the entire album Grinderman 2: Enter the Wolfman is streaming in Grinderman myspace this week in advance of the album release next week, Monday September 13 in the UK and Tuesday September 14 in the US. w00t!
Bukowski was a jerk! Berryman was best! He wrote like wet papier mache, went the Hemingway weirdly on wings and with maximum pain We call upon the author to explain
as Nick is prone to, he namechecks poets in several songs. in We Call Upon the Author, who is this Berryman? understand he'd been a suicide went the Hemingway, but what about weirdly on wings and with maximum pain ?
it didn't take long to find out: when poet John Berryman decided to discard his mortal coil by jumping on the Mississippi river from Minneapolis' Washington avenue bridge one freezing January morning, he missed the river, hitting first the concrete pier and ending in the mud where he suffocated. I get the maximum pain. I do.
three more songs that reference Berryman: Stuck Between Stations, Mama Won't You Keep Them Castles in the Air Burning?, and most striking, John Allyn Smith Sails by Okkervil River, a biography of Berryman that by its end is intertwinned with Sloop John B.
The devil and John Berryman Took a walk together. They ended up on Washington Talking to the river. He said I've surrounded myself with doctors And deep thinkers. But big heads with soft bodies Make for lousy lovers. There was that night that we thought John Berryman could fly. But he didn't So he died. She said You're pretty good with words But words won't save your life.
And they didn't. So he died. He was drunk and exhausted but he was critically acclaimed and respected. He loved the Golden Gophers but he hated all the drawn out winters. He likes the warm feeling but he's tired of all the dehydration Most nights were kind of fuzzy But that last night he had total retention.
But I came softly, slowly Banging me metal drum Like Berryman Bed-wet poet fears That better man drink taller beers
By the second verse, dear friends My head will burst, my life will end So, I'd like to start this one off by saying "Live and love" I was young and at home in bed And I was hanging on the words some poem said In thirty-one I was impressionable I was upsettable I tried to make my breathing stop, my heart beat slow So, when my mom and John came in, I would be cold From a bridge on Washington Avenue, the year of 1972 Broke my bones and skull and it was memorable It was half a second and I was halfway down Do you think I wanted to turn back around and teach a class Where you kiss the ass that I've exposed to you And at the funeral, the University cried at three poems they'd present in place of a broken me I was breaking in a case of suds At the brass rail, a fall-down drunk with his tongue torn out and his balls removed And I knew that my last lines were gone while stupidly I lingered on, other wise men know when it's time to go And so I should, too And so I fly into the brightest winter sun Of this frozen town, I'm stripped down to move on Dear friends, I'm gone Well, I hear my father fall And I hear my mother call And I hear the others all whisper, "Come home" I'm sorry to go I loved you all so But this is the worst trip I've ever been on So, hoist up the John B. sail (Hoist up the John B. sail) See how the main sail sets (See how the main sail sets) I've folded my heart in my head and I wanna go home With a book in my hand In the way I had planned Well, this is the worst trip I've ever been on
the title of this post is from Berryman's Dream Song 63
Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made. Henry for joining the human race is bats, known to be so, by few them who think, out of the cave.
Instead of the cave! ah lovely-chilly, dark, ur-moist his cousins hang in hundreds or swerve with personal radar, crisisless, kid. Instead of the cave? I serve, inside, my blind term. Filthy four-foot lights reflect on the whites of our eyes.
He then salutes for sixty years of it just now a one of valor and insights, a theatrical man, O scholar & Legionnaire who as quickly might have killed as cast you. Stormed with years he tranquil commands and appears.
we are all busy setting up new virtual homes, but when you get a chance would you stop over at the Vox Diaspora blog, http://voxdiaspora.wordpress.com and leave your new address as a comment in the post "welcome-fellow-dispossessed-voxer"? you don't have to have a wordpress account to leave a comment; you do have to leave a name and email( not visible)
Six Apart is shutting down its free blogging service, Vox, and as Mike points out this announcement is really about cleaning up for an upcoming merger with VideoEgg. With 250 million uniques worldwide spread across thousands of blogs and a growing ad business, Six Apart isn’t a failure. But, like Slide and like Digg, it hasn’t lived up to its promise either. And products like Vox are a big reason why: As blogging was getting more open and commenters more mean spirited, Vox was intended as a clean, well-lit place in the blogosphere. It had a great UI and some nice features like a “Question of the Day” to get reluctant new bloggers up-and-writing. But then it just sort of withered.
the movers are still working, but please come on in.
there's got to be a place to sit down....somewhere. Unfortunately I can't put on any music - either lost in transit or who-knows-what-happened. at least the cocktail shaker made it. can I fix you a drink?
NOTE: for all of you moving to Wordpress, Typepad, Blogger, or yer own hosted domain, be sure to check the exVoxer blog RedScylla setup: http:voxdiaspora.wordpress.com it is a central location to collect the blog addresses of exVOXers now at wordpress scattered to the winds. please leave the address of your wordpress new blog in the comments so it can be added to the blogroll.
update 20100902 21:00 - well fuck. I'm more observant than I thought. prescient even. the original publication of this post predated the official announcement that VOX is over by a few hours.
like many others I am saddened. I've made good friends here and have spent a lot of time using VOX's blogging platform, and am was very comfortable here.
MOVING FORWARD - I have not yet decided if this is my last VOX post, but I do want to let my friends, fellows, peeps, cobloggers, know where I can be found:
- I have a wordpress blog, http://mariser.wordpress.com which is functional and where I've moved many of my VOX posts (not the most recent ones, though) I may at some point set it up to point to my own domain (dormant as of right now) http://www.mariser.org - I can be reached at email - (username)@gmail.com
OF INTEREST - I will be more than happy to help anyone with the upcoming transition. I highly recommend reading the guide that blog friend and all around outstanding pal Ross has written on how to move your blog posts to another platform before starting the process of transfering/starting over.
The rules: Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen albums you've heard that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. Tag fifteen friends, * including me, because I'm interested in seeing what albums my friends choose. Remember: List records in no particular order. * tag yerself if interested
Tommy The Mule Variations Peter Gabriel I (Car) Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Fragile Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings Bach's Goldberg Variations (Glenn Gould) SPE AK IN GI N TO NGU ES Famous Blue Raincoat Shadowland Dig, Lazarus Dig!!! Sunday in the Park with George Allman Brothers Band - Live at Filmore East Horses
I may be writing more, adding cover art, linkage, etc. may not.
it'll take a while before Amazon owns my entire soul, though. they keep da music cheap. like this 31-track benefit album for $2.99. embarrassing. I bet they are counting on it - the force compels you to go and donate to one of their causes, say The Gulf Restoration Network
just sayin'
outstanding tracks so far:
My Morning Jacket / Restoration Hall Jazz BandCarnival Time
Mike Mills (feat. Bonerama)Ohio
Erin McKeown (feat. Bonerama)Blackbirds
Nelly McKayLate Again
...so on.. and indie represents: Bonnie Prince Billy and The Wrens
Proceeds from Dear New Orleans will be granted to New Orleans-based nonprofits working to support and sustain the region's unique musical and cultural traditions and to protect and restore vital environment and community resources for future generations. Such beneficiaries include Sweet Home New Orleans and Gulf Restoration Network.
recently I got the soundtrack to FELA!, the off- and currently on-Broadway musical that chronicles the life and times of Nigerian musician, composer, singer, and political force, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, featuring Fela's music arranged by Antibalasand choreographed by the great Bill T. Jones.��
I can't stop listening to it - I hope I can get to NYC while it is still on.�
a few clips via YT - many more by searching "Fela!" + "Broadway".�
FELA! on Broadway Sneak Peek: "Yellow Fever"
FELA! on Broadway Sneak Peek: "Zombie"
"Water No Get Enemy" from FELA! Original Broadway Cast Recording.
P.S.: the man hisself, from the 1977 record ZOMBIE
Heathen Child is the first single to be taken from Grinderman's new album Grinderman 2. The single is released on 6th September on limited edition 12" coloured vinyl with poster and for download. The 12" includes this track, a reworking of Heathen Child featuring Robert Fripp and both formats include the new track Star Charmer. The album Grinderman 2 is released on 13th September (Sept 14 in the US on ANTI-) and Grinderman are on tour from September in the UK, October in Europe and November in the US. For the latest news and tour dates please visit: http://www.grinderman.comGrinderman elsewhere online: http://www.grinderman.comhttp://www.myspace.com/grindermanhttp://www.facebook.com/grindermanhttp://www.youtube.com/user/herecomethewolfmanhttp://www.twitter.com/grindermansite
at least got to walk around downtown in the sunshine. it was kinda pleasant today, with temps (finally) below the high 90s F. and Horsemania is back. lousy phone pics, didn't think to bring a camera.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that gay marriages could resume next week in California while his landmark ruling last week that overturned a ban on same-sex matrimony is appealed.
I woke up thinking of a song I hadn't thought of or heard in years: Art&Paul's America; I bought it on vinyl before vinyl was cool (BCD). vinyl that is long lost, and never bought on CD or .mp3 format.
there is not an official music video of the song that I can find; luckily someone uploaded the song to YT as soundtrack to several pics/short clips of Art&Paul. 'tis fine for listening but don't try to sync the sound to the visuals.
Simon & Garfunkel - America (1968 / 1972)
the line to which I woke up - "it took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw". a very pretty, very hard harmony
as some of you have noticed (many thanks to ya'll who played), a few days ago I posted about the Johari window, an exercise in self-presentation and self-awareness. the answers so far have been interesting - I must be pretty cohesive in how I present myself in teh internets, since most answers cluster around 8-9 traits (out of 55: for the exercise you must pick 5-6 traits you identify in the subject, i.e. me).
the Johari window presents traits which are generally positive - out of the 55 there are maybe 4-5 that are mildly negative - an aobservation that led to the creation of the nohari window, in which the 55 traits have been replaced by their antonyms (happy becomes unhappy; kind becomes cruel, and so on). the instructions are the same, but it's way more difficult, and I expect, more illuminating (if I can get anyone to answer, that is) my nohari window . so go all out - I won't get upset, and it'll give me material for navel-gazing. ...and you can always use a fake name or that old reliable, anon.
if you like, make your own Johari and/or nohari window(s)
The head of a museum like MOMA probably doesn't look for its next big find at garage sales or thrift stores — or drive extra slowly on trash night. But, as the head of the Museum of Bad Art, Michael Frank is a rare bird: He's the arbiter of the atrocious.
Witness the Cherpumple, a three-layer cake stuffed with pie — cherry, pumpkin and apple (get it) pies embedded in yellow, white, and spice cake, to be precise. Check out the recipe, and find a moment's peace in this ongoing war.
so the latest meme moving through VOX is the Johari Window, an exercise in self-awareness and self-presentation. steve, patti, and other VOXers have done it, and I'm joining in. go to my Johari Window and chose adjectives you think may describe me from a list. you can then, if you choose, create your own Johari Window and spam everybody. !Fun!
this may be interesting since I've met some of you in person and some are 100% acquaintances of the ether(net) - it'd be cool to see if there are trends - assuming anyone answers.
The Marugoto Tamachan watermelon cooler satisfies all of your watermelon cooling needs: not only does it keep your melon at a proper eating temperature, it's also mobile! And that's not all. It doesn't just cool watermelons, it will warm them up too (if you're into that kind of thing).
= awesomeness.�� it'd be nice if all PSAs were like this
a guy talks about libraries but you don't pay attention to what he's saying
I guess Twitter is good for *something*:� On Twitter, @wawoodworth wrote "ATTN LIBRARIAN TWEEPS: Need help getting
@oldspice guy to say a few words regarding libraries. RT plz. Thanks."
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