It’s pernicious, the way we think on memory. I like to make things up and insert them into the past. Some people call that fraud. I call it ‘writing’. In 1997, a madman named Richard Ashcroft fronted a band called The Verve. I don’t think they are making music anymore. In the world today, there…
Nine songs from 2023 and into the first month of 2024. That’s what I’ve chosen to write about, as I languish in the US deep south, totally alone. People always talk about past decades and how great the music was. I do that all the time. But the reality is, we have more great music…
Heya bub, I like what you do. I enjoy your style and your words. You’re technically so good, and your grammar and spelling are perfect sugar cubes. Plus, I like the way you get so emotional. So personal, like you’re talking to me, through the experience of your tortured, difficult Canadian half-life. I feel…
There’s more music out there than ever before just now. I thought I’d throw out a few underappreciated songs from artists that I would consider to be exceptional. But You – Alexandra Savior When people tell you that something sounds like a Bond song, you know what that means. There’s a feeling to the songs…
I heard that Abba is being embraced by young people. Long ago, I started drinking coffee because Tim Hortons had their roll-up-the-rim-to-win contest. I hated the idea of coffee, but I started drinking it to see if I could win, and now I can’t get enough of the stuff. That contest got me hooked. Years…
Five more forgotten songs of the 80’s. Maybe you heard these on the radio, but they probably faded in the background, and were not oft-repeated. But that doesn’t mean they’re not deserving of a second look, because they absolutely are. In a decade that produced so much great music, I would suggest that the best…
The 80s were a strange decade. I think back on them as innocent and free, but that’s only because I wasn’t there. The 80s are the 50s of the second half of that century. One thing it had was a plethora of interesting music, set between the odd mix of progressive rock and disco from…
Like come on, what’s better than music? More amazing songs out there than I can keep track of, but here are the gems released in 2021 so far, that I’ve come across. I promise not to let you down! These are great. The Right Thing is Hard to Do – Lightning Bug Slow, serene, dreamy.…
I don’t have much to say today. I sat down yesterday and plotted a few short stories to write over the next few weeks, as well as work on a next novel. My work life has been all-consuming lately. Three straight seventy-hour weeks, but that will abate now. My writing dream began when I was…
I have almost nothing to share that’s the equal of this song anyway. It fills me up. This morning, I woke up feeling like I was going to explode with words. But regular life interrupts and here I am. Heartbroken. Committed. Burning. It’s okay to burn.
Trent Lewin 