DavidI’m off to Wellington for a few days so I immediately reached for The Phoenix Foundation. However, at the risk of being just too obvious, I decided to go for something Wellingtonesque instead.
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DavidThis was another reference in a recent podcast - in this case the focus was on “Post Rock” music. I’ve always loved ambient-infused rock music that strips any “n’roll” out of the mix.
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DavidJust finished watching (not intentionally I’ll have you!) a bit of the appalling Graham Norton show. On that show was some god awful female Euro-vision contestant who was about to represent Great Britain in that wonderfully relevant competition for the European community (whoops!
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DavidGrinderman at the Coronet, Elephant And Castle, London on October 2nd 2010 was undoubtedly the loudest and most organ eviscerating gig I’ve ever experienced.
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DavidAn interesting collaboration between Steven Wilson and lead Opeth(ian) Mikael Åkerfeldt. Far removed from Swedish Death Metal and more like a pastoral electronic folk session with occasional riffage.
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DavidI’ve just finished listening to a great interview between Ryan Adams and Marc Maron courtesy of WTF podcast . (I can’t recommend this wonderful podcast highly enough - well worth exploring.
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DavidWhat do you play on the day of the birth of your first grand child? (Hello Emma). It’s simply a no-brainer!
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DavidNot so long ago, I wouldn’t have touched this sort of stuff with a barge pole. It’s only recently that I’ve delved into English rock pomposity in the interests of expanding my musical horizons.
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DavidIt’s my first listen to one of those records, deemed by many, to be absolutely essential to own on vinyl. (Or in any media format for that matter!
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DavidLive: Edwyn Collins - Thursday 23/09/2010 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London This was one of the most emotional and poignant gigs I’ve ever been to.
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