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
Tag: Indie
Chariots Of Ire
A proper Fall review for all of us maladjusted little monkeys. Continue reading Chariots Of Ire
Lenin And McCarthy
Taxi for Mr Windsor? Taxi for Mr Windsor? Continue reading Lenin And McCarthy
Gospill Poppers
In which our hero grapples with an LP with a very rude title. Don’t these chaps have any common decency? Continue reading Gospill Poppers
Going Out With God
Kinky Machine Going Out With God. I thought about this record for the first time in a light year today … Continue reading Going Out With God
Ballot Box Blues / Like A Sin Scraping Skin
Feels like something pumping through my veins I got the junk gun fever sinking to my brain Feels like God … Continue reading Ballot Box Blues / Like A Sin Scraping Skin
Ladygarden
Out getting high on the back porch I sing to the empties and cigarette butts And I know that the … Continue reading Ladygarden
Looking Forward
I remember the posters first. I was stuck in a warehouse job after university, my degree qualified me perfectly for … Continue reading Looking Forward
Golden V
They came, they saw a gap for Indian inflected indie that was just the right side of rock, they conquered … Continue reading Golden V
All Art Is Quite Useless
All art is quite useless according to Oscar Wilde Turner 1775 to 1851 Toulouse-Lautrec 1864 to 1901 Andy Warhol 1928 … Continue reading All Art Is Quite Useless
You Want Me, Chuckles? Well …
I have a slightly ambivalent relationship with Radiohead, I mean I like them, I really dig their attitude on a … Continue reading You Want Me, Chuckles? Well …
Sod ‘Em, What Do They Expect!
Just a quickie tonight about a song I really rather like, James Sit Down. Now I’m not cool enough to … Continue reading Sod ‘Em, What Do They Expect!
Didn’t Fight At All
They went down to the river On a warm summer night The air was thick with the Smell of temptation … Continue reading Didn’t Fight At All
Uncompromising Wonky Sonic Odinist Atonal Garage Metal
I have unilaterally declared November to be the ‘International Month For Records Beginning With B’ for 2013, or IMFRBWB for short. … Continue reading Uncompromising Wonky Sonic Odinist Atonal Garage Metal
How Dare You Assume I Want To Parlez-Vous With You?
Old fart that I am, I’m still shattered from my three nights out in five days* so I’ve chosen something … Continue reading How Dare You Assume I Want To Parlez-Vous With You?
2.1 Singles
Having spent my Saturday painstakingly fighting a wallpaper border, taking a hard-won victory inch by bloody inch, I’m more than … Continue reading 2.1 Singles
ALADATTYLAE
Here you go, two random records plucked from my shelves just as I plucked them both from the shelves of … Continue reading ALADATTYLAE
Iron-Pyrite
In the summer of 1989 a few of my metal chums decided that The Stone Roses would be the sound … Continue reading Iron-Pyrite
No Room At The Din
I’ve come to crush your bones, I’ve come to make you feel old, I’ve come to mess with your head, … Continue reading No Room At The Din
The X-axis
Oh dear, this is the first time here I’ve gone back to an LP and been really disappointed. The culprit? … Continue reading The X-axis