skullcull

sparklehorse

sparklehorse were always, for me, one of those private worlds which i could slip into and lose myself in. those albums which mark linkous crafted all had magnetic hearts and they pulled on the silver moonlight which shines in me. drew me inside their sometimes dense, sometimes starkly  minimalist frameworks and held me in their narratives.

if a scrapbook were to sing at you it might sing in mark linkous’s voice, it might paint the aural pictures which sparklehorse drape in the air. a delicate, broken-voiced romanticism prevails across the oeuvre – sparklehorse’s world is one of endless fascination where the light glints off the shards of glass and exposed guts of machines in a different way every time.

and now mark linkous has traveled deep into their mythic structures never to return. he was adding the finishing touches to a new album when he decided to take his own life. he will be sadly missed. the music will endure as a uniquely personal vision.

interesting. a reboot is always something to watch.

Issuu has some wonderful stuff on there, the above being a beautiful example

http://www.andistillmissyou.com/

http://www.skwiotsmith.com/

another great discovery which i had the pleasure of reading today – a mixture of art, photography and interviews

I love free things. I mean, who doesn’t? There have recently been a whole host of PDF magazine sites that have sprung up and I had the good luck to find WIP magazine, a photography magazine featuring up and coming photographers who share their current works in progress. Because I downloaded so many I unfortunately cannot remember where I located this but you can contact the creator here for more details: wipmagazine@gmail.com

so, it’s been a while since i did anything this site, and that is kind of criminal, because i have always enjoyed the remit of this acre of cyberspace. i have been busy with http://intoviews.wordpress.com/; i launched a general ramble blog called http://blogforblogssake.wordpress.com and today talking to myself launched so i can ask and answer questions of myself.

http://shinestreet.wordpress.com/ finally went live with the prologue and i am a healthy way into the first installment with a better idea of the direction and the character of the story.

http://twentytwentyhindsight.wordpress.com has its prologue up. yggdrasil routes will be online soon, as will 575 haiku.

perhaps the most important achievement of the week was the launch of http://thereciprocalindependentsproject.wordpress.com/ which is part of my plan to help forge even better ties between the independent creative community.

rush-on roulette, my e-book site, an arm of musehick publications goes live any day now. and i think musehick publications is going to require a site of it’s own too, aside from the facebook fan page.

the catch-up republishing online of http://talesoftheknotlands.wordpress.com/ the home for the stories which started on the now apparently defunct loom is going well.

yes, i have been busy. i think there is more. look to the links section to be updated asap.

into views

Click the above link to go my new interview site where I speak to different, artists, writers, musicians, etc, about their current and forthcoming projects.

monkeyspank
hit that motherfucking primate hard
this is a flash fiction apocalypse with a sense of humour that dropped randomly out of my skull like a gleaming multi-coloured turd of wonderful

Well, farmtown kind of plateaued out for me and I got bored with it – thus far, my new addiction, Cafe World, seems to be holding my interest. In case you were thinking it – this is, in no way, sad. This is like employing a screensaver for my mind that allows it to idle between the many projects that I am working on.

where nothing is sacred bol. 1

Click the image to go and buy the book

I meant to hook everyone up with a link to my friend’s book and have been remiss in leaving it until now – go and check it out! She’s a great writer so please show some support.

“It takes a wry look at the human condition and its surroundings, via a crafted blend of humour, compassion and imagery. This unique collection includes pieces on universal issues like politics, philosophy and mortality, as well as exploring some more diverse themes – try ‘Aptitude’ for a self-deprecating dig at intellect, ‘Scapegoat’ for an intense journey inside a potential paedophile’s conscience, and ‘Coventry in Bloom’ for a quick behind-the-scenes tour of the poet’s city.This writer’s bemused cynicism is something for all to relate to, and will hopefully induce readers to reflect upon contemporary society.”