2/10/2009 8:53:00 AM
I got an entirely justified comment on the previous entry: how has science
helped you?
Well, it has helped me understand complicated things, such as
Stonehenge, which then feed into my songwriting.
I'm glad there are other
artists who feel the same way, such as Spinal Tap.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
He blinded me with science
2/3/2009 1:36:00 AM
Such a shame I did't have Bill Bryson around when I went to school. My life would have been totally different: much more Einstein and much less Shakespeare.
But it's comforting to note that, when it comes to co-operation, scientists are not much better than high school girls.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Short_History_of_Nearly_Everything
Such a shame I did't have Bill Bryson around when I went to school. My life would have been totally different: much more Einstein and much less Shakespeare.
But it's comforting to note that, when it comes to co-operation, scientists are not much better than high school girls.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Short_History_of_Nearly_Everything
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
On their hands a dead star
1/30/2009 7:35:00 AM
These are interesting times for anyone following the music industry. First, the Rolling Stone vet Steve Knopper publishes a book on the record industry's certain ruin (Appetite for Self-Destruction). Then, John Kennedy, the industry's top lobbyist, talks to the BBC saying everything is just fine (HARDtalk of 8 January).
Well, at least something isn't right since it's so difficult to buy a record these days. If you're not buying last year's Star Academy, that is.
http://lyricwiki.org/The_Smiths:Paint_A_Vulgar_Picture
These are interesting times for anyone following the music industry. First, the Rolling Stone vet Steve Knopper publishes a book on the record industry's certain ruin (Appetite for Self-Destruction). Then, John Kennedy, the industry's top lobbyist, talks to the BBC saying everything is just fine (HARDtalk of 8 January).
Well, at least something isn't right since it's so difficult to buy a record these days. If you're not buying last year's Star Academy, that is.
http://lyricwiki.org/The_Smiths:Paint_A_Vulgar_Picture
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Only the light could
1/25/2009 3:07:00 AM
Some acts are simply too horrible for our brain. But if you push them away they will come back to haunt you. Thank God for songs that function as prayers in times like that. Francis Cabrel has many and I've taken the liberty of translating a bit of his below. I will remove it if requested.
We will take off from the same gate
Our eyes on the same shades
For this life and the one next
You will be my only project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkWqQfdv86o
Some acts are simply too horrible for our brain. But if you push them away they will come back to haunt you. Thank God for songs that function as prayers in times like that. Francis Cabrel has many and I've taken the liberty of translating a bit of his below. I will remove it if requested.
We will take off from the same gate
Our eyes on the same shades
For this life and the one next
You will be my only project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkWqQfdv86o
Monday, September 22, 2014
Waiting for the van to come
1/16/2009 5:35:00 AM
It's great to run into an ambitious column. David Brooks does a pretty good job in the NYT with his piece on death. He just makes one remark about scientists that is no longer true. The distinction between an inner voice and an outer voice is not a scientific fact.
When Oasis finished their Brussels show with "I Am the Walrus" on Tuesday these voices sang in perfect harmony.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/opinion/13brooks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
It's great to run into an ambitious column. David Brooks does a pretty good job in the NYT with his piece on death. He just makes one remark about scientists that is no longer true. The distinction between an inner voice and an outer voice is not a scientific fact.
When Oasis finished their Brussels show with "I Am the Walrus" on Tuesday these voices sang in perfect harmony.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/opinion/13brooks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Friday, September 19, 2014
Live in Brussels 2008
1/8/2009 8:36:00 PM
As has become customary, here are some of the highlights from last year, in chronological order this time:
As has become customary, here are some of the highlights from last year, in chronological order this time:
The Cult, AB, 7 March
I've seen some pretty awful performances by these lads (the rock bottom being as a support act to Metallica in 1993). It was somehow reassuring to see them back in shape.Duran Duran, Cirque Royal, 18 June
The perfect venue for these guys. It's great that they don't even try to hide the kitsch.Soldout, La Rotonde, 6 November
Felt like the wall of sound was just barely in their hands.Soap&Skin, Le Witloof Bar, 11 December
This was an extremely shy girl, a grand piano and a laptop. It's always nice to run into something touching, authentic and strange.Thursday, September 18, 2014
What is it good for?
1/5/2009 8:28:00 PM
In the Middle Ages your identity was the same as your profession. You could be a Smith, a Butcher or a Poet and that's all you were. The only question was whether you were any good.
Rupert Smith is definitively a good Soldier. He is proud enough of his profession to tell the political masters that they are very bad at war fighting these days. When will they ever learn?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Smith
In the Middle Ages your identity was the same as your profession. You could be a Smith, a Butcher or a Poet and that's all you were. The only question was whether you were any good.
Rupert Smith is definitively a good Soldier. He is proud enough of his profession to tell the political masters that they are very bad at war fighting these days. When will they ever learn?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Smith
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