Canned Dragons is a weblog about faith, noise and technology, written by Robert Rackley.
"For the memory can both provoke the dragon and the memory can also subdue him."
~ St. John Chrysostom
Enswiftification
When our beliefs are defined by our consumption, almost anything can become an object of worship.
Sacred Time
As I headed to Divine Liturgy yesterday morning, I was glad to be able to participate in sacred time. The ability to set aside time for worship and repentant reflection has clear benefits for the soul. Elizabeth Oldfield writes about Keeping Sacred Time for Comment Magazine. Rowan Williams says that
Into The Realm
I have mixed feelings about a band that does doom metal with this much conviction.
Love Child (Never Meant To Be)
Bandcamp has a feature on Sonic Youth and Beat Happening contemporaries, Love Child. John Morrison, writing about the short-lived group, notes that their sound, while not pop-punk as we think of it, nevertheless was both pop and punk. Particularly on their early 7” singles, they have a shambling, amateurish sound
Your Analyst Was A Placekicker For The Falcons
Examining the attempts to replace religious observances with secular equivalents.
Music Media Mayhem
What is the best way to buy and consume music in 2024?
A La Sala
A band that has spawned many imitators keeps adding to the quality of their catalog.
Treasure Hoard
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