Category Archives: I heart/I hate

MP3: Robert Forster (and Grant McLennan) in 1991

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Andy

OK – I'll put the whole of this show on Mediafire tomorrow but until then here are a couple of tracks. The show was shortly after The Go-Betweens had split in early 1991. Robert came to town with a band … Continue reading →

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MP3: Kristin Hersh at The Borderline in 1992

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Andy

I just came across this recording I made of a solo Kristin Hersh show from 1992. I went with Jackie (not sure why Hazel didn't come) and we saw a celeb in the bar beforehand – although I can't remember … Continue reading →

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I love living in the future – #2 – vinyl on YouTube

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Andy

I love living in the future – I love that I can get music instantly delivered to my ears without leaving my seat… but I also have a fondness for vinyl not for any reasons of quality or snobbishness but … Continue reading →

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Dean & Britta cover Snowstorm – a sacrilegious opinion

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Andy

Last Thursday Dean & Britta performed a set for radio station KCRW‘s show Morning Becomes Eclectic. The set mostly featured tracks from 13 Most Beautiful, but slipped in near the end was a cover of Galaxie 500′s Snowstorm. Now Snowstorm … Continue reading →

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Patti Smith @ The Royal Festival Hall

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Andy

Recently in one of those Facebook memes when asked to name my top seven albums I put Patti Smith‘s Horses on that list. Obviously lists like that change like the weather but it is a great album and fully deserving … Continue reading →

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My new year post about The New Year…

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Andy

12 days late this time. I managed to miss their London show a few months back through feeling too crappy to go – a bit annoyed about that. Here’s a cool video for a piano version of Seven Days and … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Andy

Adam and I, filled with xmas spirit, get down and groove to the Spector xmas album…you also get to see Penny mauling the xmas tree in the background.

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My top 7…albums

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Andy

Tagged a while back by maurinsky (via Hazel) This is tricky, mostly tricky because of all I’ve had to leave out (two Galaxie 500 albums for starters). On Fire – Galaxie 500 (1989)Best album ever. Nothing more to say (except … Continue reading →

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Ahhh…The New Year

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Andy

Not only has it been a four year wait for this album but it’s been a nine month wait since they announced the new album…but now it’s less than a month away. The new album by The New Year is … Continue reading →

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Joanna Newsom & Red Krayola @ Somerset House

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Andy

joanna newsomoriginally uploaded by mapsadaisical Mayo Thompson of Red Krayola is a funny guy – he wandered on stage dressed like an undertaker and spent a couple of minutes trying to attach his set list to the mic stand, he … Continue reading →

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