Sweet Heart Sweet Light by Spiritualized
Oh thank God. It’s good. It’s really, really good. To be a Spiritualized fan is to have patience, as they are one of those bands with a very rich history and an extremely… Read More
Monthly Archive: May, 2012
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How To Be A Rock Critic
As you can no doubt tell I’ve been devouring Lester Bangs rants lately. One of his most famous, and a particular favorite of mine, is his raving editorial on “How To Be A… Read More
Two Of The Worst Songs Of The 1960′s
From popdose, ’cause I got nothin’ today. “Hello, I Love You,” the Doors (Amazon). I hate the Doors. Hate ‘em. Always have, always will. I hang onto my copy of the 1985 second… Read More
A Little Back And Forth
As much as I harp on Pitchfork-the pomposity, the ‘we know better than you’ writing style, etc-, I have to admit they have their own style, an individual voice in the sea of… Read More
You Can’t Choose Your Times
My 500th Post! Although I really shouldn’t consider this a post as I’m merely stealin’ and linkin’. Whatever. Yea me! Here’s an excerpt from a particularly poignant and entertaining read, from the Poptimist… Read More
Two For The Show (and my mother wants to go)
ARTIST: Edwyn Collins ALBUMS: “Gorgeous George” (1994)/”I’m Not Following You” (1997) Edwyn Collins has been operating under the radar his whole career, except for one glorious pop moment: A Girl Like You, from… Read More
Twist/Run/Repulsion: Simple Minds X5
Jim Kerr and co have just released X5, a limited edition box-set of their first five albums: Life In A Day, Real To Real Cacophony, Empires And Dance, Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call… Read More
