[mp3] Hollywood Beyond - What's The Colour of Money? (from the album If , 1987) [wma] Hipsway - Ask The Lord (from the album Hipsway , 1986) [mp3] New Musik - Churches (from the album Anywhere , 1981) [mp3] Blow Monkeys - It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (from the album She Was Only A Grocer's Daughter , 1987) [mp3] Bone Symphony - Dome of Spheres (from the EP Bone Symphony , 1983)
In which we imagine a world where the compact disc was introduced in 1980, and now-obscure artists and albums could be preserved for posterity... The Producers - Run For Your Life (1985) 01 Run For Your Life 02 Slow Dancing 03 Depending On You 04 Tightrope 05 Can't Cry Anymore 06 Boat Song 07 Table For One 08 Friendly Fire 09 [...]
My brother has always been a huge fan of CCM (Christian Contemporary Music) , but it wasn't until I read a review of a MercyMe album at Kurt's Krap last year that I got around to doing some serious digging in the CCM genre. There are, to be sure, extremely talented musicians and vocalists working in every genre, but my previous experiences of CCM related material led me to believe that musicianship always played second fiddle to "getting the message across" and from a lyrical standpoint basically sought to include as many inoffensive platitudes as possible. [...]
Had some fun this evening playing with a new discovery - seeqpod . For anyone who spends time looking for certain audio or video files on the web (and who doesn't?) this is a very slickly designed search engine with some neat tricks. For a start, it's very comprehensive. A search for "Collective Soul" (the way I came across the site in the first place) yielded over 900 files. It's then possible to play any of these files in an embedded player on the same page and also embed the player in another blog or website or send [...]
You may notice that my definition of a "classic" album is different from the choices offered by Rolling Stone, the New Musical Express, and other publications. Many of my favorite albums saw limited release, had no hit singles and are largely unknown. Perhaps that's why I like them. A case in point is The Blessing, who were the victims of bad timing back in 1991. They certainly had the musical chops, and in lead singer William Topley, they possessed a singer with a unique and powerful voice. However, the world was going baggy at the time, and had no need [...]
Worldvix has posted remix collections by Johnny Hates Jazz , a-Ha , and Level 42 . Brave New Waves has posted the complete album Automatic by Sharpe & Numan. Retro Wonderland has tracks by Howard Jones , The Cure , John Foxx , Duran Duran , heck, just get over there. Too much to list! RObert POland has a bunch of Midge Ure postings right now. Don't be put off by the polish text - [...]
At our (boys) school in the early eighties, lads between the ages of 11 and 15 went to the school library for one of two reasons: either to avoid moving gym equipment or to read Asterix . Without exception, every volume in the Asterix cartoon series was permanently on loan to one student or another. However, while books were on reservation (students could only withdraw two or three books at a time) the books themselves remained in the library and could be quickly read during break. I had forgotten about these stories until I saw a couple [...]
In which we imagine a world where the compact disc was introduced in 1980, and now-obscure artists and albums could be preserved for posterity... Out Now! - 28 Hot Hits - Various Artists (1985) Disc One 01 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World 02 Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On 03 David Grant & Jaki Graham - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love 04 [...]
[wma] The Spoons - Through The Hazy (from the album Vertigo Tango , 1988) [mp3] Russ Abbott - Atmosphere (from the album I Love A Party , 1985) [mp3] Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten (from the album Amazulu , 1987) [mp3] The Big Dish - Faith Healer (from the album Creeping Up On Jesus , 1988) [mp3] Baltimora - Chinese Restaurant (from the album Living In The Background [...]
For the uninitiated, Goodwill is a chain of thrift stores (charity shops) in the eastern US who collect donations in order to provide much-needed jobs in the local community. I often buy stuff from them (and give donations) so expect periodic reports on items of interest that I find on the shelves. First up is the 1996 album from Zoe called Hammer . Zoe is pretty much known for one song in the summer of 1991, called "Sunshine On A Rainy Day". Neither of her two albums sold very much, and apparently she is now [...]
I'm a book fiend, and had the pleasure of adding the following titles to my library this weekend: 1. Eleanor Rigby by Douglas Coupland 2. The Search by John Battelle 3. Pipe Dreams by Robert Bryce 4. Cover-Up by Peter Lance 6. Never Coming To A Theater Near You by Kenneth Turan 7. American Soldier by Gen. Tommy Franks More commentary as I read them.
Once a month, I highlight an artist that has sustained my interest beyond the scope of just one track, or album. For August my selection is Travis, who have a new CD out called The Boy With No Name . Like many other people, I discovered Travis around the time of their commercial high point, the 1999 album The Man Who, and in particular the effervescent glory of the single Driftwood. Hugely popular on British radio, on relocating to the US in early 2000 I had to import a copy to [...]
[mp3] The Quick - Bed of Nails (from the album Wah-Wah, 1986) [mp3] Hubert KAH - The Picture (from the album Ten Songs, 1986) [mp3] Sharpe & Numan - Breathe In Emotion (from the album Automatic, 1989) [mp3] Rouen - Shake (from the album Young For A Day, 1987) [mp3] Blue Zoo - (You Can) Count On Me (from the album 2 x 2, 1983) If you like this kind of thing, there's plenty more here . I have to admit, while I love scoring rare, old [...]
Diary of a Battlestar Commander: XO: 'Commander, there's a toaster on the recreation deck!' Commander: 'Oh, frak! Quick, send in a squad of highly trained marines and lots of guns. And someone expendable.' XO: 'No, commander, I mean there's a toaster. The crew were tied of eating Frosted Flakes.' Commander: 'My bad.' Later that very same day ! XO: 'Commander, there's a toaster in your private quarters!' Commander: 'Thanks for your concern, but I prefer jelly donuts!' XO: 'No Commander, you don't understand. [...]
Just got time to give props to my fave TV show, the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. I just discovered the show about two months ago and have been working through the first three seasons episode by episode. Just about every one either has me holding my breath, feeling the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, or both. It's a classic drama, with great acting, fantastic production and a real sense of pay-off. After the embarrassing thud of the final X-Files episodes, here's hoping the upcoming final season will be more The Return of the [...]
Here's what I have been listening to recently: 1. Amy MacDonald "This Is The Life" 2. Kate Nash "Made of bricks" 3. Travis "The Boy With No Name" 4. Crowded House "Time on Earth" 5. Carey Ott "Lucid Dream" The first two haven't been released in the US yet. But fans of KT Tunstall and Lily Allen will be over the moon. Great stuff.
Finally decided to get off my (generously cushioned) ass and contribute some bon-mots to cyberspace. Half of my posts will be music related, the others will be about anything that springs into my head. If you like it, let me know. If you don't, then keep your stupid opinions to yourself, quite frankly.
Mine For Life
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
