T.S. Elliot knew shit. April, my arse. If there is a month more depressing than January, I’ve yet to live through it. It’s hell. Finances stretched like the defence at Recreation Park with another twelve months of war, famine, death and plague looming before us, there is precious little light at the end of that particular tunnel. Factor [...]
Archive for January, 2011
The Cruelest Month?
Posted: 29th January 2011 by Harry in BLOG, LIFE, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: egypt, january, t.s.elliot, the cruelest month, tunisia
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The Beginner’s Guide To Music Journalism
Posted: 24th January 2011 by Harry in BLOG, MUSICTags: music jounralism editors mick wall lester bangs nick kent pete makowski
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Like any industry, music journalism has its own customs, practices and norms. And, again, like many industries, it has its own lingo, jargon and sub-text. The problem for civilians, or readers, as I like to think of them, is that there is a tendency to take what a scribe says at face value. For example, [...]
Days Of Wine And Roses
Posted: 23rd January 2011 by Harry in BLOG, LIFE, MUSICTags: Days Of Wine And Roses, Lyrics, Songs
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Inspired by the film of the same name. It was one of those that, seemingly, just fell out of the ether. Lyrics were done in about five minutes and the music took about ten (yeah, I know; it shows, right?). From another life. A long time ago… We usually meet in an alcohol haze Safe and secure [...]
Here’s to you, Dr.Frankenstein
Posted: 22nd January 2011 by Harry in BLOGTags: Music, Writer, writing
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I shared an exchange, recently, with a very famous (infamous?) music journalist, author and broadcaster (and no; it fecking well wasn’tPaul ‘Rock Is Dead’ Gambaccini). The scribe in question has been a long-standing hero of mine and source of inspiration for decades. It’s not just the excellence of his writing, though, that appeals. It’s also the [...]