Dada was an alternative rock trio that was active in the 90s and had on-again-off-again spotty career since then. I have been following them though because they are a bit like King’s X, in that they combine clever songwriting and stupendous musicianship. Their persona has more quirky, geeky, quasi-slacker type …
Be here now, be present. That’s a common wisdom (almost a cliche at this point) from the modern self improvement/personal development literature, but you can get inspired to apply that wisdom to your life with this rock anthem from Dada. Unfortunately Dada didn’t concern themselves with this sort of introspection …
Dada was/is an amazing songwriter, but while I have much to appreciate on most other aspects of their catalog — their crafty songwriting, soaring vocals, subtly virtuosic guitar playing, and so on — lyrics, unfortunately, is where I usually have a disconnect. They tend to stay on quirky, sarcastic or …
Once, I knew a woman who described herself as a writer. When I told her that I’d love to read some of her writing, she replied, no, I don’t show it to anyone. It’s too important to me, it’s better if I don’t show it. I can’t be completely certain, …