The Human Elephant’s latest effort, “White Thunder” (Umor Rex, 2012), is a basso ode defending the lawful rights of dive-bar ironists and lo-fi aficionados around the world. Despite its imperfections, “White Thunder” is a simple, no-bones singer/songwriter jaunt into the doleful musical wake left by Joy Division and other, less dour navel-gazers. The Human Elephant is […]
I studied French for about seven years in grade school. By now, I’ve forgotten nearly all of what I learned, but one aspect of the language stayed with me: “time,” and how it’s defined. The French make a distinction between, say, the infinite concept of time (temps) and a specific hour of the day (heure)–so, […]
Inspirational tunes and all.
Some Skinhead Shit: (Cut in half/1,242 words) (Read Parts 1 and 2 here.) David laughed at Laurence’s joke and buzzed the call box. It was December 21st and they were heading to a holiday party. They were given two instructions, bring a case of good beer and wear an obnoxious holiday sweater. The call box […]
A Fantasy in Colors, from the late forties. McLaren was an pioneer and experimentalist in the world of animation. Students attending graphic design college may have heard of McLaren. Here’s one of the best:
