A Week in the Life of NME.COM – The Edited Highlights
NME.COM takes churnalism to new depths while Pitchfork’s Cover Story shows how to do web publishing
Bat For Lashes – Haunted Man (Capitol)
This half-assed Paula Cole bullshit bores the crap out of me. Its Enya-esque sonic soundscapes make me wretch.
some observations upon hearing the new Kate Bush album 50 Words For Snow
I’m not a particular fan of concentrating too hard when it comes to music
Song of the day – 406: The Bastards Of Fate
Spelling is not at a premium. Bowels will be tickled.
6 (and a bit) favourite musical encounters from the first half of 2011, around which the miscellany of life lies
Most are gigs. Music lives in open air.
In Numbers: Splendour In The Grass 2011
The reason Splendour hasn’t sold out instantaneously, as it normally does, is that the line-up doesn’t justify the price.
Song of the day – 209: She Makes War
She’s got something. Not sure what. Earnestness. Arrogance. Innocence. A capacity for self-promotion. An unblinking gaze. The video signifies, “A retelling of the Apollo-Daphne-Cupid story with a home made tree and paper hearts”. In case you wondered. (I wonder if she likes Bat For Lashes as well as Amanda Palmer? Hardly matters. She’s way more […]