What does it sound like?: It's an interesting mix of artists, all covering Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight. Some decent names - Craig Finn, Biffy, Sarah Silverman - … [Read More...]
Musings on the byways of popular culture
Nights In
Mattiel – Satis Factory
What does it sound like?: Yo know those moments when a song pops up on the radio, and you think "I know this. Oh no I don't, it's definitely new. Oh hang on, I'm sure I've … [Read More...]
The Velvet Underground – The Complete Matrix Tapes (Vinyl Edition)
What does it sound like?: The Complete Matrix Tapes by The Velvet Underground is four and a half hours of the best Rock music ever recorded. It consists of four complete live … [Read More...]
Kokoko – Fongola
What does it sound like?: A few years back there was a band called Staff Benda Belili who gained notoriety as a Paraplegic group out of the DRC playing instruments made from … [Read More...]
Nights Out
Lynyrd Skynyrd / Gov’t Mule / Buddy Guy
Venue: CMAC Arts Center in Canandaigua, NY Date: 13/07/2019 At 6:30 on the dot (or in this case, the polka dot) Buddy’s band fire up, to an auditorium that is barely one third … [Read More...]
Barbra Streisand
Venue: Hyde Park,London Date: 07/07/2019 Okay lets gets the reason I was here out of the way first. I like Ms Streisand more as an actress than a singer. My wife loves her … [Read More...]
Belle & Sebastian
Venue: Oxford Academy aka the old Zodiac for you 90s indie kids Date: 04/07/2019 "Twenty two years ago to this very day we were stood on this stage" announced Stuart Murdoch, … [Read More...]
Luke Howard trio -minimalist jazz / modern classical
Venue: Jazz Lab Melbourne Date: 03/07/2019 I didn't know of Luke Howard but was looking for a gig to celebrate my daughter's birthday. Jazz Lab is Melbourne's premier local jazz … [Read More...]
Features
Respect The Shelving: or the six ages of collecting
moseleymoles on In which Mr Moles muses on his life through objects
Recent changes chez Moles have thrown more focus onto the shelves, racks and piles of stuff that we – chiefly I – have filled our des res with over the years. The re-organisation of the Front Room has led Ms Moles to make what she would like to think is a ‘full and final settlement’ of the space allocated for CDs/vinyl/books/comics/DVDs. That settlement in full:
The DVDs not to exceed their allocated shelving. Roughly 650 DVDs worth.
The fiction shelving not to exceed their allocated shelving. Approximately 800-900 including overflow onto the floor below and behind the sofa.
Non-fiction and vinyl not to exceed their allocated shelving. Vinyl is one area Ms Moles does chip in with approx. a third of the total. And no, we may have been together 30 odd years and produced two offspring but those collections remain unmerged.
New shelving to be provided in the front room as part of its redecoration for the CDs – I would reckon between 1500-2000 (maybe 300 Ms Moles). And for the comics – around 2500 (er…all mine, 90% 2000AD).
Though I instinctively bridle, I know that » Continue Reading.
Films
Alita Battle Angel
Year: 2019 Director: Robert Rodriguez Bit disappointing this one. I can imagine the pitch - 'Bourne Identity' meets 'Rollerball' in the 'Robots' animation. Unfortunately it just … [Read More...]
MIdsommar
Year: 2019 Director: Ari Astor Well that's some fucked up shit right there I've half a mind to leave it there cos this may be a film that will have you giggling at its … [Read More...]
Apollo 11
Year: 2019 Director: Todd Douglas Miller You are probably going to get pretty 'mooned out' over the next week or so as the 50th Anniversary of the day that man first set foot on … [Read More...]
The Cold Blue
Year: 2019 Director: Erik Nelson The film takes footage captured in 1943 by esteemed director William Wyler as part of the war effort which was then made into an allied morale … [Read More...]
Reads
33 Percent Rockstar
Author:SC Sterling As the antidote to the many music bios which describe the twists and turns on the road to stardom, 33% Percent Rockstar chronicles author SC Sterling’s attempt … [Read More...]
On Track – Genesis
Author:Stuart Macfarlane 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the debut album by Genesis, one of the band’s that made the biggest impression on me in my teenage years, so what … [Read More...]
On Track – The Rolling Stones 1963 – 1980
Author:Steve Pilkington I really enjoy the books in this excellent ongoing and ever expanding series, which analyses a band's output album by album, song by song. This one covers … [Read More...]
If She Wakes
Author:Michael Koryta American writer Michael Koryta is not a particularly recognisable name on these shores, but he has a long line of thrillers behind him, usually standalone … [Read More...]
Games
Nier 2: Automata
Platform:Playstation Age Rating:16+ Year of Release:1949 Review:This batshit crazy Japanese manga-esque RPG explore-and-destroyer has been a game that’s broken through into the … [Read More...]
Destiny 2
Platform:Playstation Age Rating:16+ Year of Release:2017 Review:In 22 Jump Street - possibly apart from Aliens and T2 the best ever sequel - Ice Cube greets the returning cops … [Read More...]
Noticeboard
Fundraising again music lovers…
29/09/2019 Hi Muzo fans I am hoping to raise £100+ for Parkinson's UK as I have been diagnosed with the disease, at the same age as my (deceased) father had his diagnosis. I … [Read More...]
Beach Sessions presents An Evening with Steve Kilbey (The Church) & Amanda Kramer (Psychedelic Furs)
14/09/2019 An Evening with Steve Kilbey & Amanda Kramer will enchant you with old songs, new songs, borrowed songs, blue songs. The show will feature Church and solo songs … [Read More...]
Hannah Aldridge, Green Note London, July 8th – ticket offer
08/07/2019 … [Read More...]
John Wetton box alert!
A PR who contacts me occasionally tells me that there is a John Wetton box set in the pipeline following his passing a couple of years ago. As there is a lot of affection for the … [Read More...]
More Guitars!
Hi, I'm el hombre malo, you may know me from such threads as "Blogger Takeover I through to L", etc. I also play guitar in The Beat Poets and in the Primevals. I've recorded a CD … [Read More...]
Re-Play Papworth – Queen
30/06/2019 Queen's Greatest Hits (the UK's best-selling album) played from half-speed mastered vinyl on a top-flight hi-fi in the Courtyard Café, Papworth Everard. Home-roasted … [Read More...]
