Farewell (for now) Brian Johnston {1969 – 2021}
“Human solidarity is to be achieved not by inquiry but by imagination, the imaginative ability to see strange people as fellow sufferers…” Farewell (for now) my dear friend.
stories
n0va artwork
Just as music enters one’s psyche through unexpected associations, bossa nova was introduced to me through my old friend Jin…
CRPT × TRNAH: march 13
The smell of burnt plastic and kerosene, the sight of boarded up houses, factories, and stores, the sound of a distant gunshot…
Gryflet’s #MeToo
The #MeToo movement has been short of revolutionary, even becoming Time Magazine’s ‘Person of the Year.’ Its ripple effect has…
X-ray of the Past and Future
In the wake of another recently broken bone (this time my foot!) I’ve been thinking again about pain and its role in our lives. It’s indeed an…
B3ND3R: We Were the Young Americans
“You have to lose that fake British accent.” Stephen Bender had a penchant for calling out any kind of pretension. It was 1995 and he…
40 Days: Songs and Suicide
Maybe the new year isn’t the best time to breach the topic of suicide. Then again if Robin Williams’s tragic death taught us something it’s…
Fretting Less
The fretless electric bass is a transcendently expressive instrument all to itself. It’s also a bastard instrument…
being judged
Ever been stuck in a relationship where judgment hangs over every move? The beauty of ’90s New Wave is…
#ThrowbackThursday: New Waves
Whether you’re 15 or 55, New Wave is always about adolescence. Adolescence in its most raw, awkward…
going dry
Many failed attempts at writing a ‘dry’ song on guitar and voice revealed my bad technique. So I…
Backwards and Forwards
The further backward you can look, the further forward you are likely to see, it presciently read…