I’ve really slacked off on this monthly column thing. The holidays, work, depression and general laziness are all to blame. I have no real excuses. I always start planning out the columns, but when I actually get around to the writing part I quickly get frustrated and decide it is just better to not write anything than to publicly post something that I consider either boring and uninteresting or just trite. Yet one of my New Year’s resolutions is to continue an effort to be productive and this blog and show is a major part of that productivity. That and the bike riding and art making. The art making is the one I am really struggling with unfortunately.
So, that said, here is a quick recap of what I would have written for the past few months, presented in handy, bullet point format.
November:
- Obama victory
- Dancing in the streets in Brooklyn
- Cautiously optimistic
- Didn’t vote
- Hell, I’m not even registered to vote
- My politics are a disaster
- Don’t particularly believe in representative democracy
- Have slid into individualist anarchism
- Unrestrained capitalism = bad
- Wish I was more on the socio/communo side but it just doesn’t suit me
- Interested in ideas, not people
- Stuck on the stupid rugged individualist myth
- Biological political predeterminism?
- Fully aware that the choice to espouse philosophical anarchism is an attempt to place myself outside of or beyond “politics”
- Fully aware that I have this luxury because of privilege
December:
- Musings about punk music in the 2000’s after putting together the 90’s show
- Concept of “10 year” records and songs
- Lots of great singles, few great albums
- My top three tops from the decade
- THE A-FRAMES
- NO HOPE FOR THE KIDS
- CRIMINAL DAMAGE
- Album reviews and personal anecdotes related to the above three
January:
- Musings on my “Best” of 2008 show
- Stuff I didn’t play
- Major trend of 2008 was bedroom and weird punk
- Crust still going strong
- Actually liked some of the crust/metal type stuff for once
- MORNE demo (winning very unofficial Profane Existence board poll) prime example
- Have noticed my tastes sliding towards darker stuff, though skewed more to the CRESS and RUDIMENTARY PENI side of the spectrum
- Discussion of the three standout albums of 2008
- THE ESTRANGED - Static Thoughts
- EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING - Primary Colours
- THOMAS FUNCTION - Celebration
- The last two, finally good indie rock, meaning independent rock ‘n’ roll, not “indie rock” the genre
- Still very little good punk punk unfortunately
That should hold you over until next month, when I may actually write something and not just outline it.