
(House of Fools) ... I didn't even end up seeing them. I did go to the show, and I did see the openers, House of Fools , who I liked a lot. But a series of unrelated events conspired to suck the live-music spirit out of me and had me leaving the Pour House earlier than I anticipated. First was Michael Jackson's death. Talk about a shock. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE was talking about it. Every TV downtown was tuned to the CNN coverage, which included the disturbing shot of his body being [...]

It's not easy, living this life It's not easy, living in isolation It's not easy, having no one to hold at night It's not easy, fighting the despair and strife It's not easy, watching the world spin by you It's not easy, being disabled with no job It's not easy, seeing all the hurt in the world It's not easy, wanting but not getting something new It's not easy, feeling the way I do It's not easy, waking up to face the [...]

And this week... Cut Copy - Lights and Music ( mp3 ) Foals - Olympic Airways ( mp3 ) House Of Fools - My Life Before Today ( mp3 ) Imperial China - There Is No Translation ( mp3 ) John Ralston - Fragile ( mp3 ) Land Of Talk - Speak To Me Bones ( mp3 ) Lightspeed Champion - Galaxy Of The Lost ( mp3 ) Magic Wands - Black Magic ( mp3 ) Oliver Future - Signing Off ( mp3 ) Ours - [...]