Author: Tan The Man

M83 – Before The Dawn Heals Us (2005)

Nevertheless, M83 crafts inspired tracks that balance the awe of fantasy and the certainty of life’s ultimate monotony. It works brilliantly even if the song comprises of repeated single lyric (“Can’t Stop”) or reverts us back to the 1980s world of 8-bit sci-fi arcade video games and retro electronic rock (“A Guitar And A Heart”). The only true solace is that your dreams will eventually live on with someone else. … Continue reading…M83 – Before The Dawn Heals Us (2005)

TJ Kelleher On Post-Olympic China

“A paper by Therese Hesketh and Zhu Wei Xing published in 2006 argued that China’s male-female sex-ration — these days estimated to be 117 to 100, although parts of China see ratios as high as 150 to 100 — could result in a large population of unmarried and sexually frustrated males, leading to increased crime and other social ills.” — TJ Keller (“No Resting On Laurels”) on Post-Olympic China (Seed, October 2008) … Continue reading…TJ Kelleher On Post-Olympic China