22 of Everett True’s favourite songs of 2012 so far
A little early, perhaps … but there’s always so much great music around the difficulty is documenting it all, giving it a fair shake. DISCLAIMER 1 This is a random list – influenced by the heat today, and the lecture I just gave in Creative Writing, and the fact my PhD thesis continues to loom, […]
Collapse Board's answer to the Moonrise Kingdom soundtrack
Yes, I am going to bend that spoon with my mind, so pay attention…
Hysteria. PMS. feelings? (Kate Nash | A Response)
It’s funny how a woman is slayed for expressing anger. I must be hysteric. PMSING HARDCORE. trying to be punk. How about I’m just sick of crap uninspired chart music, bullies and sexism. I’ve been hurt and I’m angry and playing bass and shouting about it makes me feel better. That’s all it is. And if that freaks people out then good.
Song of the day – 465: Cats On Fire (+ some words on Pulp)
In their own way, they’re Smiths good: a backhanded compliment if ever I wrote one.
Song of the day – 464: Kate Nash
Some folk may contend she’s been hanging out with the wrong people recently. Not from where I’m sitting.
5 bands from China you need to hear
It’s like that bit in Almost Famous when Penny Lane tells Patrick to put down the notebook, stop analysing and thinking about it and just let the emotion and energy of the music draw him in. That is China in 2012.
The five stages of fandom
I can sing ‘How Much Is That Doggie In The Window’ backwards: I’m sure somebody somewhere thinks that makes me the most awesome person alive.
Song of the day – 463: Mere Women
In my dreams, everything is shaped like silhouettes of the feet of three women staring into a puddle.
