"& then sometimes angels can be devils too..."

31 January

(From Sanctum Sanctorum)

"They think I'm nothing special - I don't agree."

30 January

(From I Think I'm Wonderful)

"See the doors about to swing both ways..."

"...See the answer mirrored in her gaze,

Then you know that you're caught..."

29 January

(From Shadow of Love)

"I feel so very cold and I'm feeling so very old..."

28 January

(From Your Eyes)

"Too close but two worlds away..."

27 January

(From Plan 9 Channel 7)

"Under the skin I crawl..."

"...but under the wheels I fall."

26 January

(From Under the Wheels)

"And the torch of love is a burning flame."

"It burns so bright, it consumes all pain."

25 January

(From There'll Come a Day)

"& the city's new, so the faces change..."

"...I know they're different yet they act the same."

24 January

(From Stranger on the Town)

"A curious step retreats once more, the creature with a darkened soul..."

23 January

(From Beauty of the Beast)

"This is my house, please come on in..."

22 January

(From Amen)

"Stranger things have happened, Stranger things than this."

Better late than never...

21 January

(From Teenage Dream)

"Welcome to the underworld, I start where nightmares end..."

20 January

(From Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde)

"Holding up its arms like limbs of steel..."

19 January

(From The Eighth Day)

"They think I make deals with the devil..."

18 January

(From Looking for Action)

"The night is in my veins..."

17 January

(From Ignite)

"Why are my victims so unwilling?"

16 January

(From Nasty)

"...dreams of incredible things in the window..."

15 January

(From Dr Woofenstein)

"I hear cries and whispers in the night..."

14 January

(From Twisted Nerve)

"Who gets their answers out of books...?"

13 January

(From Therapy)

"Be blinded by the green faerie..."

"...creeping out of your glass, into your mind..."

12 January

Happy Birthday, Dad!

(From Absinthe)

"Nothing to corrupt the eyes..."

11 January

(From Wait for the Blackout)

"So sharp & so distinct..."

10 January

(From The Dog)

"You took the axe to slice the cake."

9 January

Display: Blackbird Bakery

(From Dark Asteroid)

"A thousand doorways open there..."

"...A thousand voices sweet & clear..."

8 January

(From Street of Dreams)

"I saw the sun set low on you."

7 January

(From The Limit Club)

"Measure your step Or all your plans May fall asunder ..."

6 January

(From Tightrope Walk)

"Never see the light of day..."

5 January

(From Pleasure and the Pain)

"Down the stairs no-one cares..."

"...He who wins is he who dares."

4 January

(From Disco Man)

"The light is fading, but not the one in your eyes."

3 January

(From Disguise)

"Pretty as a mirror..."

2 January

(From You Know)

"What boundaries to cross, What chances for the taking..."

Just to make this year's 365 more challenging, I've decided to pick a band a month & a lyric a day to go with the photos I take. When better than the year's first day to display such optimism...?

The first band of the year & an enduring favourite is The Damned. Their inherent contradictions (not least in personnel & expression) appeal to me. At times dramatic & dark, at others, lively & humorous, they're musically & visually engaging.

Plus they're loud & ideal for pogoing to.

Punk without the gobfest, goth without the gorefest, metal, psychedelia, satire & politics thrown in - what more could you want?

1 January

(From Curtain Call)