Bjorn Bochna has returned to all things internet with a brand new layout and a will to overcome a furious fit of cyber-electronic writer's block. Today's topics include The Smiths and alcohol withdrawl.
I took an afternoon hangover nap today listening to The Sound of the Smiths [Deluxe Edition] and just below the veil of the waking world I was greeted with dreams of neon colours and an angel. This is something to talk about. You know those particularly special hangovers that draw that old self-deceiving mantra from your smoke addled larynx... you know... "NEVER AGAIN!" There are several approaches that one might take at moments like this. Another beer maybe?I think not. Or the obvious and conveniently alliterated method of "shit, shower, shave." Some people swear by fat joints and bong rips. There's also the chemical approach which requires the ingestion of painkillers, electrolytes, caffeine, and occasionally banned or controlled substances. But there is something else. The noble approach, the healthy approach, the patient approach. Ride. It. Out.
If this is your route, I have to recommend a nice long nap with loud music playing near your bed . It dissolves your fitful hangover zzzz in something stable and consistently sensory. My prescriptions for the sweaty, mish-mash of alcohol accented sleeps include Radiohead, In Rainbows; Ryan Adams, Easy Tiger; Grizzly Bear, Yellow House; and John Lennon, Imagine. This musical catnap is not so much a remedy as a diversion. And the music certainly overrides that pesky white noise that echoes in your damaged and mushy brain. Here's what you can expect from the music technique:
1. Dreams with lyrics, a soundtrack and, in some cases, interesting themes. Occasionally you may have a run-in with an ex-girlfriend, any one of The Beatles, or a grizzly bear.
2. The music acts as a metronome and timeline. For instance, if I fall asleep to Neko Case, Middle Cyclone and I wake up before the 31.5 minute cricket/mosquito solo, I know that I've been asleep for less than an hour.
3. This is a sure way to establish an album as a staple of your musical catalogue.
There are plenty of other fun qualities to this treatment. It's Musical Rehab for the self-loathing morning after. Other musical recommendations include Kanye West Graduation or The College Dropout, Old Crow Medicine Show (the first one), and Franz Ferdinand. Seriously give this a whirl. Take a nap. And start piecing your life back together.
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