Cometh the hour, cometh the MAN ALIVE …
"The British band most likely to deliver the
first truly great debut album of 2010"
first truly great debut album of 2010"
- Sunday Times Culture
Friday, 28 May 2010
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Pink Mince
“For the confirmed bachelor of exceptional taste” runs the tagline, and with the emphasis on photography, collage, writing and the kind of retro imagery that pinballs between kitsch and really hot, Daniel Rhatigan’s funny, smart and beautifully designed zine puts a bit of much-needed underground OOMPH back into gay life.
Each issue is broadly themed and it’s in classic zine format (that's A5 to you). You will find my own modest contributions in Issue #3, ‘Alter Egos & Secret Identities’ (short novel extracts collaged with mucky photos, so, not that modest) plus BRAND NEW Issue #5 ‘The Louche Limp-wristed Lifestyle’ features a double-page spread of hilarious messages I haemorrhage off my phone at the end of each month and which have proved strangely popular on this here blog. I’ve seen a preview and if I do say so myself, it’s fricking hilarious. The rest of the issue ain’t bad either!
The bossman Daniel is a Yank, resident in London, a designer and typographer by trade, which is more than apparent in the slick-yet-home-done feel of the mag. Check out his blog (and excellent tats) here
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The bossman Daniel is a Yank, resident in London, a designer and typographer by trade, which is more than apparent in the slick-yet-home-done feel of the mag. Check out his blog (and excellent tats) here
JOIN THE CLUB on Facebook …
Order copies HERE
Or better yet SUBSCRIBE
Get involved!
Sunday, 16 May 2010
Girl Groups
The Shirelles
The Supremes
The Toys
The Velvelettes
The Shangri-Las
The Ronettes
The Dixie Cups
The Chiffons
The Blossoms
The Angels
The Marvelettes
The Vandellas
The Crystals
The ChantelsSaturday, 8 May 2010
Bands
Wire
The Heartbreaks
The Wedding Present
The Move
The Blue Aeroplanes
The Knack
Sugar
The Smithereens
Skinned Teen
Shonen Knife
Neu!
My Bloody Valentine
Microdisney
LiLiPUT
Kingmaker
Felt
Destroy All Monsters
Delta 5
Bow Wow Wow
Bivouac
Big Star
Angelic Upstarts
AcetoneFriday, 7 May 2010
The Heartbreaks
This wants watchin' ... Think Orange Juice, Teardrop Explodes, The Smiths, Felt, all your favourite stuff from your imaginary older brother's record collection basically. They're from Morecambe. I know right? The only good thing to have come out of Morecambe is my mate Shaun. Till now. Spot the speeded-up 'Meat Is Murder' riff too.
Monday, 3 May 2010
Sunday, 2 May 2010
330 Words
"330 Words is a blog for writers. Or more specifically, writers with a digital camera or a camera phone.
The concept behind 330 Words is simple. Take a photograph and let it inspire you towards a piece of fiction.
Let your photograph form the foundation of your story. Choose your own genre and style. Keep the entire thing under 330 words"
Simple!
Check out my photograph and story here ...
Beach House played at Islington Mill in Salford in February
I know this is sooo late but I wrote it for a magazine who then decided not to run it so I thought someone should get the benefit ...
"Three albums in and the signposts to Baltimore’s Beach House are well established (Mazzy Star, Velvets, My Bloody Valentine) while the less obvious ones are in strong evidence live (Feist, Cranes, M83).
Comparisons aside, with only a guitar (Alex Scally), keyboard (Victoria Legrand) and drum kit in tow, it’s sometimes hard to credit such a lush, plaintive layering of sounds. In truth, not much shoegazing territory is covered in their recent output, Legrand’s torchy vocals compete squarely with the swirls of instrumentation rather than fade under an FX pedal.
God save us from the term ‘dream-pop’, but an hour in the Beach House underworld, even in the Mill’s ramshackle surrounds, can at least begin to tickle your subconscious. A set list heavy with the new Teen Dream LP yields audience favourites despite being only a month old and the live experience suggests they’ve equalled and maybe surpassed their lush eponymous debut."
"Three albums in and the signposts to Baltimore’s Beach House are well established (Mazzy Star, Velvets, My Bloody Valentine) while the less obvious ones are in strong evidence live (Feist, Cranes, M83).
Comparisons aside, with only a guitar (Alex Scally), keyboard (Victoria Legrand) and drum kit in tow, it’s sometimes hard to credit such a lush, plaintive layering of sounds. In truth, not much shoegazing territory is covered in their recent output, Legrand’s torchy vocals compete squarely with the swirls of instrumentation rather than fade under an FX pedal.
God save us from the term ‘dream-pop’, but an hour in the Beach House underworld, even in the Mill’s ramshackle surrounds, can at least begin to tickle your subconscious. A set list heavy with the new Teen Dream LP yields audience favourites despite being only a month old and the live experience suggests they’ve equalled and maybe surpassed their lush eponymous debut."
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Most played, least played
Is someone hacking into my PC to play Alfie songs in the dead of night? They're still up there look! Bless 'em. Not much has changed really, Magnetics/Beach House binges aside ...
THIS is far more fun though, here are my least played artists on Spotify ...
When the frig did I play Duncan James? I'm blaming drunken house guests. David Essex I'm standing by, Tony Orlando and Dawn look fun too don't they? Go The Buddha Lounge Ensemble!
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