Christmas 1978. My sister is given ‘Jeff Waynes Musical Version of the War of the Worlds’, a solid double album, packed with wonderful typography, sleeve art and prog rock. She listened to it repeatedly over the next few weeks, and I did not leave the house as a result. The reason? The sequence with the… Continue reading No-one would would have believed…
Tag: Music
Stephen Merritt Sells Cars
Bit disappointed really. Stephen Merritt, the genius behind The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, etc, has written the music for a series of car advertisements in the US. Mercury, maker of the sort of really dull American cars visitors to the US are always disappointed to get when they hire, are using his music in ‘The… Continue reading Stephen Merritt Sells Cars
Last Ten MD Traxxx – Fascinating
The last ten tracks to play on my current minidisc compilation, in shuffle mode. Nice Weather For Ducks – Lemon Jelly Lift – 808 State What Time Is Love? – KLF Beat Dis – Bomb The Bass 6/8 War – Leftfield Original Control – Meat Beat Manifesto Elements – Lemon Jelly ?? – Meat Beat… Continue reading Last Ten MD Traxxx – Fascinating
The 6ths – Hyacinths and Thistles
I got this album for my birthday, and I’ve been checking it out ever since, on my work PC. The first 2 tracks sound very Magnetic Fields, but that’s fair enough because it’s the same people, based at The House Of Tomorrow. The first track brings Momus out of his box to sing the very… Continue reading The 6ths – Hyacinths and Thistles
Possible titles for Joss Stones next album
Given that her first two albums were called ‘The Soul Sessions’, and ‘Mind Body and Soul’, what about her third? Here’s some suggestions… Soul-er Power Soul Trader Something I Scraped Off The Soul Of My Shoe Going Soul-o Nightsoul Collector I’ve Souled Myself A Shitload of Soul Soul On A Roll The 1988 Soul Olympics… Continue reading Possible titles for Joss Stones next album
Birthday Photoshoppery
For my good friend Robin’s birthday, I inserted his smart-mouthed face into a selection of album covers. See them here. For more pictures of the man himself, click here.
How many times must I tell you, Barbara?
Witty and incisive horror movie reviews? Check. Cake made to look like a dismembered thoracic cavity? Check. All this and more at They’re Coming!
Brockley Unplugged
A friends birthday (hope you had a nice one, Dave) took us to a pub in Brockley, SE15, on a Wednesday night. I’d only heard of the place before as one of the places Spike Milligans family lived in while he was off aiding Hitlers Downfall. Living in SW16 as I do, this involved a… Continue reading Brockley Unplugged
My Baby Takes The Morning Train
There’s a small problem with trying to get a good view from Blackfriars bridge at 8.45am, and that is the trains. There you are, nicely seated, while around you people jostle in that wonderfully English way, without actually touching. The opening bars of “Good Times” by Spiritualized is playing on the old MD (single version, ta very much), the mist is… Continue reading My Baby Takes The Morning Train
Waste Some Company Time
This is another one of those bloody 80’s lyric quizzes. Good stuff, but sadly, as is common with these things, too many of the songs were hits in the US, but anyone with any taste (ie Brits) wouldn’t recognise them for toffee. Still, it made me grin to get the Safety Dance.