mike.whybark.comMike Whybark - Seattle-based, broad subject matter. Minimal politics, more art-cinema-tech-writing.Gang of Burma- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Whenever I dig out my old Mission of Burma sides, as I have this hot night, I am always struck: the things that I like in MoB are the things that I like in Gang of Four, MoB's less doctrinaire political lyrics being an exception, and for some reason, a point in Gang of Four's favor despite the clearly ironic tone with which they appropriate the material. I find it somewhat puzzling that I conflate the two bands. I do, it must be noted, also love both bands. If I had to pick, though, it's...http://mike.whybark.com/archives/004945.html Heat- (Found July 2, 2008 ) SOL INVICTUS has banish'd FALSE WINTER at long last. LET THE PROLETARIAN RESISTANCE TO HEAT BEGIN! I mean, I'm ready for the sun and all but my mist-clad veins prefer the wan light which heats with gentility and manner, in opposition to the wanton, savage rage of the flaming orb currently wilting plants to the far-flung corners of my very yard. Well, this heat can't last, righthttp://mike.whybark.com/archives/004946.html Sinks- (Found July 2, 2008 ) I should note that Vivian has accomplished total victory in her plumbing project.http://mike.whybark.com/archives/004947.html Glass, and houses- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Lying on the grass and watching the sky slowly darken of a midsummer evening while Philip Glass' Powwaqatsi plays the day away is far from an argument against Western overconsumption.http://mike.whybark.com/archives/004948.html Gold- July 2, 2008 Via a reference posted by the respected Yukki Repellent on MFT: 60's indiana band szene. This is all-new to me, and it's exciting!http://mike.whybark.com/archives/004949.html |