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50 songs from last year – #46 – Manic Street Preachers – Walk Me To The Bridge
Having given up on the Manic Street Preachers in about 1997, the presence of this song in this list is even more of a surprise to me than it is to you. …and another link as the youtube one is … Continue reading
50 songs from last year – #47 – Marissa Nadler – Drive
Twin Peaks alt-country, suggested by Duncan.
50 songs from last year – #48 – Spoon – Do You
I’ve never really *got* Spoon, perhaps I still don’t, but this is excellent in any case.
50 songs from last year – #49 – Jessica Pratt – Back, Baby
I’m still not sure how I feel about her voice, but for now she’s on the right side of the brilliant / annoying divide.
50 songs from last year – #50 – Neneh Cherry – Cynical
Hello friends / relatives / internet people / SEO robots. In a departure from the usual list of tracks in December I’m going to spend the first month and a half of 2015 posting a song every day. This should … Continue reading
Portugal in the Pop World Cup 2014
My career as a Pop World Cup manager (the link should explain what this is) was cut short this week as I failed to claw my way out of the infamous Group of Death. In hindsight I should’ve realised further … Continue reading
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Arbitrary Number of Shorter Sounds From The Most Recent Orbital Period of The Earth (AKA “27 Tracks from 2013″ )
I seem to now be in a steady routine of mostly ignoring new music from January to November, then digesting it all in one lump in December. This year I’ve been using the ‘Mincer’ technique to get through a thousand … Continue reading
Hong Kong Tram Timelapse Video Thing (Again)
I’ve been editing videos from a few years back, trying to get to grips with the massive backlog, and I thought I’d have a go at fixing something I made when I returned to China in 2009 – a timelapse … Continue reading
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There was something here before, and now it’s gone. But don’t worry, if you want it you can just send me a message.
This Year’s Project I’m Definitely Going To See Through
I’m writing a blog about every song by the band Pulp. It’s over here —–> http://pulpsongs.wordpress.com There will be an entry every Saturday for the foreseeable future. It’s probably not for everyone, so I’ll refrain from banging on about it here.
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