Category Archives: last.fm

Aimee Mann @ The IndigO2

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Andy

moley75 pretty much covered what I was going to say about last week’s Aimee Mann concert, on her blog Let’s Fold Scarves so this is mostly just a post of agreement. I hate to be so negative about a venue … Continue reading →

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My Top 6…Dean Wareham moments…

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Andy

(OK reading this back it sounds like the smug ramblings of a backstage ligger – but having written them out I may as well publish!) Over the 12 years of the Galaxie 500 Mailing List I have trotted out the … Continue reading →

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Corporate rock sucks #13: Last.fm and Sony

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Andy

So last.fm have struck a deal with ugly major Sony (you know the same Sony who care so little for their customers that surreptitiously install damaging software onto their computers) – now I understand that last.fm is part of a … Continue reading →

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Just dug this one out #7 – The Men They Couldn’t Hang

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Andy

There was a period from about 1984, after I had drifted away from Heavy Metal, when the music I listened to was driven by three important factors… It was an exhillarating and energetic live experience. It was lyrically a little … Continue reading →

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Thunderclap Newman and Andy ‘Thunderclap’ Newman

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Andy

Andy ‘Thunderclap’ Newman, despite providing the band with its name, was only a part of Thunderclap Newman. Speedy Keen and Jimmy McCulloch were the other two key members and sadly neither of them are still with us, so a Thunderclap … Continue reading →

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A wasted weekend in front of the TV

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Andy

We watched a depressing amount of the Glastonbury broadcasts that were carelessly sprayed over the BBC channels at the weekend, and what became clear as we watched more and more was just how dire modern "alternative" music has become. Actually … Continue reading →

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Dean & Britta @ The Legion

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Andy

Dean & Britta week Wed 20 Jun – Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham, The Clientele, Flowers Of Hell Lots more dark pictures on Flickr I sort of wish that nights like this weren’t so cluttered – maybe it’s a treat … Continue reading →

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Dean & Britta @ The Metro

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Andy

Dean & Britta week I have to admit that I have always found it very difficult to be critical about anything that Dean Wareham has done…I might, for example, comment on how The Days of Our Nights was Luna‘s worst … Continue reading →

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A nostalgia trip #3 – memories > reality

Posted on June 17, 2007 by Andy

Maybe nostalgia is better left in the head. Adam and I stood through an hour of Motorhead at the Royal Festival Hall – it started OK – they threw in a few oldies just to keep me interested Metropolis almost … Continue reading →

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A nostalgia trip #1 – Motorhead

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Andy

The last time I saw Motörhead was probably back in 1983 when Brian Robertson was playing guitar for them. It might have been at the Marquee and may have been the very gig at which I caught Lemmy’s pick when … Continue reading →

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