Step Inn Front Bar for Electronic Noise and Loud Guitars
Why would you bother with TV at home?
Johnny Foreigner @ Bodgea Social Club, Nottingham, UK, 22.04.11
Beneath THAT, there’s the intricately dense, instantly relatable and increasingly self-referential lyrics.
Depeche Mode: the Martin Luther Kings of Synthpop
It is common knowledge that there are three pivotal moments in the history of US race relations.
something I was wrong about
I’m sometimes asked if I ever change my mind after a review has been published. Yes, I do. Here’s one example.
Song of the day – 339: Boney M (and a musing on youth)
This music seemed so unreal, so glitzy and mainstream and safe when compared to the music we chose to listen to
my favourite comment left on Collapse Board
(Shrugs.) I’ve got a bunch of marking to do, and I’m manfully trying to avoid it
Odd Future vs Renzo Martens
Since when was the singer ever the song?
Song of the day – 338: 2001 A Space Odyssey
Damn straight. This qualifies as a song, right?
Song of the day – 337: Au Pairs
Reassurance only comes about from belonging to the right cliques. I don’t mean that to sound too negative.
No Anchor – Real Pain Supernova (self-released)
Listening to No Anchor, it’s hard not to hear a weaker, less interesting version of their heroes.








