Category Archives: Music

January 10, 2016

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Wim Lockefeer

For a precious few dates in my life, I can exactly pinpoint where I was at the time. I still remember sitting in an ill-lit room, doing integration tests before a big software release. We largely played music that day. … Continue reading →

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Tintin Rocks (Or “Rocked”)

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Wim Lockefeer

In December, 2017 French heavy metal band Shinray decided to shake up some social buzz by recording a rocking version of the theme to the classic Tintin cartoons. In their video, they dressed up as the characters from the cartoon … Continue reading →

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December 8, 1980

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

People my age will probably always remember this date as the day the sixties finally died, and the world lost some (a lot) of its innocence. John Lennon, late of the Beatles and one of the major figureheads of late … Continue reading →

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Pogo in the pit!

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

I registered my appointment for my Covid vaccination today, and to celebrate, here’s a happy song with some friends from the funnybooks. And a real Pogo doing the pogo! (thanks to Sean; Title courtesy the one and only Marc W.)

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I Remember Kochalka!

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

Sometimes I feel like the history of my comics reading habit is a battlefield strewn with the fallen that fought for my fickle attention, sometimes won my unbridled and absolute attention and love for a while (sometimes even longer) but … Continue reading →

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Who read comics? (Now a series!)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

It’s that jolly bundle of lipstick and mascara and a hairdo that’s either a bird’s nest or a weeping willow depending on his general mood, it’s The Cure‘s very own Robert Smith! When photographed for one of those “Stars? Ha! … Continue reading →

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Small stories, full of pain

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

Some stories are very small; they hardly register as anecdotes. Yet at the same time, they imply lifetimes of pain and heartache and leave the reather with a sweet sense of nostalgia, having taking part in a familiar sadness but … Continue reading →

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Sunday Evening Special – Júníus Meyvant

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

Thank God for playlists, offering me (and the rest of us) some kind of brilliance at least every so often. This soul god hails from Iceland, and he makes me very happy. (this post goes out one day late, but … Continue reading →

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Sunday Evening Special – Whispering Sons

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

There is a kind of music that has been with me for more than three decades and that I always turn to from whatever fad I’ve been into at any time. I’ve heard it in several regenerations, from The Stranglers, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Evening Special – Hiss Golden Messenger

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

If you’ve been following this blog for longer, you’ll have noticed that I’ve been floundering for a couple of years now. I guess part of hitting middle age is you start questioning the things you’ve been investing time in, and … Continue reading →

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