Ingredients
Methods of consumption
Greatest Hits…
...Although none of these were ever Number 1s in Azerbaijan, Japan or on college radio.
* On visiting countries that have been the subject of airstrikes by allies of your home country
* Why it's important for The Beatles to make their songs available digitally
* A visit to Peleliu, home of some fascinating WW2 relics and origin of the phrase 'thousand yard stare'
* Five ways to beat writer's block and get words going
* On Holbein and Shakespeare
* The 2011 BHAG, trying to cycle 2,011 miles in 12 monthsFrom which department?
This is the past
Category Archives: Music
Come Saturday by The Pains of Being At Heart
Was the last song stuck in my head. Yes, it’s a terrible name for a band. Although they had no problem grabbing the domain name. And it’s a great song, with that whole 80s chiming guitar thing going on, and … Continue reading
I would like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we’ve passed the audition
‘I would like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we’ve passed the audition’ – John Lennon, after the Beatles’ final gig, which took place on the roof of the HQ of Apple … Continue reading
A music post: What if Beyonce was your Gran? What if she could predict economic turmoil?
Yes, what if? Well, wonder no more – this very odd picture (which may or may not be photoshopped) was used by the Guardian to illustrate a story about how there’s apparently an inverse correlation between the stability of the … Continue reading
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Tagged beyonce, blackpool, bon iver, economics, little boots, orson welles, third man
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It Won’t Be Long: The Beatles and MP3
I’m a big Beatles fan, and had a post cooked up all about those reports that, thanks to Norweigan Broadcasting (NRK), you could download Beatles MP3s for free, legally. NRK’s site said: “Some weeks ago, NRK – Norwegian Braodcasting – … Continue reading
Can You Hear Me Calling? Vampire Weekend cover Fleetwood Mac
At some point, I will launch a blog entirely devoted to cover songs – they’re a great way to hear musicians taking on melodies and choruses they’d never normally write, and there’s great pleasure to be had in the way … Continue reading
What I’m Reading This Week
Noel Gallagher’s blog1. Don’t worry, it’s funnier than Be Here Now. Now, Noel might not have written a decent tune since back when Tony Blair was popular, but if you’ve ever seen him in an interview (or the excellent documentary, … Continue reading
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Help me America!
New York’s famous alternative music store Other Music has just launched a digital download store; like Rough Trade’s one, it sells DRM free MP3s. Even better, Other Music is selling Night Piece, the first album by Japanese musician Shugo Tokumaru. … Continue reading
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Ghosts in rooms with the lights out
With The Lights Out, the long overdue Nirvana box-set finally has a release date: November 22nd 3 CDs and a DVD, including versions of all the apocryphal songs that you can glimpse on the file sharing networks… This month’s Q … Continue reading
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