Archive for May, 2007
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
Stay On My Arm, You Little Charmer
I remember Joe Katz coming into the Marlin one evening after a Swinging Madisons rehearsal and announcing that Kristian had just written a #1 hit. And then he sang “Belinda” to the rapt little audience assembled in the booth there. Ned and I were probably taking notes.
Of all my songwriting role-models, Kristian was the only [...]
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
Joe Lies
Here at Devastationalist HQ, we get a fair amount of e-mail from people helpfully alerting us to examples of Devastationaliana they’ve encountered out there in the real world. Their help — your help — is indispensable to our mission here, and though we have no decoder rings or other rewards to offer in return (yet!) [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Devastationalist Masterpieces by Philip
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
Come, Armageddon! Come!
On a recent balmy evening, over oysters and Caesar salad at a sidewalk cafe, we were discussing the dreadful phenomenon of feeling “not right.” This is different from sinking into depression or coming down with the flu, and though illness or depression may sometimes be contributing factors, this “not right” feeling is much, much worse. [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Living Room, Recenter Music by Philip
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
The other day, amidst dazzling sunshine, I attended a wake for a friend of mine. She was a little bit younger than me, and her infuriatingly short life had been characterized by stretches of both astonishing brilliance and debilitating psychological turmoil.
It was, of course, unbearably sad, but there was at least one moment of [...]
