Jay Ryan
For getting on for a decade now, I've been an avid fan of Jay Ryan. Other Jay Ryan fans will no doubt understand some of the frustrations involved with this. For instance Googling his name returns some tool who used to be in Neighbours... not ideal! I digress. The Jay...
You Shall Know Our Velocity
"I want to marry this country," I said. "It’s a good country," Hand said. "I want to spend a lifetime here." "Yeah." "I could do it." "Right." And my mind leaped ahead, skipping and whistling. In the first year I’d master French, the second year join some kind of...
The Corrections
After Christmas Denise moved to Brooklyn and went to work in a new restaurant, and in April she sent Enid a plane ticket for her birthday. Enid thanked her and said she couldn't possibly leave Alfred, it would not be right. Then she went and enjoyed four wonderful...
Jason Molina
A few years ago I missed two gigs that I really wanted to see. One was Jack Rose playing solo (ex-Pelt) and the other was Jason Molina (of Songs:Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. fame). Jack Rose died just a few month later, and despite my careful monitoring of his touring schedule, Jason Molina never played in the UK again. Last week Jason Molina also died of organ failure, after a prolonged fight with illness.
Why Do We Live?
When questions are especially interesting and difficult at the same time, as yours is, they tend to have several answers. We live because one day in early childhood we realise that we are alive and already have lots of reasons to go on living. These include the fact...