Graham English

Archive for November, 2008

Servitude

“Their minds seem like clean slates upon which we can write.”
-Dr. Cyril J. C. Kennedy and Dr. David Anchel on the benefits of electroshock therapy, 1948.
“I had just one goal–to stay alive until the next day…But it wasn’t just to survive, but to survive as me.”
-Mario Villani, survivor of four years in Argentina’s torture camps.

Quiet Wonder

I wrote this for my nephew who is due to be born in 15 days.

I Think I Crashed The Economy

Sorry.

Time Saving Logic Studio Template Tips

If you make music with Logic Studio, you’ll be interested in a tutorial I just published showing you a cool time-saving trick for your Logic Studio Templates.

How To Write And Analyze Lyrics Using TextMate

TextMate is my second favorite app right behind Logic Studio. I’ve written about my TextMate love affair a lot. In this tutorial, I wanted to share how I use TextMate to write and analyze lyrics, including tips for finding the perfect rhyme and spotlighting important ideas.

Beyond Is Within (If I Could Surrender)

If I could surrender and fall into the emptiness.

In An Anxious Funk

This is what a lot of nervous energy sounds like two days before the election.

The Sermon

The Sermon is a blues written and recorded in 1957 by jazz legend, Jimmy Smith. I haven’t learned the complete melody yet but I thought I would take a stab at playing it from memory. After all, it’s just an F blues.

This Victory Alone Is Not The Change We Seek

I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it’s been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.