music

Lovely lovely stuff… restored 78s from the early half of the 20th century. The soundtrack to a movie you’ve never seen.

“Peel away shame and misery like dole office paint”

I really want to juxtapose these two videos because I really do feel that Bowie was such a taken-for-granted “genius” for me growing up. Then I reflect upon listening to my siblings play his shit over and over and over and I think that I’m probably one of the few lucky bastards who knows every word of every song!

How and ever; listening to all those tunes again as an adult things change…. but I do love the fact that Bowie did too!

Another jolly tune from Bibio on Warp records, a tad reminiscent of Warp favorites Global Goon

Amor fati is a Latin phrase loosely translating to “love of fate” or “love of one’s fate”. It is used to describe an attitude in which one sees everything that happens in one’s life, including suffering and loss, as good.

Holbrook, if you haven’t already check this documentary out. It’s a fascinating look at Harry Nilsson and his extraordinary life. His friendship with John Lennon & Ringo Star. His work on gun control after Lennon’s death. His Irish wife Una O’Keefe (who I suspect was on a J-1 when he met her). Plenty of interviews and comments from the likes of Robin Williams, Yoko Ono, Van Dyke Parks, Randy Newman, and Micky Dolenz.

Even the story of the writing of “One (is the loneliest number)” is as fascinating as the man himself.

More punk rock / garage band greatness from Retarded Cop

I personally hope he writes a song about Lino Ritchie’s soon.

For the day that’s in it…