Luxagraf

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12/25/06 // Blog Post from Dover Drive // Newport Beach // California
Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose As I’m sure everyone has heard by now, James Brown died on Christmas day. Normally I’m not one to dwell too much on celebrity deaths, after all it’s not like I knew the man, but some people have an impact that goes far beyond their person or their life. Johnny Cash was such a person and for me, so was … continue reading » Topics: Artists, Bands, Beauty, Eulogy, Music, Soul
06/18/08 Short Blog Post
Universal Traveller This is about the thinnest thread I’ve ever heard of, but World Hum recently printed a piece called 10 Wanderlust-Inducing Summer Concerts. The idea being that the music is supposed to transport you somehow… like you hear the songs and … continue reading » Topics: Music, Travel
03/25/05 // Blog Post from 28 Graves Ave // Northampton // Massachesetts
One Nation Under a Groove the need/ these closed-in days/ to move before you/ smooth-draped/ and color-elated/ in a favorable wind — Niedecker The sky is falling again. The man outside the liquor store seems unconcerned. The sky seems to fall a good bit. Perhaps the man didn’t notice. Perhaps the sky has fallen too many times now. Perhaps it’s been falling for quite some … continue reading » Topics: Ignorance, Music, Paranoia
11/02/03 // Blog Post from 28 Graves Ave // Northampton // Massachesetts
Take Me To Your Leader II In the last article, I made the case that as fans of certain musicians we owe it to them to purchase their records rather than download them. And I made it more rationally than the RIAA will ever do because I am not a raving lunatic. At least most of the time I’m not. There have been a couple incidents … continue reading » Topics: Copyright, Ignorance, Insanity, Music
09/12/03 // Blog Post from 28 Graves Ave // Northampton // Massachesetts
Farewell Mr. Cash farewell mr. cash. sunday mornings won’t be the same without you. continue reading » Topics: Eulogy, Music