Jens Lekman. The nutter.
I take pride in having no chemical addictions. But I definitely have an addiction to music. I think my brain must just be wired like that. Other people’s brains are wired for alcohol, benzoylmethylecgonine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, whatever. Mine seems to be hooked on music.
The rush I get when I discover a great [...]
Archive for May, 2004
Camilo Mejia
“FORT STEWART, Ga. - A U.S. soldier who said he saw prisoners being abused in Iraq was convicted of desertion on Friday for failing to return to his unit after taking leave to the United States last year.
Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia, … a nine-year U.S. Army veteran, was deployed to Iraq early last year [...]
Sabrina Harman, also facing trial on abuse charges (AP Photo/ABC News)
Look at the picture above.
Can you see the woman’s pretty face? Can you see her perfect American smile? Can you see the delight in her eyes as she gives a triumphant thumbs-up over the dead body of a fellow human being?
And how about this heartwarming [...]
“Soldiers from the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment will be charged this week in relation to the death of Baha Mousa, an Iraqi hotel receptionist severely beaten while in British military custody.
Around six soldiers from the QLR - the regiment at the centre of the row over hoax pictures published in the Daily Mirror - face charges [...]
Architecture In Helsinki. Photo by Jack Sweetman
Tonight was very, very good. Not cos it was packed (it wasn’t) or because I managed to fit in every new track I wanted to (I didn’t by a long way) but because the people who were there seemed to really enjoy it. And so I did. DJing is, [...]
Had a cool photoshoot today in Leeds. The pics will be in Sound On Sound magazine sometime soon, I’ll post up when they are.
It was a crystalline, sunny day. Leeds felt like Milan, it was sooo warm and fresh.
The weather went to my photo assistant’s head and he went a bit doolally. He’s [...]
I’ve loved Pete Seeger for around 15 years now. As with Michael Nesmith, I got into his work by hearing his songs performed by others. The first one I heard was The Byrds’ version of ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’ I loved the way the song flowed and the sense of peace and acceptance it provoked.
I finally [...]
Nicholas Berg’s family
“A US hostage in Iraq was pictured being beheaded by Islamic militants in a video released yesterday that said that the grisly act was revenge for the abuse of Iraqi detainees by US troops.
Five men wearing headscarves and black masks were pictured standing behind a bound man in a Guantánamo Bay-style orange jumpsuit, [...]
Felt strange DJing tonight. But I was cheered up by a load of cool requests and people I haven’t seen in a while. One lad was just ecstatic I played Taking Back Sunday
Best old song was John Baker’s ‘New World’s.’ I saw at least one person recognising the last three seconds of this beautiful [...]
Torture And Murder ‘Part Of The Process’ For The US & UK Military
Published by May 11th, 2004 in Antiwar.An Iraqi prisoner is surrounded by American military dog handlers at Abu Ghraib prison in this photo dated December 12, 2003.
“The Red Cross saw U.S. troops keeping Iraqi prisoners naked for days in darkness at the Abu Ghraib jail in October, and was told by the intelligence officer in charge it was “part of the [...]