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Bittersweet's First Review Live and Swimming! :)
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
BROOKE TROUT’s CD—“BITTERSWEET? ??—MAKE ROOM FOR DADA! by Billy Sheppard
"We are all being asked constantly to believe what we know is a lie. My toothpaste makes me sexy. We are spreading democracy in the region. M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hand. It's all fishy. We may as well accept that we are all fish. Brooke Trout is well ahead of the curve on this score. Others may refuse to accept their scales, preferring to bend their fins painfully into the signature trait of humankind: the opposable thumb. Acceptance is the key.
"In order to be marketed to a culture built on lies, Brooke has transformed her creative self into a bar of chocolate. Expecting a traditional information disc from the artist, I opened an envelope to find a square object wrapped in tin foil, labeled Hershey style with Brooke's image in base relief and the words "BITTERSWEET" marked across the image. I removed the tin foil, to find a jewel box CD case and a traditional compact disc. Nevertheless, the spell has been cast! It is a chocolate bar from a fish.
"I have met this artist in human form. Across a table at Denny's. She appeared to be a disturbingly smart biped, with expansive ideas, schooled in Carl Jung, and the extraordinary ability to see things for what they mean, and to treat symbols as tangible things. I knew at once that she was a subversive, despite her unassuming human form."
--For the full review go to http://www.myspace.c om/billysheppard23
Stay tuned for more upcoming reviews. I'll keep you posted!
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Fish on,
Brooke Trout
Blog Category: Music
Current mood: ecstatic
Added on: 27/06/2007 20:31:39
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Why Suicide Prevention...
Did you know suicide is the third leading cause of death among young adults?*
When I was 14 I lost a friend to suicide. In my freshman year of high school there was a suicide ring/epidemic. The general attitude taken by the school administration was to not talk about things. I was so frustrated by the community that I started my own zine called "Different – Your Alternative Newspaper," drawing upon the "alternative" movement of that time. The goal of the zine was to provide a forum for teenagers to write or draw about issues as far ranging as gang violence, domestic abuse, religion, drugs, sex and any other issue deemed taboo by "adults" who considered us not mentally equipped enough to handle the truth of what we were going through.
I will never forget seeing the body of my young friend. She looked so much like a doll, only pretending to be asleep. To me there could never be a truer definition of tragedy. A friend once put it to me this way, "Don't go to a party where you're not invited."
This is the poem I wrote for my friend that was published in the National Poetry Society's National High School Anthology:
PYRE
The phoenix fetus was trapped under your skin.
You burned yourself to begin again.
In memory I express through epitaph…
And when I sit here the unaware laugh and laugh.
Let reality strike-
Come upon me the fear I dislike.
Facial masks disappear-
To leave things all too clear.
The pyre rushed with life's colors.
The greedy beak peaked through.
You drank to survive-
But drowned freedom's fire.
You longed to be alive-
But sought the pyre.
I smell the soggy air,
And I smell shocked seaweed clogged in my nostrils.
A bloody clot is draining my nose rare…
And it is so cold my tears are still.
Now you are gone and I guess that's okay.
Let my tears sizzle, evaporate, and lift Icarus away.
I had another dear friend who was considering suicide during that time. I broke down and pleaded with them not to do this because I loved them. That was what they needed to hear. Ten years later they are married with children, a future that was once unforeseeable.
This is what gets me through this life. You never know what is coming next, and you will be amazed if you give yourself the chance to live.
Fish on,
Brooke Trout
* According to AFSP.
Blog Category: Life
Added on: 09/05/2007 09:01:22
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Catch a Trout with a Nette Radio!
Catch Brooke Trout on Nette Radio! 3-21-07
'NetteRadio is a weekly 2-hour internet radio show that is dedicated to
promoting unsigned women musicians. Hosted by Annette Conlon from rock band Eden Automatic, the show broadcasts live each week from Dallas, TX.
Tune in Wednesdays from 8-10 Central Time for the LIVE show -
www.NETTERADIO.com - you can CHAT with us at www.netteradio.com/c hat.html
THIS WEEK IN ROCK~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. ~
Here's who's playing this week:
Playlist 03.21.07
Emily Zuzik - Breaking It Down
Jen Foster - The Underdogs
Tammy Stamps - A New Beginning
Alaria Taylor - Patiently
Laura Lockie and Charles King - Something Good
Tami Gosnell - New Town Fairy
Leah Abramson - Landfill
Genevieve - So Good for Me
ODi - Mariposa
Mary May - One Day
Kacey Jones - Never Wear Panties to a Party
Lenore - The Hippie Song
Brooke Trout - Suburban Cocktail
Angela Reed - Undertone
Norine Braun - Evolution of the Blood Star
Kelda - Let it Go
The Stalking Horses - Push On
Kathy Greenholdt - Don't Walk Away
Chelsey Austin - Jo Jo High Jump
Kat McGivern - Alice Lost
Eden Automatic - Russian Blue
NetteRadio is rebroadcast on the weekends and available via podcast.
LINKS
All Show Listings: http://www.netteradi o.com/shows.html
To LISTEN: http://www.netteradi o.com/listen.html
To CHAT: http://www.netteradi o.com/chat.html
To SUBMIT: http://www.netteradi o.com/submit.html
MySpace: www.myspace.com/nett eradio
Blog Category: Podcast
Current mood: excited
Added on: 20/03/2007 23:14:50
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Brooke's Jokes for the Day...
Did you hear about the Eskimos who fell in love?
They couldn't take their ice off each other.
Where does an Eskimo work?
In an ice cube.
Did you hear why the Eskimos got divorced?
Someone was really frigid.
What's an Eskimo's favorite dish?
Chile.
Why do Eskimos kiss by rubbing noses?
So their tongues don't stick together.
Are there really 101 definitions of a bad joke?
Now that's cold.
What did the proctologist say to the eskimo with hemeroids?
I'm gonna pop a polar ice cap in your ass...
Bwahahahaha! Oh boy am I on a roll today! ;)
Fish on,
Brooke Trout
Blog Category: Writing and Poetry
Current mood: 1
Added on: 10/03/2007 21:55:39
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