November 2019 – American Magic and Dread

November 24, 2019April 12, 2020 Bill Sacred Songs

Sacred Songs, Part 1

Year: 2016
Original Format: MP3

They’re all sacred songs
They’re not easily won
Because there’s nothing
Sacred anymore
The thought can still be
But the sound is profane
But this and that you know they’re
One and the same
One and the same
—Daryl Hall, “Sacred Songs,” 1977

(Apologies if you’ve been down this road before, but I think the time is right for another tour.)

So what exactly is sacred music? Whatever we say it is. Daryl knows.

Playlist after the jump.

November 9, 2019April 12, 2020 Bill One-Offs

I’m thinking that if we all put our heads together, maybe we can convince the aliens to finally reveal themselves. It’s worth a try, anyway. I’m starting to doubt that we’re going to make it on our own.

Playlist after the jump.

November 1, 2019April 12, 2020 Bill Halloween

Fear of a Black Cat (Side 2)

Year: 2019
Original Format: MP3

“The cat is cryptic, and close to strange things which men cannot see. He is the soul of antique Aegyptus, and bearer of tales from forgotten cities in Meroë and Ophir. He is the kin of the jungle’s lords, and heir to the secrets of hoary and sinister Africa. The Sphinx is his cousin, and he speaks her language; but he is more ancient than the Sphinx, and remembers that which she hath forgotten.”

–H.P. Lovecraft, “The Cats of Ulthar,” 1920

Playlist after the jump.

Month: November 2019

Sacred Songs, Part 1

May I Land My Kinky Machine?

Fear of a Black Cat (Side 2)