February 2022 – Philip Nel

The sound of gunfire, off in the distance. #PlagueSongs, no. 40

February 26, 2022Philip NelMusic, Plague Songs, WarTalking Heads

This song — written in 1979 — imagines war in the US. Though war is not happening in the US (at the time of this writing, anyway), war is always happening somewhere. After Russia attacked Ukraine this week, Talking Heads’ “Life During Wartime” — with its images of urban warfare, urgent insurgency, limited food — has been

New site. Who’s this?

February 25, 2022Philip NelAutobiography, Design

Hello! I now have a new website. I’ve had a website for 25 years. And, though I did update it, I didn’t do much with the design, which remained very web 1.0. The old website looked fine for, say, 2005. So, with thanks to Megan Montague Cash and the design firm of New Boston Creative