Archive for the “Band Stuff” category
“The truth is never simple in the Tamarack Room”
by nielskunze on May 26, 2016
(Tamarack Room by Missing Peace from our 1996 album Tense Moments) Perpetual child… forever your forlorn face Haunt me with your human shape… Disarm me with your need Do you have a sense for Quality? Or will you steal the (…)
“It’s certainly not flawless… but it’s nevertheless perfect!”
by nielskunze on May 18, 2016
I found myself at the centre of a whirlwind. A surreal kaleidoscope of events had swirled around me for days already, and now it was finally winding down… I was standing in the middle of the restaurant. The last of (…)
I Remember I Believe
by nielskunze on May 16, 2016
I remember not too long ago All I wanted was to end this life; I remember when I held that blade, Beheld the corridor amidst the hell. And I remember in that darkened hole Despair was heavy on my broken (…)
The Second Set
by nielskunze on April 18, 2016
Prologue: I never told my bandmates this story before… It must’ve been early in the winter of 2000; I was standing on stage– or rather, that corner of the pub designated, this night only, as “the stage”… tables cleared, speakers (…)
Missing Peace & The Fabled Second Album
by nielskunze on April 10, 2016
(Ben Jeffreys (sp?) – CJAY92 FM Calgary) Aye, that’s the rub. The above soundbite was uttered by popular DJ, Ben Jeffreys, at Calgary’s biggest rock station in early 1997 right after we played a song, So I, ‘live’ in the (…)
Collapsing Paper Mansion
by nielskunze on February 16, 2012
Little Sparrow flies to heaven Through the crack in a broken sky Ballerina lets her soul out ‘Cause she knows that she won’t die Dance like planets ’round the stars That Little Sparrow loves to fly Ballerina flies to heaven (…)
A Biographical Journey Through My Music Part 3 Seeds of Magic
by nielskunze on January 20, 2012
From a highly troubled youth, through a drunk and disorderly adolescence and young adulthood, I had been mostly a lost soul. Poetry, music, and a few good friends kept me going through hidden bouts of deep despair. I moved from (…)
A Biographical Journey Through My Music Part 2 Early Collaborations
by nielskunze on January 20, 2012
Part 1 was very egocentric… it’s all me, me, me. But Then, being a teenager is mostly about discovering and defining who you are, so no apologies. Here, in Part 2, I will share the beginnings of my musical circle (…)
A Biographical Journey Through My Music Part 1 – Creativity as Therapy
by nielskunze on January 19, 2012
I’ve decided that I’m going to share with you the whole deal. Among artists, especially those selling their wares, there is most often a directed effort at presenting to the public only the most polished and refined offerings… and keeping (…)
Bar Bands and Cover Tunes… Yuk!
by nielskunze on January 8, 2012
One day I woke up and found myself belonging to an original rock band named Missing Peace. (Actually, originally we were The Dharma Bums, but that name, it turns out, was already taken.) Beyond the usual air-guitar posturing and screaming (…)