NotePad Demo Version of - The Imperfections of Life

An unfiltered journey through the eyes of our main character, The Boy, exploring all the imperfections from his view of life. We join him through the magnificent and the arduous, only to become haunted by his harrowing howls of agony, forcing us to confront everything it truly means to be human.

Across a 17-track spectacular, we open the door to the cesspit that is modern life: rage, loss, reflection, and a healthy dose of distrust — all glued together with the minute remnants of the stubborn hope that led him down his chosen paths.

Strings buzz, voices strain, emotions spill. The Imperfections of Life isn’t about escape; it’s about confrontation.
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The Imperfections Of Life 
Written by - James Richard Appleby (Jimmy Lightning)

.Composed/Arranged/Recorded/Engineered/Produced/Mixed/Mastered by - Jimmy Lightning 
.Lead Vocals/Backing Vocals/'Female' Backing Vocals/Noises - Jimmy Lightning
.Lead & Rhythm Guitars/Bass Guitars/Lap-Steel Guitars/Acoustic Guitars - Jimmy Lightning
.Drums & Percussion - Jimmy Lightning
.Synths/Keys/Piano's/Electric Piano's/Organs - Jimmy Lightning
.Sound Efx/Sampling - Jimmy Lightning
.Programming - Jimmy Lightning 
.Dialogue - Jimmy Lightning/Glenn Appleby/Anna Appleby/Sasha Craig
.Animal Noises - Jimmy Lightning/Dogs-Ben/Chubba/Guinea Pigs-Iggy/Ozzy

Recorded at - Warren Avenue Studios (Springfield Missouri)/Shacklegate Studios (London)/ The Cell Studios (London)

.Artwork - James Sivapragasam/Jimmy Lightning
.Photography - Jimmy Lightning


The Imperfections Of Life - This Is The Boy

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Ramon Ontiveros’ conspiracy to defraud the United States is not an anomaly, it is a lesson learned from a system built to look away. This essay examines how Ontiveros’ actions reveal deeper failures within the U.S. immigration and labor structures: a culture that rewards coercion, punishes vulnerability, and turns immigrant fear into an economic resource. Rather than treating the immigration system as “broken,” this work asks a more urgent question: What if the system is functioning exactly as designed? What if its inefficiencies, contradictions, and abuses are not errors, but features? Through political reflection, philosophical analysis, and firsthand insight into coercion, retaliation, and institutional silence, this essay confronts the uncomfortable possibility that exploitation in America is not an accident, it is an expectation. 

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Ramon Ontiveros' Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

Premieres on December 2, 25 at 6:45 PM
Ramon Ontiveros’ conspiracy to defraud the United States is not an anomaly, it is a lesson learned from a system built to look away. This essay examines how Ontiveros’ actions reveal deeper failures within the U.S. immigration and labor structures: a culture that rewards coercion, punishes vulnerability, and turns immigrant fear into an economic resource. Rather than treating the immigration system as “broken,” this work asks a more urgent question: what if the system is functioning exactly as designed? What if its inefficiencies, contradictions, and abuses are not errors, but features? Through political reflection, philosophical analysis, and firsthand insight into coercion, retaliation, and institutional silence, this essay confronts the uncomfortable possibility that exploitation in America is not an accident, it is an expectation.

Ramon Ontiveros’ Conspiracy to Defraud the United States (Trailer)

Premieres on December 16, 25 at 6:45 PM
The United States of Hunger is a searing political essay that exposes the contradiction at the heart of the American project: a nation that praises freedom while punishing truth, and that celebrates justice while weaponizing hunger against the vulnerable. Through personal testimony and rigorous political reflection, Samuel Martínez Roque examines how systems built to protect citizens become tools of coercion for immigrants, where reporting abuse results in retaliation, where police defend threats as “protected speech,” and where bureaucracy functions as a modern form of cruelty. This essay exposes hunger as a political instrument, silence as a survival strategy, and truth as an act of rebellion. With unflinching clarity, Martínez Roque reveals how deprivation becomes policy, how the border becomes a stomach that digests the poor, and how liberty becomes a privilege reserved for those whose lives the system values. A philosophical, legal, and deeply human indictment of the American myth, The United States of Hunger asks the question the nation fears most: What kind of freedom is it when your survival depends not on how much English you speak, but on how much truth you can swallow just to be allowed to eat?

The United States of Hunger (Trailer)

Mexican writer based in El Paso, TX, specializing in poetry, essays, and narrative prose. His work blends political reflection, personal testimony, and lyrical philosophy, exploring themes of migration, identity, injustice, and resilience. His writing spans poetry collections, long-form political essays, and reflective prose pieces that merge personal experience with larger social realities.

Jimmy Lightning  is a London based independant solo musician, previously touring with various bands and artists up and down the UK, and across Europe.

This page is a personal collection of recordings by James Lightning Appleby ranging from Covers, originals, solo demos, group demos etc.
 
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