the memorial
Weirdest moment at the memorial was when an old singer took the stage and played a song that the dead guy’s band used to play. The lyrics made fun of […]
Songwriting
hallelujah
The first time I heard Hallelujah by L. Cohen I thought the lyric was about someone trying to get laid. Over the years it seems to have gained a second […]
on the elevator
Last interview for my final project. Will transcribe it and then stare at all my data and hope magically it transforms itself into something worth a Masters. From behind, the man […]
Watching The River Flow
I came upon a lecture that discussed how people think the same thoughts perpetually. All day, all week, maybe in different orders but still the same thoughts, whole lifetimes like […]
how much is that kitty on the snow plough?
Sometimes he felt panicky about all the attention that followed his song “Does Kitty Want to Play?” because he didn’t really know his own instrument very well. So he bought […]
whats in your head
Probably there will not be another frost now, put the plants outside. News reports about the crazy weather but they always omit illuminating the relationship between pollution and capitalism, or […]
battle of the bands
There was a draw at the battle of the bands so they issued a skill testing question to both teenage groups. “what comes first when you write a song, the […]
her new direction
After releasing her 4th record, many critics noticed the same thing that Mona wrote the same songs, about her ex-boyfriends who didn’t appreciate her, over and over on each record. […]
critical swimming
A friend asked me one upon a time what I thought of her violin playing. I hate that question because I wasn’t blown away and I love this person, even […]
inner life
once upon a time there was a chorus that said the same thing after each verse. the verses complained and got together to file a grievance. some thought the verses […]