Gang of Four are one of my all time favourite bands, so when I started listening to a cheeky little post-punk playlist this morning it was almost inevitable that something by those cheeky hipsters would pop up. So how relevant that I found that essence rare should randomly shuffle into my ears today, the day [...]
Sally has tagged me (after MUCH pleading, and I’ve not forgiven her for not thinking of me IMMEDIATELY) in her Infinite playlist meme. She was right, I did “squeal like a small kitten with excitement”. I’m like that. You know that. The meme is all about picking your favourite ten songs of all time. Sally [...]
Check your watch. It’s Friday. So here’s a mixtape that you must listen to, it is good. To prove this you must listen to it. Primary 1 – Nicolai’s Rave Micachu and the Shapes – Lips NODZZZ – Highway Memorial Shrine Yeasayer – Ambling Alp Three Trapped Tigers – Untitled 5 Holy Fuck – Super [...]
Just as a sort of semi-personal update, here’s the stuff I’m upto and into at the moment; The Essential Chomsky Spotify playlists – latest here Chaos theory Krugman’s Effective Frequency Applying critical theory and literary analogies from the 19th century to social media Spider and the Flies Dadaism Watching this list of horror films Modeselektor [...]
So a little humdrum kicked off a few days back regarding Spotify. I’ll give you the spark notes… Loren Feldman of 1938 Media believes that Spotify is a house of cards (the video, in case you missed it), that Spotify is built on an unsustainable business model and that music subscription services don’t work because [...]
Amy R. Johnston asked me to pull together a playlist so she could feast her ears on some new music. She used to find all her new music from Asda adverts. Now, I’m going to be honest, I put some things on the list that I hadn’t heard before. But I am going to pretend [...]
This is a playlist I come back to nearly every day. Aural pleasure. Featuring White Denim, the Stones, Gang of Four and Young Marble Giants. Among others…
So I’ve neglected my blog for a while. Don’t worry, this isn’t one of those ‘Oh God, I’ve just been soooo busy’ posts. I work smart, not hard (I do work hard, honest Stuart!). It’s official; I’m going to write more stuffs. It’s also going to be redesigned and probably renamed (more on that later [...]
Sally has tagged me in this bloody awesome meme. New music? Check. Sharing? Check. Getting to tweak a playlist for hours on end? Check. The only way the meme could be improved would be if it came with free beer, and I can’t criticise Sally for that. It’s not her fault the technology doesn’t allow [...]