I’ve been meaning to get into the group Spain for getting on for twenty years. For several years I had an excuse as their albums weren’t exactly easy to get hold of, then they went quiet, which is less of an excuse on my part, then I forgot about them, which didn’t help and now I’ve finally started listening to their stuff, thanks to the wonders of the internet. Read the rest of this entry »
Friday Jukebox Halloween Special!!! Well, I figured half the internet would be posting Monster Mash videos or similar. If you want some really fun/cool retro Halloween tunes you should check out the links on the WFMU Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban site. But I thought I’d just throw up a song I love with Halloween in the title, that isn’t really that Halloween-y sounding. Read the rest of this entry »
As previously mentioned, I was off work at the start of the week, and we had the radio on a lot at home. This song seemed to be on pretty heavy rotation, or was at least the most memorable song I heard. Read the rest of this entry »
1994. A new REM album. They were one of the biggest bands in the world. Certainly the most credible of the biggest bands in the world. More than just a merchandising machine. Read the rest of this entry »
To mark and celebrate the return of the excellent Beer and Pavement blog I thought it was particularly apt and obvious to choose a Pavement song. So I have, and Father To A Sister Of Thought is probably my favourite Pavement song, and as Pavement are one of my favourite bands, I guess it follows that Father To A Sister Of Thought is one of my favourite songs. Read the rest of this entry »
Wait until next year 