Call Me Ishmael
Is it a girl Sean Connery? no Ishmael. Continue reading Call Me Ishmael
Category: Vinyl
Gliding Through The Abattoir
Once upon a time I would have awarded it a Kid C, now? Kid A Continue reading Gliding Through The Abattoir
A Big Splash On The Amsterdam Vinyl Scene
A roving dweeb writes about canals and all that shit. Continue reading A Big Splash On The Amsterdam Vinyl Scene
Halloween ’66
14:57, almost as good as 1537, but not quite. Continue reading Halloween ’66
Monday Sad, Sad Monday
Monday, sad, sad Monday / She’s waiting for me / But I’m a long, long way from home. Continue reading Monday Sad, Sad Monday
All Hail, Porkbeast!
Reverb, Anderson, Fast Green Dick, Porkbeast and Vom. Continue reading All Hail, Porkbeast!
Baby, Let Me Follow You Dow
An overly long review of a Dylan release of dubious legality, but not quality. Continue reading Baby, Let Me Follow You Dow
Slide Guitar, Glide Sitar
A rag bag of reviews tenuously held together by some half-assed conceptual link. Again. Continue reading Slide Guitar, Glide Sitar
I Need A Drink, I Can’t Think, I Like The Kinks
In which our young hero ponders what the opposite of ergonomic is. Continue reading I Need A Drink, I Can’t Think, I Like The Kinks
Liebling Home Ain’t Easy
All hail the power of the sleevenote, especially when used to right wrongs and settle scores. Continue reading Liebling Home Ain’t Easy
Satin-Clad Snake-Hipped Boogie Droog
Pricking Floyd’s large gravitarse. Continue reading Satin-Clad Snake-Hipped Boogie Droog
If I Was A Turkey, With My Priorities Straight
In which the true meaning of Christmas is discussed, dissected and eaten. Continue reading If I Was A Turkey, With My Priorities Straight
I Lost It All In The Popcorn Box!
A learned treatise on the necessity of employing a luxuriantly moustachioed drummer. Continue reading I Lost It All In The Popcorn Box!
Les Synthé Analogique
Eschewing my usual ‘leave it 20 years’ policy, I review an LP released last Friday. Continue reading Les Synthé Analogique
Check Out My Orbs, Baby
Tilda Swinton, conflict, tea – this post, quite literally, has something for everyone. Continue reading Check Out My Orbs, Baby
I Ain’t No Glamour Boy – I’M FIERCE!
In which our young hero discovers the truth of the old Welsh adage, Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Continue reading I Ain’t No Glamour Boy – I’M FIERCE!
Hey Man, I Am cool; I Am The Breeze
Colin told me to like this LP, so I did. Continue reading Hey Man, I Am cool; I Am The Breeze
Sci-Fried
Escape life’s dissonance and antagonism by listening to an LP full of, umm, dissonance and antagonism. Continue reading Sci-Fried
When I Heard It, I Didn’t Puke
In which Paul depukeinates a platter. Continue reading When I Heard It, I Didn’t Puke
Shrimp! Shrimp! Shrimp!
Sick shrimp shit going down? can only be Elvis. Continue reading Shrimp! Shrimp! Shrimp!
Frustrate Their Knavish Tricks
Queen I: bit shit compared to The Works? Discuss (using appropriate diagrams). Continue reading Frustrate Their Knavish Tricks
We Grow Fat On The Charms Of Our Idle Dreary Days
Tales from the old country Continue reading We Grow Fat On The Charms Of Our Idle Dreary Days
Hazy Horizontal Happiness
In which our young hero kisses and tells. Continue reading Hazy Horizontal Happiness
Gills, Gills, Gills!
In which our young hero poses the old monolithic, or monoriffic question. Continue reading Gills, Gills, Gills!
Still Life In Tokyo, With Zombies
All hail the throbbing future! (and Zombies!!!) Continue reading Still Life In Tokyo, With Zombies
Oooooo Yeah, Ooh Yeah
In which our young hero catches a rise. Continue reading Oooooo Yeah, Ooh Yeah
The Goddess Shrugs Green
Carrion birds feasting on the smeared remains of the dead? yikes! Continue reading The Goddess Shrugs Green
Radge Against The Machine
Capitalism = Bad, Fish = Good. Continue reading Radge Against The Machine
Transports Of Delight
In which our hero bares his big fat hairy reverie to the multiverse. Continue reading Transports Of Delight
California Über Alles
Another aural madeleine. Continue reading California Über Alles