Harpo was the Marx Brother I loves as a kid, he was the clown and you didn’t need to worry about listening to the words to find his humour… but I have to say that when he played his harp… I’d sort of lose interest – Chico’s piano playing never did that. Now I’m more [...]
Music
Sep 282011
Today is a beautiful day… but mostly I’m stuck at work. I just sat in the garden over lunch and listened to The Comforts of Madness by Pale Saints – an album that takes me away from where I am and puts me in a much better place. Like many I suspect my first introduction [...]
I was absolutely sure there were tons of songs with sirens at the beginning so I thought that was ripe for a playlist – while that may be true, tracking them down turned out to be tricky but I managed to rustle up enough (with help!) for a “my top 6″ post. First up obviously [...]
Slade – Coz I Luv You The Sweet – Blockbuster T-Rex – Jeepster Mott The Hoople – Roll Away The Stone David Bowie – Life on Mars Faces – Maggie May
Having just finished a very VERY English Summer and no sign of us getting treated to an Indian one (although it’s still early and we can still hope) – here are a bunch of folk singing Beat Happening’s Indian Summer… starting, obviosuly, with… Beat Happening – Indian Summer Luna – Indian Summer Captain America – [...]
Sep 022011
Cinerama – Hard, Fast and Beautiful Bob & Marcia – Young Gifted & Black Ballboy – Kiss Me, Hold Me and Eat Me Nick Lowe – (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding? Portonovo – My Rifle, My Pony and Me Rachel Haden – Poems, Prayers, and Promises Cher – Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves [...]
Aug 262011
Here’s what I listened to this afternoon Acid House Kings – This And That David Bowie – Sound and Vision Emma Pollock – Paper and Glue Asobi Seksu – Lions and Tigers The Clash – Police & Thieves Stereolab – Wow and Flutter Iggy & The Stooges – Search and Destroy Lush – Sweetness and [...]
Just because I can’t stand Half Man Half Biscuit doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate funny songs – here’re a few1 Disco Girl by BMX Bandits Cheese & Onions by The Rutles I Can’t Get Behind That by William Shatner Ice Cream Man by Jonathan Richman 1Although it’s not a “My Top 6…” post because I [...]
I bought Back in the DHSS in 1985, when it came out, because everyone said I should… I listened to it a bit, then filed it away and then spent a lot of the subsequent years trying to pretend I’d never heard it. I don’t get why I was supposed to like it and I [...]
Aug 122011
It’s been a strange week for London so here are my top six London tracks. First up Lily Allen’s LDN – maybe it is a hateful sneer at London but I don’t think so – I think it’s a realistic and in ways, affectionate painting of London. If you look hard at anything you start [...]
