Jerome Darling – In Their Absence Customer Service – It can be a nightmare in some jobs. But when I do it for musicians, some mail exchanges turn into a glimpse of another person’s life. Every week I listen to hundreds of songs on a regular basis,...
The Most Heart-Breaking Song In The World and How It Was Written This is it. Arguably one of the best songs I ever heard at work. And it’s just strange, because a second ago you were in a flow, working quickly to get a couple of songs together for the next...
In 2011 I heard Hartog’s music for the first time during a youtube night with an old friend of mine. After a few bars I was in love with his song. Suddenly my friend says to me: “By the way he teaches at ArtEZ. I got lessons from him last year, he’s...
“This is my first day, my second day…” Three days without gas. Living in a trailer is one of the most amazing things you can do in your life. You’ll feel strangely apart from society, yet somehow more involved in nature and life itself....
There’s a river a couple of miles from my house. Last summer I went there in the middle of April. In July this place is usually swarming with people swimming, sun-bathing and having fun. But the water was still way too cold and so I was alone. I dove into the...
In early 2014 we received a couple of requests regarding traditional blues music. I remember listening to hundreds of blues songs, week after week… it got to the point where I couldn’t stand listening to another blues track without running away screaming....
