PJ Harvey | Memphis (For Jeff Buckley)
PJ Harvey’s song for Jeff Buckley, after his ending, in Memphis.
PJ Harvey’s song for Jeff Buckley, after his ending, in Memphis.
Artist Matthew Barney, (his domestic partner is artist Björk), talks about the ideas behind his project “Drawing Restraint”.
The small details of this performance are brilliant, including the scientific image in the background, the winding of the machine in the beginning, the bird-like red dress, and the tapping of her foot.
The an-other, a live performance, at the Riverside Church in New York. The raw.
A { [ haunting ] } track produced in Memphis, in his small house on North Rembert street. He recorded the pieces with only his voice and his four-track, using the acoustic elements of his house for effect. It was released after his death, on “Sketches For My Sweetheart the Drunk”. Buckley said he was influenced by Sufi musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. This track reveals this influence. Interestingly, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died only a few months after Jeff Buckley, in 1997.
A very old song, by Laura Nyro; Christmas in my soul. I believe it was written in 1968, or about that time. It describes a state of mind, that is transitory, yet sustains. She was very young at this time, and died fairly young as well. This song has from time to time felt very naive. But as I listen to it tonight, I recognize something that is not naive, is fragile, yet impenetrable and unwavering in the midst of an insurmountable grotesqueness. It is the state of the world surrounding us from time to time. But then it vanishes from sight and memory, for a while.
From Antony. Unsure why he targeted epilepsy here. It came out at an odd time in my life, when there were videos being made, also mentioning the same. Only with a different target, and used to intimidate. I am not thrilled with romanticizing it. But I like song. I don’t know if Antony has a… Continue Reading
I am grateful for this work; very full of light, thought and lack of emptiness. An article on the visual art of Antony.
Their work never fails to create images in my mind, and render my own words useless; the music of Ghost's I've Met. There are now several tracks available on their mySpace site.
Someone (thx Tad), on FriendFeed just posted a link to this older Bjork video. It is mesmerizing; she breaks everything apart, (images, sounds, stereotypes, eggs 😉 ), into new “words”. Iceland has been on my mind lately, because of the news of the demise of their economy. The thought that no one would help them… Continue Reading
Gil Scot-Heron died Friday. If you lived around this time, and went to art school, studying media, these words ring forever in your ears.
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out.
You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and ,
…Skip out for beer during commercials,
Because the revolution will not be televised.