sound, fury, etc.
There’s a new book out anthologizing various sermons which have their root in U2 songs. A brief excerpt:
“It is more risky to recite Psalm 44 in church than to sing ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’” he says. “Both songs wind up in the same place.
Today’s Sun-Times has a pretty detailed write-up.
(Link via LargeHeartedBoy)
(p.s. You can find out more than you ever wanted to know about the subtext of U2 lyrics at The Meaning of U2 Lyrics =)
It’s not too late, Freedom Tower! You can still be the biggest but you’ve got to act now!!
So I’ve managed to not really hear anything by The Libertines thus far, but I’m thinking now that I’ll have to remedy that and right quick. What happened is, I downloaded a bunch of MP3s by Pete Libertine’s side project, Baby Shambles. They’re all self-recorded acoustic demos, and it sounds like some of them aren’t quite complete songs yet. But aside from that, these things are frickin’ awesome! I’m reminded a lot of Pop gods e.g. Syd Barrett (a lot, I mean come on… One of the lyrics is “In Arcady life trips along… Plain and simple as a sheperd’s song… Seraphic pipes along the way… In Arcady!”), The Velvets and dare I say… The Beatles? You can download all the tracks at www.babyshambles.net and I’ll include some direct links to my favorites, for quick and easy access:
And while you’re listening, you can read this profile of The Libertines from last month’s Vice!
UPDATE: Here are more stories about The Libertines. Apparently they’re affiliated with Alan McGee and Creation/Poptones now? Quotes:
Carl and John knew any song you threw at them, like human randomised iPods….The power of Pete Doherty will not be manifest until all human populations are judged after death. This is not meaningful yet, however all who have been born will die for that purpose, either in the Libertines or not…I think that the Libertines, revitalised Mick Jones to write music again.
Now, do you think I could submit a Freedom of Information request about documents pertaining to this incident, and then when I inevitably get investigated by the FBI request the documents on that, and so on and so on until I’ve consumed all the resources of the US Government?
Funny FAQ on the potential writer’s strike in LA, CA, USA (via defamer). Sample:
The studios love keeping all of the money for themselves, so that they can move closer to the beach and away from the writers, who generally fear the ocean.
NEW YORK (CNN) - Groundbreaking for the tallest building in the world, to rise from the ashes of the World Trade Center site, shame small-penised nations worldwide.
A new skyscraper at the site of New York’s World Trade Center is slated to begin construction on July 4th, 2004. In a symbolic gesture sure to be lost on many Americans*, the steel and glass spire has been designed to reach a height of exactly 1,776 feet. While dining at the corporate-sponsored restaurant, visitors may be interested to note that the building’s unofficial title, The Freedom Tower, is actually somewhat of a misnomer, as the building will be financed largely by the creation of government debt and foreign investment, populated by wage-slave I-Bankers struggling vainly to pay off the mortgages on their over-valued, New Jersey sub-division, “Starter Homes,” and serviced by uninsured, illegal immigrants.
(Link via airbag)
* At least until a Bruckheimer-produced, Orlando Bloom-starring, Disney-distributed blockbuster reminds us of the date’s historical significance.
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