Although I can't for the life of me imagine why you would think this piece is about the Olympics or anything to do with them, I thought I'd go the extra mile and disabuse you of all misconceptions with an additional sentence, you know, just in case. This piece is not about the Olympics. Years … Continue reading Olympic Gold Record 2012
How I Bloomed with Beach House
It is with a certain trepidation that I embark on this piece - an pseudo-review of Beach House's "Bloom." Though it's one thing to love (read: lurve) music with every cockle of my heart, it's quite another to attempt some sort of coherent commentary on it. What's more, there is nothing worse than taking the … Continue reading How I Bloomed with Beach House
Best of 2011
Since any idiot can compile a traditional "Best of 2011" list (see below), I've decided to take the road less traveled and recount a few occasions over the last year that were of personal import to me. In a year that featured, amongst other things, the completion of a masters in community something or other … Continue reading Best of 2011
“Not God, But Jesus”
It was about the age of 15 that I last nestled in the harbors of mainstream popular music. Prior to that rather welcome au revoir, Alanis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill was on heavy rotation in my walkman on every journey to and from my school in Kowloon City. It was the best of times mainly … Continue reading “Not God, But Jesus”
Writing Is Prayer 