In memory of Jim Morrison, who died 40 years ago today:
My favorite Doors song (yes, even above “Light My Fire”!)
Gotta love your man.
In memory of Jim Morrison, who died 40 years ago today:
My favorite Doors song (yes, even above “Light My Fire”!)
Gotta love your man.
“I’m so in love with Black Tomasa that when she leaves the house, oh how sad I get…”
Of course, it’s impossible to be sad for long when you hear the late Compay Segundo and his band. Even Cuban songs about sadness have a …
This one and Shriekback’s “Fish Below the Ice” have been in my head a lot lately, for no reason other than that they sound a bit similar. Unfortunately, no one has uploaded a YouTube for the latter yet.
Continue reading…but it’s really not my home:
For me, this is the song that started a lot: my love for the music (and social justice activism) of Tom Cochrane, and oh yeah: my interest in Neruda, for whom the album that this song came from was named. A st…
Continue readingDear Diary: I’m feeling introspective today. Must be all the clouds… “Dear Diary: It was cold today. But the Sun came out later, so I went out and strolled about looking at the shops. Didn’t really see anything I liked, so I didn’t buy anything. On the way home, I posted a letter. Been quite […]
Continue readingThis great underrated gem comes courtesy of a man who left us far too soon, this past Friday, aged 62. We need him more than ever, especially when stories like this terrible one about Bradley Manning come out. It’s not enough to not send mentally fragile people to war; we shouldn’t be sending anyone, as […]
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