Amanda Palmer and friends in all their glory, live at a house party in Lutwyche
Suddenly I realise I’m in a room with people actually comfortable with sexuality and I’m relieved to be around a sexual culture that doesn’t exist just to please men.
Atoms For Peace – AMOK (XL Recordings)
Radiohead is a heavy scene. They’ve not just the weight of expectation, but also the weight of freedom, because if you’ve proven you can do anything you want, what are you going to do?
Eleven records I wish I liked more
Liking most of these more wouldn’t half of made my life easier, at various stages. Would it have been too much of a compromise to make? Apparently so.
Music for politicians (spot the odd one out)
I think if I was in a band and David Cameron said he liked my band’s music, I’d have a long hard look at my band’s music.
Beck – Song Reader (Faber/McSweeney’s) THE BAD REVIEW
Beck selling sheet music is like McDonald’s selling a recipe book. “Hey, we’re not going to sell you the Super-Ultra-Mega Big Mac, but you can buy our recipe book and make your own version.” Those recipes might even look complex on paper, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t consuming garbage.
Song of the day – 507: U.S. Girls
‘Slim Baby (long distance dub)’ is the song to go after, before it goes after you.
11 Greatest Things From 2011
Just knowing that there’s music this good out there makes me feel thankful, relieved, and a little bit spoiled
Can – Tago Mago (Spoon/Mute)
Sometimes when I listen to Tago Mago I find it hard to believe that mere human beings made this music.
Good music writing or douchebag trolling?
web 2.0 has seen a shift in perception that anything that isn’t recommendation (or polite) is trolling