We (The Plain Travelers) heard this band with the odd name of Ivan & Alyosha back in the mid-2010s at a club in Austin called The Parish. I’m rediscovering them today, and this tune, “Running for Cover” has some heavy lyrics wherein I’m hearing about a garden, a fall, and taking the blame… If IContinueContinue reading “Ivan & Alyosha – Running For Cover (Live on KEXP) – YouTube”
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“Baby, time meant nothing, anything seemed real…”
Just watched Peter Bogdanovich’s “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” the documentary on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. It’s a long, winding look at a life spent chasing music, chasing dreams, and somehow keeping your feet on the ground while the world’s lights are flashing all around you. There’s something quietly moving in watching someone pour themselves intoContinueContinue reading ““Baby, time meant nothing, anything seemed real…””
U2 – Love Is Blindness (Edge’s Solo Performance) – YouTube
According to U2 lore, “Love Is Blindness” captures some of the emotions of guitarist The Edge’s divorce back when the band were in the studio making Achtung Baby. This excerpt of the man himself playing an acoustic version is particularly poignant. Taken from the From The Sky Down documentary, 2011.
Más: Futility in a Catchy Beat
I discovered Kinky’s “Más” this morning on a music subreddit, after spending most of the night with fever, sneezing, and coughing as this flu bug peaked. Chasing one last tissue, one extra dose of medicine, always one more something that never quite satisfied, the song caught me and held me, its repeated más echoing my restless state.ContinueContinue reading “Más: Futility in a Catchy Beat”
Observing an Anniversary: Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings (1978)
I first stepped into Tolkien’s world through a boxed set of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings sometime in the mid-70s. Taking on the larger-in-scope-and-theme Lord of the Rings was daunting, but I made it through and was captivated by the characters and the story. Today I’m marking the 47th anniversary of a film that left a mark onContinueContinue reading “Observing an Anniversary: Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings (1978)”
Veni. Vidi. Scripsi. 