This, my friends, is the beautiful America.
The Electric Soft Parade – No Need To Be Downhearted
It makes me feel small and insignificant.
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Incendiary interviews Brett Anderson – part two
this whole production thing is just a big load of bollocks to be honest.
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Gallon Drunk – You the Night and the Music, From the Heart of Town, The Singles Bar
If I remember correctly, “the GD sound” was all about slightly muffled vocals doing battle with raucous organs and guitars, all the while propelled by some unrelenting drumming.
Sunset Rubdown – Shut Up I Am Dreaming
As with all these records there’s a hint of the school music room about them; it’s as if everything has to be played at some point (especially piano, as on Swimming). And the accent is always on “taking each song as it comes”.
They Might Be Giants – The Else
You might think that these two “wacky dudes” (that’s how the majority of population sees them) are on some crazy drugs.
Tom McRae – King of Cards
“Hey Mr Heartbreak you’re back.”
Chris Cornell – Carry On
what the hell possessed him to go near Billie Jean I’ll never know?
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Letter from London June 2007
Today is also a Saturday afternoon, not a Tuesday night. One more thing: today is an all ages show. I must admit, I wasn’t going to go. The idea of being at a gig with a bunch of pre-teens didn’t appeal much as it’d be far too easy to look like a dirty old man.