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James EB commented on the post, One Thousand Afterworders of Trouble 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Got covid for the first time and was just cheering myself up by reading one of my favourite threads on the Internet: Remembered theAfterword and lo and behold even had my login and password saved. So many […]
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James EB commented on the post, Music It is (Un)Fashionable To Like 6 years, 5 months ago
Dunno ’bout fashionable but it seems Cardiacs maintain a consistently good profile these days. All their albums are still in print, some tasty reissues, perhaps more popular now than they ever were. I live in hope […]
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James EB commented on the post, Movie scenes that freaked you out. 6 years, 6 months ago
I’d still recommend that you watch The Rover, an incredibly touching doggie death denouement.
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James EB commented on the post, The Lurkers: Time for a reappraisal? 6 years, 6 months ago
The Lurkers do indeed have a place in popular music history, it’s a line in a TV Personalities song:
Then they go to Rough Trade
To buy Siouxsie And The Banshees.
They heard John Peel play it
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James EB commented on the post, Happy 10th Birthday The Word/Afterword Blog 6 years, 6 months ago
That thread was the most fun I have ever had on the Internet, probably.
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James EB commented on the post, The best thing I have heard this year – revision 2 7 years ago
Last year’s DBTs single, Ramon Casiano, was a pretty good protest song. Anyway, this is excellent. Had to listen to the song three times before leaving a comment.
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James EB commented on the post, Live albums full of new material – a brainstorming session… 7 years ago
They did it again with the Grateful Dead (“Skulls and Roses”) too.
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James EB commented on the post, Donald Trump thinks an IQ test measures (the lack of) ignorance. 7 years ago
Nothing suprises me about Donald Trump any more. He’s a loathsome and despicable man. Find myself more interested in the folks who voted for him, and the now thankfully smaller subset who continue to support […]
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James EB commented on the post, 999 RSD 7 years ago
I just read that the Original Soundtrack of the movie Space Jam is to be released on vinyl for RSD. Now there’s a thing.
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James EB commented on the post, Exploring Japanese Psych Kraut etc 7 years ago
Not really psych at all but pretty darn wonderful all the same. Enjoy the twitchy harmonics of Tricot:
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James EB commented on the post, Exploring Japanese Psych Kraut etc 7 years ago
Seconded. Amazing band, cannot recommend them highly enough.
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James EB commented on the post, Exploring Japanese Psych Kraut etc 7 years ago
Be Sure To Loop!
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James EB commented on the post, Songs that benefit from being played loud. 7 years, 1 month ago
Desert Cruiser by Truckfighters of course. Here’s a ridiculously exciting version from Live In London:
Highly recommend the Truckfighters film (if you can get hold of it):
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James EB commented on the post, This time it's personal – songs about real people 7 years, 1 month ago
Matching Mole’s Oh Caroline is a rather lovely example, Robert Wyatt expressing his love for Caroline Coon. Of course, Wyatt went on to write a whole career’s worth of songs about his soulmate, Alfie, and very […]
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James EB commented on the post, This site unsafe? 7 years, 1 month ago
Buying an SSL cert will fix this. Should be able to get one for less than 20USD from a service like sslmate.
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James EB commented on the post, Best ever run of albums… 7 years, 1 month ago
Robert Wyatt
End Of An Ear
Rock Bottom
Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard
Nothing Can Stop Us
Old Rottenhat
Dondestan
Shleep
Cuckooland
ComicoperaKevin Ayers
Joy Of A Toy
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James EB commented on the post, Rock and Roll conspiracy theories 7 years, 2 months ago
Knew a bloke who was quite senior in A&M around this time. The Police didn’t sell _that_ many singles
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James EB commented on the post, Big Data – another fine Messi? 7 years, 2 months ago
Anyone who has spent a few hundred thousand dollars on targeted FB advertising will tell you that FB keep the most actionable personal data to themselves. There are many companies selling Cambridge Analytica-alike […]
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James EB commented on the post, Video Homage 7 years, 2 months ago
“The most significant event of the eighties”
Perfect.
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