Tag Archives: music
Going missing
A grey sky, making it too easy to feel miserable. The heel fell off my boot as I walked into work, leaving me limping all day. Over-tired, I had slept too long, veering from one lucid, unsettling dream to another … Continue reading
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The price of everything
A comment on my post about this week’s book signing event made from the direction of the mortal bath, when added to a Golden Week spent with delightful visitors from back home, has suddenly opened my eyes to a universal … Continue reading
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You can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop, MCA come and rock the sure shot
It is difficult to credit, when you consider their later preoccupations, that the first incarnation of the Beastie Boys was a gift to tabloid headline writers, creating outrage wherever the group went, causing riots and scandalising sleepy British society. That … Continue reading
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Top 5 Records of 2011
Missed doing this last year as I was toasting myself to a crisp on a beach in Thailand, so it seems long overdue! I know you are probably all a little weary of ‘best of’ lists, but it has been … Continue reading
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What a difference a day off makes…
Yesterday: Why is everyone tweeting pictures of clouds all of a sudden? Haven't you fucking hippies got any work to do?!— Joanne Greenway (@tenminuteshate) November 21, 2011 Today: And may I recommend Load Your Eyes from the excellent I Break … Continue reading
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We should play Tokyo more often
It’s rare for us all to be in good moods at the same time. We should play Tokyo more often… Our songs don’t mean much in English either, so don’t worry.
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‘The waters are rising’ – The National in Tokyo, 09/11/11
This shouldn’t necessarily be an earthquake story. It should be a music review, of a band and how they played, the songs they sang in whichever order, and how happy they made everyone that heard them. But it is set … Continue reading
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Autumn leaves, autumn sounds
Leaves: Sounds: I love this time of year.
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Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust
Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust. – The Clash The Clash? Just a band. – Scroobius Pip Last week’s announcement of new dates by what is usually described as (take a deep breath) ‘seminalManchesterindiedancecrossoverband’ The Stone Roses caused a predictable … Continue reading
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Characterised by repetitive beats
One of the less fun things about clocking up another birthday is the dawning realisation that each visit to a club could be the last. As people slow down, the sofa or bar becomes more appealing, especially when weighed against … Continue reading
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