Quote of the day | Don Henley on ‘Hotel California’
Wine isn’t a spirit. Wine is fermented; spirits are distilled.
Ghost In Every Town – The Haunting Of Elliott Smith
Smith’s songs were populated by back alley losers, moving in a moonlit world of cashed checks, track marks, and bad luck.
My review of Too Late To Die Young Now, as rejected by The Monthly
During most of the 90s, Melody Maker was a law unto itself.
Singles reviews | Arcade Fire, Robin Thicke, Eliza Doolittle
My god, can you imagine how tiny Robin Thicke’s dick is? Judging by his over-compensation it must be Clarkson small, Gervais small, with a couple of tiny balls looking like Murun Buchstansanger.
Song of the day – 636: The Garbage & The Flowers
I think we can take it as read that my favourite part of The Velvet Underground is Mo Tucker. She used to send me Christmas cards. So obvious, I apologise.
King Krule – 6 Feet Below The Moon (True Panther/XL)
You can stream the album here. See how long it takes you to stop.
Song of the day – 622: Chastity Belt
Perhaps the editors at BuzzFeed really do believe that Chastity Belt thought their photograph was in some way alluring, you know… sexy?
The Rutabega | the best album of 2013 is by a little band from South Bend, Indiana
The gentlemen drop the song to the gentlest of whispers, the wind softly rustling through the trees as the thought of hope itself is reduced to only a soft platitude
Song of the day – 612: Ballet School
I like the place Ballet School has taken this music to. A new ground for exploration. More new treasure maps and cornicing. A new fecundity.
Ten Songs That Have Made 2013 Bearable (So Far)
I don’t care who you are and what you know, this song is 14 levels of gorgeous.
