February 2012
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January 2012
2 posts
Lil’ demo of my new band. Vocals were rushed...
December 2011
3 posts
Favourite music 2011
…And So I Watch You From Afar - Gangs
Artic Monkeys - Suck It and See
The Black Keys - El Camino
Blink-182 - Neighbourhoods
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Champion Jim - Florence Road EP
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Glassjaw - Colouring Book EP
Nibiru - Earthbreeder demo
Radiohead - The King of Limbs
Thursday - No Devolución
&U&I - Light Bearer
Extended Play
Having recently begun the incredibly tedious process of reorganising my CD collection, I came across several EPs that I completely forgot I owned, or even existed. Some were local and some were from further afield, but it got me thinking about the format itself, and it’s advantages and disadvantages when compared to releasing full lengths. In the following I’m going to look at some of...
November 2011
3 posts
Anonymous asked: More reviewing/commenting on films and music please.
Peering Through Misty Windows: Minnie the Dog →
lucysbyrne:
My dog is dying. She has strokes, and moans, and can’t move, and then she becomes quiet, and I think ‘this is it, she’s going, she’s really going’, but she doesn’t, she gets up. I bring her up to the bath in a towel and hose her down, and wash the parts of her fur that she has been sick on with…
A wonderful piece written by my very talented girlfriend about the most wonderful...
October 2011
3 posts
September 2011
2 posts
August 2011
3 posts
July 2011
1 post
June 2011
1 post
May 2011
3 posts
Another rough-ass cover, this time Saturday...
Rough and ready cover of Skinny Love by Bon Iver...
April 2011
2 posts
Sex and the Shitty
Tony Soprano: The king of men. He is absolutely the most badass character ever created. Presents himself as the indestructable king of New Jersey but the viewer gets to see the true layers of his character: The Tony who kills, steals and cheats, the Tony who is ravaged by depression, the Tony who is hated by his mother, the Tony who is a deeply loving father and husband, the Tony who has a...
March 2011
2 posts
Black Friday
Traditionally it is assumed that subjectivity is great when it comes to art. Take any artistic debate: One opinion cannot be proved objectively wrong, no matter how pretentious, uninformed and ignorant the opposition might be, or right, no matter how worldly, educated and insightful you might be. Someone gets mouthy about how Mr. Bungle is better than Faith No More, just go “hey man, it’s all...