Davey Dreamnation

“I thought that our unique geographic identity would be taken as exotic and therefore: enticing. That wasn’t the case. A review on our first tour in Vienna was entitled: ‘Vom ende der Welt aber gut’ - from the end of the world – but good. We also played in Oxford on that trip and a [...]

Here’s an interesting post by Laurie Duggan on the wall of sound, where he makes the point that the vocal track on My Bloody Valentine’s song ‘Come In Alone’ works because of the wall of sound surrounding it. While I think this is true, a closer inspection of the lyrics to these kinds of songs [...]

Check out this video, the second half of which features the K&D Den Haag Stylings appartement!! Unfortunately, BBQ and back yard not included.

Issue 1, edited by Stephen McLaughlin and Jim Carpenter purports to be a 3,785 page anthology of new poetry, published in PDF format under the for godot imprint. The front cover of the anthology lists, in miniature print, the names of all contributors. These names have also been posted on Ron Silliman’s blog, so I [...]

These two videos speak for themselves, I think. In any case, I cannot speak for them yet, as my Dutch is not very good at all. Nevertheless I trust that you are enjoying these little trips down Tubenesia Lane as much as I am. Continue.

OMG I heart Darryl and his posse of minor superstar hip-hoppers on this echt leuk song “Eeyeeyo” and yo in case you didn’t get it the first time it’s all about respect.

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“I have always been very polite to my fans as long as they understand that there are public moments and private moments. Even on tour I demand my privacy, particularly if I am tired. And I can’t be available to all people all of the time. But I never forget my manners and so far [...]

Similarly, poetry (e.g. the Psalms) can be written
in such a way that it looks like a cat wrote it.
LOLCat Bible Translation Project
“O Kitteh! Meh Kitteh! Mai feeful trip iz dun, k?
Teh hoomun haz weferd evareh rack, teh googie wii want iz wawn,
Teh nom nom iz near, teh bels Iz heer, teh ppl iz exultez,
Wyl [...]

What better way to bring up my one thousand and first post than to reflect upon my first two weeks in the Netherlands! Yes, as Sting so memorably sang in “Englishman In New York”, I’m an alien. In fact, I’m now an alien who’s waiting to receive notification of becoming a resident, but more on [...]

How many times can the name Chris de Burgh be mentioned on a poster before it starts to look, I don’t know, creepy? I really like the attention to detail in this shot, right down to the watch and wedding ring. The fringe could do with a bit of work, though.