Saturday, August 21, 2010
♫ Best Coast – Boyfriend (MP3) At the forefront of the lo-fi dreamy 60s style pop movement is Best Coast (he says with AUTHORITY haha). When I first heard this, I was convinced she was singing about a girl and was completely thrilling over it (in the way that anytime any alternative music offers anything [...]
As another new Manic Street Preachers album looms on the horizon (Postcards From A Young Man is out in September) and I find myself yet again having to defend this once so vital and fiercely intelligent band to haters, I thought I might as well just get it out here once and for all. So [...]
Amazing scenes from Angela Lansbury — Positive Moves! Remember — ‘Present yourself as a woman of loveliness’ and to ‘give yourself a break — there’s something to like in every body’!
Gene Pitney — Town Without Pity (swoon!)
♫ The Nightblooms — Crystal Eyes (MP3) Dreamy grungey lo-fi from the 90s which sounds like it could have been produced by femme-fronted-lofi-noise-makers of current days (bar a few 90s guitar extravagances early in the track). Actually, this sound is atypical of the rest of the Nightbloom’s music unfortunately — ‘why?’ is the question I [...]
AMAZING SCENES from 1980s Top of the pops — this is a totally breathe-taking song and performance from Sue Wilkinson. I’ve bought ‘You’ve got to be a hustler if you want to get on‘ on 7 inch (the only format and which disappointingly wasn’t ever released in a picture sleeve) so when we get the [...]
Pink project’s Disco Project is A STRANGE AFFAIR INDEED! Love how the children clearly don’t speak English during the lip-sync. Also find their album cover art a strange and beautiful thing! Enjoy!
SO as it’s my birthday I thought I’d give you guys presents! Crazy right? I know! Ha! Please find below a bumper batch of amazing tracks for your aural consumption! I’m not even going to review them because I know you’re all smart enough to make your own decisions\delete what you don’t like\treasure what you [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I’m DELIGHTED to report that there seems to be an exciting resurgence of THE DARK SIDE of the 80s with bands borrowing heavily from goth, new-romantic, and industrial! I hope this is only the beginning and we see a lot more of this sound this year… anyway watch this space! ♫ Light Asylum – A [...]
