Cover via Amazon Early in "Appetite for Self-Destruction," Knopper quotes former Warner Records and EMI CEO Joe Smith as observing, "This business ain't full of Martin Luther Kings." It says something about the emotional power of music that anyone would expect sainthood in its executives, but in the … [Read more...]
Syntax as substance
SENTENCE OF THE WEEK: "Any lawyerly razzmatazz can only compound Republican chagrin..."--New York Times editorial. … [Read more...]
Toy of the Month (Java)
Wordle, here's a wee glimpse: Bonus rounds: lyrics to A Day in the Life, and guess the poem. … [Read more...]
RINGO AT THE FLOWER SHOW
Contemporary Britain is still so much more a literate culture than America that the GUARDIAN gives away paperback books in its Sunday Observer (whereas the Mail gives away pop CDs). And this past Sunday's special Music section included a feature article on My Bloody Valentine by... Sean O'Hagan, who … [Read more...]
Old White Men, Unite!
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic" played as warmonger Bush greeted His Papal Self at the White House. Wonder if either of them could name the song's lyricist, Julia Ward Howe, who went on to write the Mother's Day Proclamation, a call for peace. … [Read more...]