Joel Edwards

“I have all these memories, I don’t know what for
I have them and I can’t help it”
~ Sun Kil Moon, “Like the River”
“George: That’s not your grandfather.
Paul: It is, you know.
George: But I’ve seen your grandfather. He lives in your house.
Paul: Oh, that’s my other grandfather, but he’s my grandfather, as well.
John: How do you [...]

Hooray for decades! Hooray for music! Hooray for lists!
Three lists, in fact: favorite albums of the decade, favorite albums of the year, and favorite songs of the year.
Here we go!
10 favorite albums of the decade
1. Arcade Fire – Funeral
2. Wilco – A Ghost Is Born
3. Radiohead – Kid A
4. Sufjan Stevens – Michigan
5. Bob Dylan [...]

The following dialogue takes place in Book 1, Chapter 2 of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Idiot between Prince Myshkin (the titular character) and a servant of the Epanchin family. Keep in mind that Dostoevsky himself was sentenced to death, but his sentence was commuted only moments before his execution. The excerpt is lengthy, but worth it. [...]

This man could very well be the artist of the decade. Check out his albums Tiny Voices and Civilians. Here’s a song from the latter:
God Only Knows

Ruth was a prostitute who worked the dirty streets every night to make ends meet at home. She saw the billboards proclaiming the true happiness found in Jesus. “Jesus Loves YOU.” “Jesus Saves.” But the hostility she found waiting for her in that auditorium was enough to make her want to burst.
Peter was a gambler [...]