We Walk

R.E.M. announced they were done as a band a while ago, which evoked some rather bittersweet emotions in me. I was a big fan of theirs; there are few bands that can write so much good music without repeating themselves. I don’t think they were wrong to stop if they …

Why, hello there! Are you a composer?

I’m looking for a composer for my upcoming game Catroidvania: Communist Space Cats of Venus. I imagine the music as being rather oldschooly, perhaps chiptune though not necessarily so. As the title should imply, the game has a silly, upbeat tone, with the occasional B-movie element – but it’s relatively …

It’s not the end of history

Been listening to a lot of Alistair Hulett lately: beautiful, powerful revolutionary music. It’s very sad that he died so young – we need people like him more than ever in this New Age of the Fist – but his words and melodies remain with us, to inspire and uplift …

The Nightwatchman Is Near

I may have a lot of things to say about current union leadership worldwide, but that a song like this can still be produced in today’s America is a very good sign. There’s a lot more fighting spirit left in Americans than what the media claim. And Tom Morello continues …