JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

It’s an appropriate time to think of Courtney Love: tomorrow marks the ten year anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death. An article in today’s Seattle Times Kurt Cobain: a life 10 years gone describes how he painted: In 1992, at the height of his fame, he moved to Los Angeles, a time less is known about. […]

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On Friday Dave Winer posted “Courtney Love’s incredible story about the math of music that came public in the middle of the Napster heyday. It was a must-read then, and now.” So I clicked. And read: (excerpts) Now artists have options. We don’t have to work with major labels anymore, because the digital economy is […]

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Gone, like yesterday is gone like history is gone, the world keeps spinnin on you’re going, going, gone, like summer break is gone, like saturday is gone, just try and prove me wrong, you pretend like you’re immortal (you’re immortal) you’re immortal (you’re immortal) ha-ah we are not infinite we are not permanent nothing’s immediate […]

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According to a study released by the mayor’s office a few weeks ago, Seattle’s music industry produces $650 million in revenues a year and employs 8,700 people in the city, more than the biotech industry. Those numbers include my brother who has a day job but at night plays with Spiral. He’s the professional musician […]

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Abigail our five year old has been discovering some old songs playing on the radio. She’s particulary fond of an Amy Grant one, one that makes me remember Life Before Marriage. When it comes on the radio, Abigail exclaims “Oh it’s this one!” and then starts dancing around her bedroom. It’s as if the song […]

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