Monthly Archives: November 2004

Ghostwriter

Rjd2 – Ghostwriter from Deadringer (2002) /instrmntl hiphop/((Ya know the old cars from the thirties, with the glistening coat of green paint and the square-tops and the round protruding headlights like buggy little eyes. There one goes, bouncing down the … Continue reading

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Keren Ann – Not Going Anywhere

After just 2 or 3 listens Keren Ann Zeidel’s English debut had snuggled up against my subconscious. The songs all sounded familiar and I already delighted in each one while anticipating the next. Keren’s style is light, easygoing and very … Continue reading

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Long Snake Moan

PJ Harvey – Long Snake Moan from To Bring You My Love (1995) /grimy rock/((“Dunk youUnderDeep saltWater.In myDreamingYou’ll beDrowning.Raise meUp lordCall meLazarus.Hey LordHelp meMake meMarvel. You wanna hear my long snake … moan!You oughta see me crawl my… roar! Is … Continue reading

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Sat. Nov 27 – on CFMU!

2 hour fill-in for a Calypso show, I deviated a bit from said format. My first ever college radio solo experience and goshdarn was it exciting or what? Listen! Tracklist: U2 vs Lyrics Born – Callin’ On Sunday Moloko – … Continue reading

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Saturday, November 27thst:

Uuuuupdate agaaain: relive the infamous damon on the radio experience, or catch it for the very first time by click click clicking HERE (much apologizings for the shitty quality.. that’s all we got to work with, but huge-ass thanks to … Continue reading

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Friday, November 26thst:

Well it’s not quite as good as having my own radio show, but for two hours tomorrow it’s the same damn thing! Today I received word that the host of Rhythm n’ Roots, a reggae/calypso/etc show on CFMU, won’t be … Continue reading

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Beneath Augusta: You Gotta Come Down Sometime

When listening to Beneath Augusta’s debut, it’s easy to think of Muse with the bombast knob cranked down, combined with a bit of the laudable aimlessness of Elbow-or, more appropriately, to the sound of Bends-era Radiohead B-sides. In fact track … Continue reading

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The Night is a Blackbird

Augie March – The Night is a Blackbird from Strange Bird (2002) /aussiedreampoprock/((“Well it tastes like a Sunday,There should be music in the front room.and the markets a’millingwith the people in the afternoon.And there’s a question to be askedif you’re … Continue reading

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None of Us Are Free

Solomon Burke – None of Us Are Free from Don’t Give Up On Me (2002) /Soul/((“And there’re people still in darkness, and they just can’t see the light. If you don’t change wrong, then that says it’s right. We got … Continue reading

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Force the Sun to Rise

final version of the basically only real project of note that I did for ENGlish 2d03 at McMastah Universiteet back in Oh-Four Continue reading

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