if you ever tell me i look like bono, i will throw you down the fucking stairs.

but, he's right. don't let the bastards grind you down...

he actually threw me off a little by claiming these were old recordings, something i'm not convinced is actually true. but, what exactly is going on with son lux recently? did the label shut him down, or what? something seems to be not quite right, and he just doesn't have the personality of a trent reznor.....he won't stand up and yell and scream about it....

all the artists and bands i like get dropped. and people wonder why i don't want to get signed.

it's actually relatively strong; it sounds less like it's unfinished, and more like it's mildly unfocused, but that's not exactly a bad thing. it might be a little ironic, but the band concept was perhaps a little too controlled - this is a little looser, and breathes a little more clearly. that slow build on whispering, for example. further, the fact that there's no obvious attempt at a hit single actually makes the record flow a little better.

i feel we've only hit the tip of the iceberg with ryan lott, that he has a lot more to offer, but he needs to embrace the inherent obscurity in being creative rather than get discouraged by a lack of commercial success, and that's maybe harder said than done. let's hope he doesn't pull a peter gabriel and just evaporate....

https://sonlux.bandcamp.com/album/remnants

it's very sad that we're finally getting some nice weather and there's really nothing to do outside because the government cancelled everything :(.

i have lots of work to do. i'll be fine.

but, it would be nice to go out and have a beer somewhere, and i can't.

i did feel better this morning for having screamed, but i still had to sleep it off.

i'm going to finish that meal i started, take a hot shower and finish this up once and for all tonight.

let's hope the air stays clear for the night.

so, i took a slight detour over the last few days, in building a meta youtube list for the deathtokoalas blog:

that list will get updated whenever i add a new journal entry.

it's also been added to the link list on the side of this blog.