You know how you get a song stuck in your head? Usually some annoying bit of fluff that you wouldn’t really choose to hear, but maybe heard from some passing car or in a store while shopping, but it worms its way into your ear and persists. I get that with phrases, too, and it…
Category: The Fall
FFB: The Fallen
For the full list of Friday’s Forgotten (or neglected or insufficiently trumpeted) Books, see Patti Abbott’s blog. If you’re in need of reading material, there are always wonderful suggestions. I remember when Marko asked if I had got The Fallen yet and I said, “Nah, I’m really only interested in MES, don’t think I’ll be…
The Fall in Manchester, 3 June 2011
I won’t say I flew into Manchester instead of Heathrow in June just to see The Fall, but once I realised the opportunity existed — well, no way I was going to pass it up. Besides, I’d never visited Manchester and had the chance to meet up with a couple of friends, so it was…
Manchester
As always, CCTV is everywhere in Britain. This is on the train from the airport to Picadilly Station. I had managed to get some sleep despite my somewhat disjointed journey that took me to Atlanta instead of NYC due to tornadoes (!?) in western Massachusetts. Oh and then there was the slight “lamination” of the…
Today’s Film: The Haunting (1963)
Here’s an interesting combination of trailer and music video (because yes, I can find a connection to The Fall who covered this song, too). I’m looking forward to seeing this fine film with a bunch of students who have never seen it. It’s such an effectively spooky movie!
Hectic
Paperwork for the Fulbright to prepare; details to work out; pictures for the work permit; appointments to schedule; belongings to jettison; prep for the reading of “Lumottu”; revisions of essays to finish; grading grading grading. So, um — here’s something from the Fall!
Penultimate Day of Teaching
Up until 2.30 last night finishing something that needed to be done; relieved that the end of the semester is upon me, but also stressed for the same reason (grading, grading), so something more substantial tomorrow. Something to keep you entertained today: the entire documentary “The Wonderful and Frightening World of MES” online. A man…
Falling for The Fall
Over at The Spectator Medium, I get my geek on about The Fall: With the release of Your Future, Our Clutter, The Fall marks 33 years of recording with another stellar disc. The music has evolved over that time, from proto-punk to a more poppy tunefulness to electronica and new noise – and the line up…
Friday’s Forgotten Books: Bend Sinister
It’s a bit cheeky suggesting that a Nabokov book could be “forgotten” but I think I can make a case here. After all, Amazon lists the most recent edition as the one from 1990. But first let me mention this fabulous design by Carol Carson for the Nabokov Specimen Box Project, a fantastic design project:…
Friday’s Forgotten Books: Renegade
“I don’t really write from a solid idea. It’s never that certain at the start. You get to what you’re saying through the writing, the process; and then you move on.” ~ Mark E. Smith http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=magicwombat-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&asins=0141028661 My entry may not really be ‘forgotten’ so much as completely unfamiliar to many. I bought a copy in…