When a Song Disrupts Official Narratives SOME SONGS RESONATE with us through life—songs that entertain, comfort, or simply remind us who we once were. There are some, however, that do something more unsettling: they ask us to confront uncomfortable truths. Singer/songwriter, Harvey Andrews wrote one such song in 1972. It was called 'Soldier.' Its simple, …
Bruce Springsteen's Painful Reveal in 'The Tunnel of Love' FOR BRUCE Springsteen, 1985 was one hell of a year. After storming the global music charts with his seventh studio album, 'Born in the USA,' he blazed a trail around the world with a sensational sell-out tour. [For my own personal reflection of that tour, see …
Bruce Springsteen, Slane Castle Dublin, June 1, 1985 THERE ARE those concerts you attend, and memorable events they may be. But there are those that stay with you and never fade from view. And it is these that become life's touchstone moments. On 1 June 1985, I found myself standing in a vast field in …
On this Day STANISLAV PETROV was born on September 7, 1939, just days after the outbreak of World War II—a world already teetering on the edge of disaster. Decades later, this modest, unassuming man would make a single, split-second decision, one that is widely acknowledged to have prevented global nuclear catastrophe. (Right) Stanislav Petrov, born …
Nordic Folk Since August, 2023 I've presented on here several pieces of music, compositions which may be best described as 'Nordic Folk.' Ulvetime On August 18 that year I posted 'Ulvetime (Hour of the Wolf)' by Northern European group, 'Songleikr.' The song’s captivating lyrics confront mortality with a mood of dread and restlessness, yet my …
The sparks of inspiration which prompt musicians to produce pieces of music are as diverse and multi-faceted as music itself. Personal experiences, relationships, social issues and events are all possible stimuli for a songwriter’s muse, having the potential to release the flow of creative juices. Unsurprisingly, many iconic songs have their roots in their creators' …
Last November, in my post titled ‘Hi-bear-nation,’ I presented a music track by Norwegian group, Wardruna. I featured a further piece by them - 'Odal' - in my post of that name in April this year. Wardruna's distinctive style is a blend of age-old Nordic sounds and traditions interwoven within a contemporary acoustic environment. Traditional …
In the post titled 'Evolution of (my) Runes', written in July last year, I explained how I made a set of runes for my own use as a divining tool. To give context I added a tightly-abridged history of runes, explaining how this ancient writing system once used by the Nordic and Germanic peoples, has …
Last weekend, here in Britain, we enacted the procedure known bizarrely as ‘Daylight Saving,’ and on Saturday night, we dialled our clocks back one hour. This is done on the last Saturday each October in a bid (we are told) to capitalise on daylight, as though changing the clocks will somehow miraculously increase the number …
A video appeared in my YouTube feed recently, one which impressed me sufficiently that I felt moved to share it on my site. Unlike the usual offerings which attempt to influence my political beliefs or seek to engender fear, disgust, righteous indignation or similar negative emotions, this one was uplifting and enjoyable. Engineered by AI …
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