December 2009
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A Festive Update
Just a quick one to inform you, my loyal readers, that I haven’t forgotten about you but I’ve simply been busy over this Festive period.
Rest assured articles and reviews are being written and early next year (possibly before) I will unveil a series of exciting posts looking back at all of 2009’s best musical offerings.
Until then, please enjoy the seasonal satire to your...
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Guest Review: Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
Those who heard Paolo Nutini’s 2006 debut breakthrough These Streets heard a 19 year old with a big future. Acoustic-based singer-songwriters aren’t hard to come by, but Paolo’s accent, rock band set-up, and good looks set him apart and gained him media coverage and plenty of adoring fans.
But its 2009, and he’s on the difficult second album. Still only 22, after success with singles such as Last...
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'Idiot Writes About Popular High-Street Clothes...
A short while ago I was asked if I would contribute a short something to the excellent Youtune music blog, by the editor over there. Youtune isn’t just about the music but is also concerned with the author’s feelings and memories associated with a particular song.
The tagline sums it up nicely: “These are your tunes, and your meanings”. Told you.
It’s slightly...
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The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize
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Review: The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
1999 was a fairly boring year in the grand, musical scheme of things. Notable releases came from old hats Blur and The Red Hot Chili Peppers and it also was the year that broke Sigur Ros and Eminem. But unless you’re an Eiffel 65 fan, that’s about it.
Fortunately for us however, 1999 was also the year that The Flaming Lips chose to release The Soft Bulletin and, ten years on, it still sounds just...
Moving Home
Just a short message to keep you guys in the loop, and let you know that this blog has moved to it’s new home on Wordpress. Nothing against Tumblr, I just feel like Wordpress is my spiritual home! This site will of course continue to be updated, but the focus will be elsewhere and the posts on here will likely consist of simple re-posts of the content which can be found at...