1 X 1 (1944) - e e cummings

let it go-the
smashed word broken
open vow or
the oath cracked length
wise-let it go it
was sworn to
go

let them go-the
truthful liars and
the false fair friends
and the boths and
neithers-you must let them go they
were born
to go

let all go-the
big small middling
tall bigger really
the biggest and all
things-let all go
dear
so comes love

Why Pitchfork Frustrates Me Sometimes

"But do you want to wallow in grey impotence in the face of quotidian bullshit every damn minute of the day?"

"it's a similarly grandiose ballpark where the fans wear slightly different clothes."

"It's high-test pop-prog hokum, better suited to mashing buttons to kill wizards or gorging on a stack of four-color batshittery than working on your thesis or darning your socks."

These are just a couple of quotations from Pitchfork's review of Muse's new album, The Resistance. I should not have to dig through all this bullshit to understand what could have been said in one sentence. I keep up with Pitchfork since they're always on top of music news and tours. However, they infuriate me with their weekly pompous album dissections. I am also getting sick of their love for Vampire Weekend.

I'll stop bitching now since I know I should really read reviews at my own discretion and go in expecting all the wordy, over-the-top metaphors.

New Track: Sotto i Muri della Cattedrale

http://tindeck.com/listen/hnww

(Beneath the Walls of the Cathedral)

The Songs of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen is an artist whose outwardly minimal approach belies thoughtful, introspective and utterly honest ballads of musical expression. "Poet laureate of pessimism", the "(Sad) Songs of Leonard Cohen": such are hurled criticisms at the man who simply arranged his expression to the simple chords of a guitar. Without fantastic proclamation, the album art and layout reflects the simplistic arrangement. Affixed with a photograph lifted off his own passport and an image of Joan d ' Arc at the stake, the album delivers a portrait of male sorrow through song.

Recently, he has performed several world tours (and allegedly played in Mansfield circa '76).

Last but not least, a link to his seminal album "The Songs of Leonard Cohen".

hey everyone, i know you may not know me but i know Danielle so its all good. Ive seen these dudes twice and theyre really good and just really nice to listen to and see live. theyre playing on September 10th at the DC9 and I'd really like to go. If you like them then lets go see them! tix are only $12 and the other bands that are playing are pretty good too.

Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie

This is a poem that Bob Dylan recited at a Town Hall in 1963, a few years before his idol Woody Guthrie's death. This is one of the best poems ever written, in my opinion. I've attached this YouTube video, because you really should hear it from Bob Dylan's mouth. Anyway, either read it and/or listen to it. But really listen, because it's long but so worth it.

Child Prodigy.