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October 6, 2014
Monday Afternoon Music
And another Monday morning has zoomed by me. But it’s still Monday. And! It’s the first Monday of October, which means it’s time to start posting Hallowe’en videos! Today’s is from the band calling themselves the Black Angels. They put out a really sweet neo-psychedelic album, Phosphene Dream, in 2010. Good stuff, if you’re into […]
September 29, 2014
Monday Morning Music
Sorry to not have anything musical for you last week. Crazy busy weekend with Monday as recovery day. And now another Monday has arrived. I decided to go back in the stacks for this one: an old prog rock tune from that odd little band, Klaatu. Here’s “Long Live Politzania.” Why this song, you ask? […]
September 15, 2014
Monday Afternoon Music
Sorry for the delay getting music to you this Monday. It’s been a busy one. Plus I couldn’t make up my mind which song I wanted to share today. I finally decided to go with something by Club d’Elf. I found out about Club d’Elf when their 2011 double album Electric Moroccoland/So Below came out. […]
September 11, 2014
9/11 Thoughts
This is a thing I wrote about 9/11 in 2011 over in the journal world in which I live. Seemed worth updating and posting over here. So, here we are, 13 years since. I was still in Colorado at the time, although the plans to move East were in the works. My reconnaissance trip to […]
September 8, 2014
Monday Morning Music
I reviewed Lydia Millet’s Pills and Starships last week. One of the things I liked about the book is that music is important to the protagonist Nat. Brain Eno, in particular, is one of her favorites. He’s one of my favorites, too. Here he is with one of the songs that Nat makes note of, […]
September 6, 2014
Pills and Starships by Lydia Millet – A Review
Pills and Starships Lydia Millet 256 pages, Black Sheep (June 2014) science fiction/young adult 4.5/5 I received a paperback copy of Lydia Millet’s Pills and Starships as a LibraryThing Early Reviewer. The cover caught my interest when it appeared on the list of giveaways and I was pleased that I won a copy. Pills and […]
September 1, 2014
Monday Morning Music – Happy Labor Day!
It’s another Labor Day here in the U.S. The workers actually had a bit of a victory in Massachusetts recently with the whole Market Basket thing. Nice to see working folks (employees and customers, in this case!) using their power to defeat corporate interests. We’ll see what comes of it. Having followed the case for […]
August 25, 2014
Monday Morning Music
Apparently, all I’m in the mood to listen to today is Jay Farrar melt his notes together the way he does. Love his voice. Here’s an old one from Son Volt when they performed on Austin City Limits back in 1996. Check out “Catching On.” Filed under: Monday Morning Music, Music Tagged: Austin City Limits, […]
August 23, 2014
Accessing the Future Blog Hop
The Future Fire is crowdfunding another science fiction anthology! The theme this time concerns the issues that come with disability as well as how those intersect with other issues such as race, gender, sexuality, and class. Sounds pretty cool, huh? Well, to help spread the word,Future Fire has a blog hop going for writers and […]
August 18, 2014
Monday Morning Music – In Solidarity
I’ve been following the news coming out of Ferguson, Missouri, with a lot of interest, grief, and shame. I really don’t know how to put my words together on the subject, at least this morning. But Monday mornings aren’t about words, are they? They’re about music, and sometimes music is the only place my words […]
