and pummelled in cold hands. Pause. The curtain of night settles and changes in hue, assuredly […]
I have a new address now. And have for a while. But now I also have new internet to go along with it and so can once again cry, with clear unfaltering voice, my chronicle. Out toward the towering hills, trickling streams, and beyond. Fly, oh fly, my beautiful words. […]
U2 vs Lyrics Born - Callin’ On Sunday www.partyben.com (2004) /hip hop mash up/((“My life’s a culmination of my past achievements with a lot of heavy lifting, lotta deep breathing. A lotta courage, lotta doubts, a lotta mixed feelings. A lotta love, a lotta luggage for a lotta reasons. I ain’t […]
In a few small hours, I will be in the harpmobile, its walls packed to brimming, on my way to Hamilton. I’d say I should be there by noon tomorrow, settling into the basement at 144 Emerson. I may be without the internet for a while, and I don’t know when I will […]