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Sci-Fried
Culture, Dan Friel, Electronic, Music, Record collecting, Self-indulgent nonsense, Vinyl

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
Beatles, Culture, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Rock, Vinyl

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!
Culture, Elvis Presley, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Rock & Roll, Soundtrack, Vinyl

Shrimp! Shrimp! Shrimp!

Sick shrimp shit going down? can only be Elvis. Continue reading Shrimp! Shrimp! Shrimp!

Thank Providence
Comics, Culture, Obsessive behaviour

Thank Providence

Warped, twisted, detestable … 1537! Continue reading Thank Providence

Frustrate Their Knavish Tricks
Culture, Hard Rock, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Queen, Record collecting, Rock, Vinyl

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
Beirut, Culture, Indie, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Vinyl

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
Beloved, Culture, Dance, Music, Record collecting, Vinyl

Hazy Horizontal Happiness

In which our young hero kisses and tells. Continue reading Hazy Horizontal Happiness

Gills, Gills, Gills!
Culture, Heavy Metal, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Sleep, Stoner rock, Vinyl

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
80's, 80s, Culture, Games, Japan, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Pop, Record collecting, Vinyl, Zombies!!!

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
Blues, Culture, Mudy Waters, Music, Record collecting, Rock, Vinyl

Oooooo Yeah, Ooh Yeah

In which our young hero catches a rise. Continue reading Oooooo Yeah, Ooh Yeah

The Goddess Shrugs Green
Culture, Doom, Green Druid, Heavy Metal, Music, Record collecting, Stoner rock, Vinyl

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
Culture, Fish, Marillion, Music, Prog, Record collecting, Rock, Vinyl

Radge Against The Machine

Capitalism = Bad, Fish = Good. Continue reading Radge Against The Machine

Transports Of Delight
Anathema, Culture, Music, Record collecting, Rock, Vinyl

Transports Of Delight

In which our hero bares his big fat hairy reverie to the multiverse. Continue reading Transports Of Delight

California Über Alles
Culture, Hard Rock, Music, Record collecting, Rock, Vinyl

California Über Alles

Another aural madeleine. Continue reading California Über Alles

Sean Of The Dad
Culture, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Pop, Record collecting, Sean Lennon, Vinyl

Sean Of The Dad

‘It was 20 years ago in May / Sean Lennon told the band to play’ Continue reading Sean Of The Dad

1537 Ain’t No Feeble Bastard
Culture, Discharge, Hardcore, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Punk, Record collecting, Vinyl

1537 Ain’t No Feeble Bastard

The eighties, No thanks! Continue reading 1537 Ain’t No Feeble Bastard

Chariots Of Ire
Culture, Indie, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, The Fall, Vinyl

Chariots Of Ire

A proper Fall review for all of us maladjusted little monkeys. Continue reading Chariots Of Ire

Would You Keep It? Would You Eat It?
Culture, Indie, Lemonheads, Music, Record collecting, Rock, Vinyl

Would You Keep It? Would You Eat It?

An LP best eaten, or best kept? our hero deliberates. Continue reading Would You Keep It? Would You Eat It?

29 Year Itch
Circus of Power, Culture, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Vinyl

29 Year Itch

Our hero gets to satisfy 29 years worth of secret yearning in one go. Continue reading 29 Year Itch

Foux Du Fafa
Culture, Flight of the Conchords, Music, Self-indulgent nonsense

Foux Du Fafa

Monsieur mille cinq cent trente sept is back dans la maison MF’s! Continue reading Foux Du Fafa

Exile On Man Street
Culture, Indie, Liz Phair, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Rolling Stones, Swearing, Vinyl

Exile On Man Street

Because Phair’s fair, innit? Continue reading Exile On Man Street

1537 vs. Exile On Main Street: The Full Unabridged, Unexpurgated Review (Slight Return)
Culture, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Rock, Rolling Stones, Self-indulgent nonsense, Vinyl

1537 vs. Exile On Main Street: The Full Unabridged, Unexpurgated Review (Slight Return)

Because he messed it up. Fool. Continue reading 1537 vs. Exile On Main Street: The Full Unabridged, Unexpurgated Review (Slight Return)

1537 vs. Exile On Main Street: The Full Unabridged, Unexpurgated Review
Culture, Humour, Lego, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Rock, Rolling Stones, Self-indulgent nonsense, Vinyl

1537 vs. Exile On Main Street: The Full Unabridged, Unexpurgated Review

The full text from my 2014 paper – A Contextual Analysis of Contemporary Marxist Feminist Views on Exile On Main Street. Continue reading 1537 vs. Exile On Main Street: The Full Unabridged, Unexpurgated Review

Life Ain’t Nothing But Beaches And Money
Culture, Music, Neil Young, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Rock, Vinyl

Life Ain’t Nothing But Beaches And Money

What is a beach? When can one say one is truly on one? Neil knows. Continue reading Life Ain’t Nothing But Beaches And Money

2000 Brain Cells Ago
Culture, DC Basehead, Hip Hop, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Vinyl

2000 Brain Cells Ago

‘Copacabana?! Oh baby, this is soul night!’ Continue reading 2000 Brain Cells Ago

The Sun Oslo Rises
Culture, Gluecifer, Hard Rock, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Vinyl

The Sun Oslo Rises

Goats, Boats, shit and hash: Gluecifer, a fun day out for all the family. Continue reading The Sun Oslo Rises

Frequency Issues
Aerosmith, Culture, David Bowie, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Self-indulgent nonsense, Vinyl

Frequency Issues

A load of self-indulgent nonsense. Go read a proper post. Continue reading Frequency Issues

Toe-tappin’, Twangin’, Pluckin’
Culture, Music, Record collecting, Vinyl

Toe-tappin’, Twangin’, Pluckin’

Warning: Post contains more twang than my knicker elastic. Fact. Continue reading Toe-tappin’, Twangin’, Pluckin’

I Haven’t Fucked Much With The Past, But I’ve Fucked Plenty With The Future
Culture, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Patti Smith Group, Record collecting, Rock, Vinyl

I Haven’t Fucked Much With The Past, But I’ve Fucked Plenty With The Future

Spoiler Alert: our young hero writes about an LP he likes. Continue reading I Haven’t Fucked Much With The Past, But I’ve Fucked Plenty With The Future

Casual Brutality, Adversity, Disco Toms
Culture, Midnight Express, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Soundtrack, Vinyl

Casual Brutality, Adversity, Disco Toms

The triumph of indomitable will in the face of horrific adversity, with added disco toms. Continue reading Casual Brutality, Adversity, Disco Toms

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