Beck – Song Reader (Faber/McSweeney’s)
I want to hear Beck songs played by elephants and by wind sculptures and London taxi cabs. Make it so!
Another letter to the poor sods at Uncool magazine…
“Mumford & Sons’ singular importance in rock’s current moment cannot be underestimated,” is not a sentence I ever imagined I’d read.
22 Songs I Loved in 2012 by Lucy Cage
Sparky, desperate, rough-edged, delirium-fuelled, defiant, shouty boy pop. There’s a place for it, you know.
“collapse board is but a baby wombat in the works of the mighty australian street press”
collapse board is a great place to lose two hours
THE MUSIC, REVIEWED! Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)
When are you going to actually review the album itself? What does the music sound like?
Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light (Fat Possum)
Fuck it, Art: your licence is revoked. And Pierce: you’re a cunt.
Live Review | Boredoms, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Minehead, UK, 11.03.12
Seriously, the best thing I have ever seen.
Live Review | All Tomorrow Parties curated by Jeff Mangum, Butlins, Minehead, UK, 09-11.03.12
Sometimes it’s just fine to have good old-fashioned fun at the seaside.
Tunabunny in the UK, part one
Here’s the thing about all the exhaustion and struggle, the sacrifice that goes into saving up money to fly over to another country. The show has to be worth it. A bad show will leave you crushed and broken nearly to the point of despair. This can be a bit nerve-wracking, but it makes you put everything you have into what you’re doing.
Song of the day – 433: Those Dancing Days
There’s melody and pace, and the sort of vicarious thrill that used to be had from boy rock all those years back