First up, some music stuff
Iron and Wine - got the new ep, The Sea and the Rhythm. It's new folk stuff, which I certainly enjoy. Has a nice song entitled Jesus the Mexican Boy, which is a nice title. All told, sort of a folky Belle and Sebastian, whispered, clever lyrics and sad songs. Quite nice, and he's comin to tha lou, so hopefully I'll get out to that show.
You can't stop the folk, so I'm also going to recommend Songs Ohia's Axxess and Ace record, which is just top notch. Very sad, of course, but hey, where's the fun in happy songs?
Finally, for real depression - Fred Phelps is mr. "god hates fags." This story, which I found on Metafilter, is a long journo piece on Phelps, detailing a history of severe child abuse dealt out by the rev. It's really long and pretty depressing, and actually starts with a tale of cat strangling, so it's a bit, you know, heavy.
Phelps is apparently fond of talking about sex by using the phrases "you got your dick wet" and variations on "sniffing around." Otherwise, I find his language less intriguing than the molding of his family into his own personal cult through savage abuse. The writer's not the greatest, tends to the melodramatic, but the substance is so good that it's worth reading. Long, tho.
Posted by mattb at October 07, 2003 05:25 AM