I have 20+ notebook pages filled with ideas, resources, and interesting things are people doing with / about / of and/or for books, during this heartstring-pullingly named symposium.
Stay tuned, I have big plans for the AP website over-do, for starters.
Perfect way to end the Winter of Mixed Drinks, and celebrate agnostic easter….
Frightened Rabbit ticket that has been on my fridge for MONTHS!
Title credit: Frightened Rabbit, Swim Until You Can’t See Land
While archiving hard drives, I found two archived blogs I was keeping back in 2008, which reminded me of two things:
1) I haven’t changed a bit in 5 years
2) e-handturkey.biz animated gif
http://robynmakesstuff.tumblr.com/archive
the less interesting of the two:
http://sleeptoolate.wordpress.com/
Title credit: Morphine, Sharks (thanks, Matt Werts!)
Jason Molina’s lamp, Luke Strosnider
Rarely does news of an artist’s death bring tears to my eyes, but the very simple “R.I.P. Jason Molina” on a facebook friend’s wall had that effect on me this morning.
He was a fucking amazing songwriter, and it is sad as shit that he is no longer in the world.
That’s all.
Read this: Jason Molina’s lamp, by Luke Strosnider
And this: Henry at Chunklet’s obituary
And this: Pitchfork’s R.I.P. Jason Molina
And listen to this: Trials & Errors
And try not to cry.
No song titles to credit in the title today – too many apply.
Been going through older mixtapes, and am smitten with every single song on Hey Buddy’s “You Said You Wanted Pop” (Side A – Summer, Side B – 2008). Here’s a gem:
Thanks, Dan V!
Title credit: BARR – The Song is the Single
Happy February 14th to all my favourite sad bastards!
Remember when you heard Casiotone for the Painfully Alone for the first time and went “ohhhh…. that’s exACTly what it felt like when I had that crush on ____.”? Well, Owen (of CFTPA) is still making music, and it is…. fucking awesome! Come see him at THE ANNEX LIVE in Toronto on Saturday night and remind yourself how beautiful sad stuff really is.
Details here: http://bit.ly/ADVANCEBASE
Thank you, INDIE MACHINE for making this happen.
Advance Base – “Summer Music” (OFFICIAL VIDEO) – YouTube.
Title credit: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, I love you Creedence
Jamais je n’oublierai les étoiles
Sur la route de Toronto
Et ce jour sur cette plage du lac Ontario
