At first I was like "The Killers? To cover Warren Zevon?" Then I started watching and was like, oh...yeah, I get it now. The Letterman induction speech was really great, too.
Not much here I haven't already posted about here (in fact I used my posts here to construct a chunk of the post), but: daniel.industries/2026/01/10/how-to-horribly-end-a-year/
This guy is one great quote after another. And that space! And the resiliency!
"I really thank the developers for always underestimating the people that are there to be an artist and for them to think of you as being crazy and dumb. God damn. That's the best camouflage you could possibly have."
One of the slower tracks on the record, but the melody and harmonies in the chorus get me every time. johnlefler.bandcamp.com/track/luckier-man
“Fascism attempts to organize the newly created proletarian masses without affecting the property structure which the masses strive to eliminate. Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves.
“The logical result of Fascism is the introduction of aesthetics into political life.
“All efforts to render politics aesthetic culminate in one thing: war.”
Walter Benjamin