David“Expert” reviews can really be polarising. I nearly didn’t watch a very good thriller the other night, a most entertaining and exciting Jackie Chan/Pearce Brosnan movie “The Foreigner”, coz at least half of the reviews said it sucked.
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DavidI’m just about to dig into the book “Black Postcards: A Memoir” by Wellingtonian Dean Wareham, founder of Galaxie 500 and Luna.
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DavidA random letter choice this evening. (Thank you Son In Law Matthew). Technically, you could argue that “The Jesus And Mary Chain” starts with a “T” but for my filing purposes it’s under “J”.
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DavidWhen I just want to be pounded by some melodic pomp that doesn’t require much investment in meaningful listening I usually turn to the wonderful Blackfield.
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DavidA brilliant $2 bin trawl item that is now a highly regarded musical artifact in my collection of other musical artifacts.
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DavidThe themes were: No hablo Ingles - A track that is not in English., Dubnobasswithmyheadman - Let’s celebrate great bass players. , Non retro - A recent discovery that celebrates modern, contemporary music.
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DavidWhen I hear Daniel Ash play his guitar, it always reminds me of Mick Ronson without The Thin White Duke chewing on his guitar strings.
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DavidOK, I completely missed St. Paddy’s day despite encountering numerous green-haired, Guinness lugging, thin white dudes through out the day yesterday.
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DavidAnyone who thinks Kanye West is a total and talentless plonker should be strapped to a chair and made to listen to this all the way through.
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DavidGot this big chunk of glorious translucent green vinyl via courier yesterday from Real Groovy in Auckland. I’ve been streaming this beauty for the last couple of months and simply can’t get enough of it.
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