It is a vast and deep sea of options (I mean, do you realise how many species down there we have come up with names for?) that can be playfully and bluntly and artfully and sinuously.(see?) spun into an all but endless array of expressions. I think there are two main reasons - the first being that language is a tool which we can use to chip away at the meaning of all that is around us. But I often wonder why I chose this profession (or it chose me?), and where this inclination to bury my head in literary la la land comes from. So working in publishing and being an ex-bookstore employee - it is no surprise that I am an avid reader. Check em out here and watch this space for more news. One Day As A Lion indicates that a fire has been re-lit in the scape of political music and while it may not be burning as boldly as it was in the climax of Viet-now, it may be on it's way. Is it sinful to suggest that it confirms that Zach's departure from Rage took a fair bit of the soul away (I mean, what the fuck was Audioslave, really, if not a disappointing absence of Zach de la Rocha). The sound is fierce, the lyrics confronting and the energy is high in a way that we have come to know from de la Rocha. One Day As A Lion presents a collaboration between Zach and 'like-conscioused' Jon Theodore on drums. The recent touring of RAGE (which I was blessed with a bunch of dance floor tickets at their Sydney show -and at which I learnt the fine art of jumping on crutches) was a further indication that the Zach side-daliance was never to materialise.īut here it is.the outfit is called One Day As A Lion and the debut EP is out worldwide 22nd July - apparently - but I downloaded it already (from iTunes peeps, not on the sly!). and then Zach de la Rocha released that non-RATM project, seemingly a wafting rumour never realised. Miranda has done a number of short films, live performances and is working on her second feature film. The trailer is here and I'll be searching it out this week. On to her website to learn more and saw that her film (that she wrote, directed and starred in) called Me and You and Everyone We Know won awards at Cannes and Sundance. It is quirky and original, light and funny, and oddly sweet. Found it in immaculate shape at Gleebooks (but, of course!) and started reading it the other day. I searched a couple of bookstores to no avail and then came across a copy in Borders, but the white cover was all dirty and the last one. She described it as "a little ray of sunshine" or something like that. I would like to present to you Miss Miranda July, who has appeared as a flurry of inspiration in my life this week - just when I needed it! I read about Miranda in a past issue of Frankie Magazine (lovingly kept with all my other precious little Frankies), then her book No One Belongs Here More Than You was recommended by Marieke Hardy on ABC TV's First Tuesday Book Club.
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