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Bill Drummond's EMOTIONs
Tied Hands / Past, Present & Future Credits: Past, Present & Future performed by: Ranapana (courtesy of DL;BR) Vocals on Past, Present &...
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Dec 2, 20241 min read


Past, Present & Future
The past, past, well now let me tell you about the past. The past is filled with silent joys and broken toys, laughing girls and teasing...
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Dec 2, 20241 min read


Bless ye, goode gentlebugs
8:10 AM. End of the year giddiness, and a reversion back to the mean of childhood. The thrill of the lack of responsibility as workdays...
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Nov 25, 20242 min read


From the southern seas to the polar edge
9:24 AM, Sunday November 17. Falling back out of shape after an abbreviated run at running. The pudge on my face is returning just in...
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Nov 18, 20242 min read


Where is my mind?
Sunday Nov 10, 9:44 AM. Late morning. Stayed in bed, scrolling on this object that I have grown to hate in my worsening digital eye...
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Nov 11, 20242 min read


Code smell
Sunday, November 3. 8:46am (feels like 9:46am) I voted on Thursday. Won't say for who, but if you know me at all you can probably guess....
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Nov 4, 20242 min read


I Have Always Fought the Darkness
8:23AM Sunday At the desk early this morning. The dehumidifier hit the full mark around 7, beeped red and pulled me out of sleep. Next...
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Oct 28, 20243 min read


DL;BR Fall playlist feat. Dave Quiggle
Welcome to fall, where the air is spooky, the veil is thin, and properly gaunt music is essential. This season's playlist is a...
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Oct 21, 20242 min read


Amplifier Worship
Sunday, October 13. 9:42AM. No one knows what they're doing, but some people do it anyway. Not my quote, but it's pretty much how I run...
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Oct 14, 20242 min read


I need a hype man
Sunday, October 6, 2024. 9:40am. Time to shake the tree. Every day is a casino of email beeps, Slack pings, clingy new-notification dots...
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Oct 7, 20243 min read


Sunday is shaving day
Sunday, September 29. 2024. 8:39AM. I feel like Doogie Howser , except my keyboard is not as loud. Technology has come a long way. But my...
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Sep 30, 20243 min read


Raw-doggin' the bloggin'
I've decided to keep trying this writing approach. Sort of a Marc Maron, stream-of-consciousness, top of mind monologue of anything goes...
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Sep 23, 20243 min read
My Get Up and Go Just Got Up and Went
My long-awaited re-entry into long distance running has unfortunately come to an unexpected end. Or at least another long hiatus. I used...
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Sep 16, 20243 min read


Where is this going?
Today, a collection of this and that, a chop suey of unlinked thoughts in the vein of an Eno-esque swollen-appendices journal entry....
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Sep 9, 20243 min read


Adventures in the sync world
"It's a bit like speed dating," is how co-writing for sync was described. I'd show up to a home studio somewhere in Southern California....
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Sep 2, 20245 min read


No post today
No post today.
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Aug 19, 20241 min read


How to Detox from a Band
Welp, Aerosmith called it quits. Can't say I was ever a huge fan of the band, although Dream On is probably one song I'd begrudgingly...
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Aug 12, 20245 min read


The Subtle Art of Not Giving a...
...fuck. (Musician's edition.) Yes, I know there's already a book on the subject, but I've been collecting a ream of quotes from artists...
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Aug 5, 20244 min read


The Big Empty
There was always something out there, between all the shows and the lights and the people. A big empty. It's a feeling as much as a...
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Jul 29, 20244 min read


Update from the Garage
I am literally on the last paragraphs of this six-year journey that has been my book, and I've got a slew of waiting projects hammering...
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Jul 22, 20242 min read
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