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I couldn't take a bigger bite of you
Nina, originally uploaded by grange85. I’m not a big concert goer partly because the experience of being at a gig is generally poor for a woman of average height, partly because not everyone is there to listen with the same … Continue reading
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Album covers
This is a rather pointless post on album covers. I had never listened to Electrelane before, despite several albums in the house, but when I saw No Shouts No Calls, I was struck by the great cover and gave them … Continue reading
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It's that time of year
It's the time of year when everyone is trotting out their lists of their favourite albums and songs from the previous year. Well, I'm going to be different mainly because I can't do the new album thing convincingly and because … Continue reading
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Drummer, do your thing, Drummer, drummer, do your thing, Drummer, drummer, drummer
How totally cool is it to see Honey Lantree banging the drums in this clip from Pop Gear aka Go Go Mania? It's 1964 folks! The Honeycombs were produced by Joe Meek who was barking. Following on: Meg White, Karen … Continue reading
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I’ll Never Find Another You
There is always someone For each of us they say And you'll be my someone For ever and a day I could search the whole world over Until my life is through But I know I'll never find another you … Continue reading
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You Don’t Own Me
Before yesterday, I knew one song by Lesley Gore, "It's My Party" (and that was mainly because it was covered by Barbara Gaskin and Dave Stewart in the 80s) and it has commonplace boo-hoo lyrics like "I'll Cry Instead". So … Continue reading
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“You’re going to lose a good thing”
Reparata & The Delrons - Captain Of Your Ship I am lucky that sometimes I get to watch things at work that some people watch for pleasure. Working through a compilation of pop songs taken from various programmes of the … Continue reading
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Basking in reflected glory
I highly recommend a very readable book by David Jennings called Net, Blogs and Rock 'n' Roll. It is a look at how people use the Internet to listen to music, to find new music and to make new friends. … Continue reading
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A visit to the Dome
Aimee Mann at Indigo2 The Dome was a mass of humanity particularly along Entertainment Avenue. It was like Blade Runner but without the rain: thoroughly depressing. The Scissor Sisters were also playing in the Arena and there was a disappointing … Continue reading
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