There's just so much a man can miss
And just no end to what he can regret
And I'm holdin on to whatever hope shows through

Time to celebrate the first record label I ever got interested in, some 18 years ago, making my mum buy me a box set off a TV ad, because it had some michael jackson on it.
Time to celebrate Motown. Here's my Motown top 10.

1. the jackson 5 - who's lovin' you

2. marvin gaye - what's happening brother

3. michael jackson - ain't no sunshine

4. Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - you are everything

5. smokey robinson - being with you

6. Diana Ross and the Supremes - i'm livin' in shame

7. the four tops -…

I should live in salt for leaving you behind

Some words by tim kasher that never stops ringing true.

"All that you love you lose"

/the beaten path

"You're different and they sense it
Your eyes can't disguise it
So glassy, half empty
Ready to spill"

/O'Rourke's, 1:20 A.M.

"Do you ever regret the choices you made?!"

/Your birthday present (live)

"Nothing ever seems to turn out right
No, nothing ever seems to turn out right
So I'll leave it at this
My deepest regrets"

/early out the gate

"Each year of life brings us nearer to our decline, but I will continue to seek a listener until I'm dead in a ditch."

- morrissey, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIHbCjop4aw

Why Johnny is the greatest guy on earth.

One thing I've feared my whole life has come true.

Wherever you are, I hope you're singing.

GL 1923-2013

"She had more than the five senses
She knew more than books could teach
And raised everyone she touched just a little bit higher
And all around her there was a natural sense
As though she sensed what the stars say, what the birds say
What the wind and and the clouds say
A sensual soul and self…"

- gil scott-heron - on coming from a broken home (part 1)

The monsters of doom, gloom and horror had me in a headlock for the entire day… But then something happened. A ray of light hit me. In the form of….:

Beautiful friends (too far away to smother with hugs, but still)

the ramones - This wonderful band from heaven. Never fails…

Words from… - lifts me everytime.

ministry - Started listening to them for the first time today. And I don't understand why it has taken me so fucking long. Their second album land of rape and honey is an industrial masterpiece.

peace, love & pitbulls - Playing their discography…

It's been three months, but now I have returned. Returned to this, my very favourite journal segment.
Todays piece is by charles bukowski. The genius Charles Bukowski. One of my biggest literary heroes. Raw, yet warm. Angry, yet calm. Poetic, yet straightforward. And always emotional.
Here's a poem I just discovered. Love at first sight.

No Leaders, Please

invent yourself and then reinvent yourself,
don't swim in the same slough.
invent yourself and then reinvent yourself
and
stay out of the clutches of mediocrity.

invent yourself and then reinvent yourself,
change your tone and shape so often that they…

Here I'll list the ten biggest musical discoveries I made during the past year. I'll exclude stuff released during the actual year.

1. mount eerie - Mount Eerie pts. 6 & 7
- Been of fan of Phil's since…2007-2008, but only got around to listen to this particular record this autumn and it fucking blew me to pieces. Four long songs about existing, reality vs the unknown, being in the middle of creation… A record I'll return to for many years to come.

2. the ramones

- I've liked the Ramones since 2000-2001, but never really dug that deep into…