"Dear Duncan, the protagonist is me, cunt."

Who hasn’t seen our new video? Great. It’s of our Saltway track 'Johnny Edson' and you can find it here: http://vimeo.com/groups/75362/videos/20485242

Joe just... chillin'... in the video 

I received this email from a magazine editor.


Sent:28 February 2011 23:02:37
Dear Oobah,
Thank you for submitting your story "A Quiet No.". While we won't be publishing this one of your pieces, we appreciated the opportunity to read your work again! I took a shine to many of the characters involved in the plot, but struggled to empathize with your protagonist, who at times has convoluted motivations which may have made him a little too unlikeable for what is trying to be achieved. I would like to request that you give our March brief a shot, as I’ve been a fan of past material and it looks like your stuff is back on the up!
Regards,
Duncan,
Editor

Press Reference#: 312358

My retort...

Sent:01 March 2011 14:26:11
Dear Duncan,
Funnily enough, that's me in the story, cunt.

Oobah x.

I didn't really reply with the last bit...

So I'm going to recommend something that's been out for a while; Sufjan Stevens' Age of Adz album.  Age Of Adz requires a joint amount of effort from you and itself. You've got to be in the right state of mind for it to 'get' you. I personally gave it about fourteen listens in the first couple of days, which is a lot of time; yet I knew that it was something I'd really appreciate, and it's very rewarding. Review.

If you're a fan of his other material, whistle, but this is completely different. Musically, it has links with Year of the Rabbit. His songwriting is usually so impersonal, with subject matters of historical stories, figures or Jesus. But this is really honest, secluded writing about himself and it's really heartbreaking. He spends time here admitting his faults as a human being, talking about his apparent love lost, death and illnesses. It's all very dark, vulnerable, rotten and intimate. Yet this album is emotionally very three-dimensional (he's really pissed off in places too). Anyway, he talks a lot about his creative doubts and despicable traits on this record but I don't think Sufjan has to worry, it's a great album with a fantastic rhythm to it. My only criticism of his second best effort 'Illinois' is probably the feel of it's track listing, the form on Age Of Adz is all unbelievable (despite that most of it [other than 'Too much', 'Vesuvius' & 'Get Real Get Right'] passed me by on the first listen).

Anyway, give it a/(14) listen(s).

I just bought a ticket to Sufjan's Manchester Apollo show too.