NO PROTECTION

     Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted.


    A fight in which there is no way, at any stage, of getting any protection for one's back.  And in spite of knowing this, one keeps on forgetting it.  And even when one does not forget it, one seeks such protection all the same, solely in order to rest while seeking it, and in spite of the fact one knows one will pay for doing so.

Franz Kafka, The Fourth Notebook  from The Blue Octavo Notebooks, Cambridge, Exact Change, 1991.

Graham Parker and the Rumour: Protection (Link)

Henry Cow: No More Songs (Link)

REVIEW -- GRAHAM PARKER AND THE RUMOUR AT WORLD CAFE LIVE, WILMINGTON, DE, 4-20-13

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Last night's splendid reunion concert by Graham Parker and the Rumour at World Cafe Live at The Queen in Wilmington featured strong elements of illustrations [1] - [3] above, but few, if any, traces of illustration [4].  That being said, I'd wager Andy Warhol would really have enjoyed the group’s sharp and spirited musical and lyrical performance.

Graham Parker and the Rumour: Discovering Japan (Link)

Graham Parker and the Rumour -- Local Girls (Live In Atlanta 
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Graham Parker and the Rumour -- Don't Ask Me Questions (Live in London Link)