More Than True, A journal of. Published under the auspices of the HiSky* Trust, founded 1957 to promote disorder. (*Hiss-Key)
HiSky Trust ReviewI have long been a Billy Bragg fan and his recent album is called Tooth & Nail.
Here is a video from SXSW of the song No One Knows Nothing Anymore:
And here is the full concert that was culled from:
Here’s The Beach is Free from his previous album Mr. Love & Justice:
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“In a rich man’s house there is no place to spit but his face.”
– Diogenes of Sinope AKA Diogenes the cynic
An ancient philosopher best remembered as carrying a lamp in the day while claiming to be looking for an honest man.
He enjoyed mocking  Alexander the Great, sabotaging the lectures of  Socrates, and defacing currency (his father had been a coin minter). He “made it his life’s goal to challenge established customs and values.”
At one point he was captured by pirates and sold into slavery.
His philosophy later morphed, through his students, into  Stoicism.
None of his writing survives.
This has been another exciting episode of “The Philosophers.”
I just found this band today by listening to the MaximumRock’n’Roll radio show. They were originally called Kleenex before being forced to change their name to LiLiPUT.
Here is a video for the song hitch-hike:
Wikipedia: “LiLiPUT’s exuberant sound combined spirited thrashy post-punk with unconventional vocals and lyrics, both in English and German. Their music featured husky or squealing female vocals, ramshackle drums, scratchy and twanging guitar, thick funky bass, saxophone and occasionally flute, violin, or other instruments. The cut-up surreality of their lyrics and energetic sound put them in a league with bands like The Raincoats (frequent tour partners), Delta 5, The Slits, Essential Logic and Bush Tetras. The band’s sound developed throughout their career, due in part to line-up changes; the earlier recordings are more noisy and energetic, while the later songs are more complex and haunting.”
And here is some more:
And here is a digital (2x) album at Amazon:
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“Bunny: Away from Home” by Richard F. Yates
There is a bunny in the dark recesses of your soul.
At first when looking at this photo I thought: “That cat is sad.”
Then I realized, in fact, that this cat is a dreamer and a utopian.
Lately I have been listening to Philosophize This! by Stephen West as he discusses pre-Socratic and Socratic philosophers. And it’s really very good. Â It’s even better if you imagine that the narrator is a talking owl. Adds a certain sense of veracity to the proceedings.
I mean, we’ve all heard you can’t cross the same river twice. But imagine an owl relaying this pre-Socratic wisdom to you. See?
Once it starts it never stops. The album is driving. No dead spots. There are very few perfect albums – albums like the first Ramones record, NoMeansNo’s Wrong, Rikk Agnew’s All by Myself – albums that inspire a desire to listen over and over again. Pretty Please by Minty Rosa is such an album. The voice is melodic and strong, punctuated with feeling. The music is punchy and heavy. An irresistible mixture of driving hard rhythm and melody, and at times slow and bluesy, the album manages to sound simultaneously vintage and modern. This is the second release from the band and the first full album. The production value is very high, the sound clear and powerful. The members of Minty Rosa have been playing for years in various bands in the northwest music scene and the experience shows clearly on this release.
David Raffin
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