Sunday, December 16, 2007

Local music for local people

This past Saturday I was invited to go see Belgian artist Daan and his band. Though I never quite understood anything he sang or said, it was nonetheless an excellent performance.

He sang in German, English, French, Flemish and Clingon. Though I'm guessing the last one.

Hard to describe; a mixture of Johnny Cash, Alison Goldfrapp and me singing in the shower.

This tune was the highlight of the night:

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Bits and pieces

Writing this one on the fly, so short sentences and quick thoughts are the order of the day.

Firstly, you should know that I'm feeling somewhat rebellious of late. I'm wearing the L headphone from my iPod in my R ear. And you know what, I don't care.

Christmas markets are being built in and around Antwerp now. So very exciting and cool...





Expect more soon.

Heard some music from this dude / band, which is quite profound. A wee twenty-something with some even more profound lyrics. He sings something like "You are not your job, you are not the clothes you wear. You are the words you speak." Hmmm...

Anyhow, some other music from him / them:




Also, have signed up to Facebook.... an experiment in spamming friends. Vague irritation from the people you love. I'll keep you posted.