2016-03-19 18:53
This post about the Smiths is going to be tricky. I've had their singles collection on hard disks past and present since 2005. But I didn't really like them until...today.The Smiths have bee… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
T asked me to make a good old fashioned mixtape, and I have obliged. Salil made one too, and you can find it at The Rant Reader. It's good. Dancy and all. Multi-culti, even.My list isn't pa… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
~ English conductor Sir Thomas Beecham commenting on a cello player's talent.Although this is an arbitrary post to pick up after being AWOL for so long, but I really don't want to talk about… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
A dragon lives forever, but not so little boysPainted wings and giant rings make way for other toysOne grey night it happened-- Jackie Paper came no moreAnd Puff, that mighty dragon, he ceas… Read More
2008-02-22 22:41
What makes Oasis one of the greatest bands of all time? It beats me. They're not the cleverest popsmiths around. And Noel Gallagher plays fast and loose with originality. Even their album ar… Read More
2008-02-20 02:45
The Dodos are a band I recently heard on one of my Music Discovery Days. They're just two guys -- a guitarist and a drummer. These two instruments have conspired with the vocals to generate… Read More
2008-02-15 13:58
Vampire Weekend is an excellent band with a crappy name. At the very least, their name conveys nothing about their sublimely melodic rock - it has touches of Graceland and The Police. No an… Read More
2008-01-31 05:11
Glasvegas is a Scottish band I discovered recently, thanks to Paul Lester's excellent Band of the Day page at the Guardian. If anything, I've picked up on this band at a stage in their histo… Read More
2008-01-27 14:47
"How can you not be patriotic?" she asked me (between bouts of nibbling and nuzzling) on Republic Day. Her father was in the Army, though, so I had to watch my answer. (It had a lot to do wi… Read More
2008-01-27 12:14
The White Stripes? Read More
2008-01-09 05:23
This isn't the big post I just talked about. But I love men who can sing. And obviously, I do not mean I get turned on by them or any such crap. I just love good singing.I also like Christma… Read More
2008-01-08 12:50
I promise. Big long post with lots of material and lots of songs.Until then, you can read this to tide you over. But it's not only about music.Hey Yohan, can we invite Floppy to contribute h… Read More
2007-12-23 20:11
If you like pop music, my opinions on music, Simon Cowell, British radio, Top 40 music, countdown lists, Christmas, reality tv shows, or merely have ten minutes to spare, do head on over to… Read More
2007-12-18 19:09
Who's up for some modern-day renditions of a few carols?Relient K is a pretty good gospel rock band. A little too 'American teen', if you get what I mean. But they play their instruments wel… Read More
2007-12-12 07:10
There's a lot of nice music floating around the UK Top 40 radio airwaves this time of year. Leona Lewis, Alicia Keys, Timbaland Presents One Republic, and the group that sang 'Uninvited'-- g… Read More
2007-12-09 17:44
When I got my very own laptop, nigh on 15 months ago now, I was overjoyed. Here at last was a computer I could organise the way I wanted to. No more folders scattered all over various hard d… Read More
2007-12-09 17:42
How can anyone resist a band with such a beautiful name?I came across Marillion a few years ago, while watching a Dream Theater DVD that had a clip of DT playing at some lucky-ass jazz club… Read More
2007-11-19 07:24
The title of this post is misleading. I don't know how to categorize the music I'm about the write about. It's excellent stuff, though. High quality.I like neat little symmetries. For examp… Read More
2007-10-31 02:46
I've been meaning to do this for a while. I've made a little compilation (or "mixtape" if you're a hipster) for my dad and mum.My parents had a profound impact on my musical preferences. It… Read More
2007-10-18 23:31
Let's delve right into this subjectivity thing.If bands were food, what kind of food would they be?We'll include drinks. Some things are too bitter to chew, but they can be swigged with a mi… Read More
2007-10-15 00:24
Could it have been a Givson? Hee hee.Check out Pete Doherty interviewing Paul McCartney in OMM. A genuinely charming interview Read More
2007-10-12 05:45
This could be a swan song. This could be a grand finale.It's Radiohead, so who knows?Listen to it Read More
2007-10-05 23:27
For me, listening to music and travelling go hand in hand. No matter the type of transportation (boats/ships aside) or the distance to destination, I must absolutely listen to music. This ha… Read More
2007-09-30 20:44
I am constantly in need of new music. And by this I mean music that is new to me, whether it's from the noughties, the eighties, or the eighteenth century.The first phase of my musical life… Read More
2007-09-16 00:29
I forget which blog or site I was reading a few days ago but I stumbled upon this new band. Well, not exactly new because they've been around since the '90s but new to me. Anyway, they're ca… Read More
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