Simon Henderson

All of the Judd books we own are monographs or his own writings / interviews. The biographical info I’ve gleaned is either from his own perspective or tours of Spring St / Marfa

Reorganizing my storage unit is not work… etc… (spoiler alert - it’s work)

Growing up in Scotland under Thatcher. Discovering anarcho / crust punk helped formalize the rage.

I’m cycling through about 8 books atm but 2 I’ve finished this month:

Sam McPheeters - Loom of Ruin
If Harry Crews wrote Repo Man. Truly absurd.

Anna Kavan - Seep Has His House
Written in “Night Time Language”. Hallucinatory meditations on grief & isolation. Rivals Lynch or Tarkovsky in its effect

YouTube video by Nicolás.Gordon Byard Lancaster (Usa, 1968) - It's Not Up to Us

youtu.be/sJk4RUQVBYQ

I’m out and about so can’t remember the specific tracks

I rarely enjoy jazz guitar. He’s the only player I know who can hang with the free crowd while still crafting melodic lines.
There’s a great Byard Lancaster record with 2 of his compositions that was reissued last year. I think it may have been his first session?
I do get your point though

Sonny Sharrock. The only correct answer

Same. Every damn time

Somewhat related to Nate Wooley (sonically, if not culturally) Pulldrone by Ethel Cain sounds like a lost early Robert Ashley piece - I didn’t have that on my bingo card

New music I have enjoyed so far this month:

Nate Wooley - Henry House (Ideological Organ)
Every bit as good as the Lovely Music catalog circa 1981. First perfect record of 2025

The Weather Station - Humanhood (Fat Possum)
Joni’s Hejira if she were backed by Robert Wyatt, the Blue Nile & TVOTR

A few small good things continued…

Mood Machine by @lizpelly.bsky.social is very much worth the hype. The mission creep of DSP cultural flattening is pulled apart piece by piece.

It feels extra timely as every tech CEO kneels to kiss the ring this week.

Some brief glimmers of light in a particularly dark January (part one)

Mark Leckey - Three Songs of the Liver at Gladstone.
Totally ecstatic installation. Spiritual, mysterious, humorous. Everything I love about his work. The installation of benches from UK bus stops triggered extreme nostalgia.