In which we are one, but not the same.
From “Raising McCain” to “Barracuda,” last night’s speech was an interesting one. Kind of like when you stop to watch a car accident. Or maybe like the blood trail of the dragged body in the return of...
View ArticleMy heart keeps beating like a hammer.
So here I am on a Sunday afternoon, just being lazy and feeling increasingly miserable about myself when I discover this amongst all the various crap youtubery of the world: Wow. Emily Haines talking...
View ArticleMy Year In Lists, part one: Are we human or are we dancer?
Well, the year is even closer to an end than it was before, and since we’ve been threatening it for a while now, prepare thyself for… THE Counterforce ULTRA SUPER MEGA BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR OF OUR...
View ArticleThe Raven in the Promised Land.
Tomorrow is the day we’ve all been waiting for. And been waiting such a long time for. Not just the ousting of the political Beast of the last 8 years, but of a dream and promise of equality for all...
View Article“In the garden I was playing the tart/I kissed your lips and broke your heart.”
Today I’m going to spend Easter not so much with a celebration of the day, but of one of my favorite songs: “Until The End Of The World” by U2, off their brilliant album, Achtung Baby. I could write...
View ArticleList-o-mania, part 1: While you wait for the others.
It’s such a weird time of year, as it starts getting colder in most places, probably especially in our hearts and in our memories, and yet we cast our gaze ever backwards, trying to search our sonic...
View ArticleAnd so it begins.
If you’re reading this, then I have sad/happy news for you. And perhaps not the most surprising of news… This is post #900 on ye olde Counterforce. We haven’t been as prolific as we used to be, and we...
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