If you refuse to recognise my new identity it’ll be classified as a hat crime.

Yeah, I concur. Folk I encounter are the same. There’s a bit of an atmos to RSD that you don’t get other times. I turn it into a bit of a day out, saddo that I am.

What’s the case against RSD, then? (Apart from ‘store’, which is indeed annoying.) I know that my local record shop owner isn’t keen, feeling that it costs him a lot for not enough return, but as a consumer, […]

I had a great one. Rockaboom in Leicester had opted out so I took myself to Leamington Spa for the day, scoring both of The Fall releases (Live in Austurbaejarbio on vinyl — woah), Lee Scratch Perry, Linton Kwesi […]

Hello, I can’t go into detail now for time reasons, but I tried Amazon and Facebook advertising, an Amazon limited-time price drop, and a Goodreads giveaway. In terms of generating interest and sales the last two […]

This, yesterday. (p.s stick with it for a ‘surprise’ ending)

Was that at Brixton in 1998, with Spiritualized also on the bill? I was at that one, Alabama 3 were indeed phenomenal and likewise I ran out and bought the album.

Yeah, it’s way too long and samey. Still, The Last Great American Dynasty is a freakin’ ace song. Reminds me of something like Being Boring or Venice Bitch.

(Weirdly enough the gushing Guardian review doesn’t […]

My eldest son (15) is bang into music. Proper interesting stuff as well. This week alone I’ve heard him play Can, Merzbow, Aphex Twin and Walter Carlos. He’ll play A, Spotify will recommend B and that’s how he […]

1 – Unforgiven – 1992
2 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre – 1974
3 – Carlito’s Way – 1993
4 – 2001: A Space Odyssey – 1968
5 – Requiem For A Dream – 2000
6 – This Is Spinal Tap – 1984
7 – 24-Hour Party P […]

Personally I love the atmosphere — it’s obviously more Ellroy noir than M Cain (so, neo-noir?) — and I think the performances are brilliant: Matthew Rhys as Perry = ace; Orphan Black lady as the mad preacher […]

Good podcast about the compilation here…

I always thought that Integral by Pet Shop Boys had the feel of a Bond theme, especially in its closing stages..

This is great!

The good is the stylistic promiscuity, at least a dozen absolute pop classics and the fact that she’s gorgeous and sexy and clearly a very good egg. Oh, and I love the new album.

The bad is the voice, which […]

Farewell, maestro. Best concert I ever attended was Ennio at the Royal Albert Hall. He played all the hits, but the two that left me literally gasping with emotion were Abolicao (not one of his most well-known, […]

I’ve just bagged The Exphoria Code. Thank you for the tip. Also looking forward to new Daniel Avery, although mine hasn’t reached me yet. Grr!

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I’m a total devotee of the reggae discomix. A discomix in the context of reggae is the original roots tune followed by either a DJ or dub version of the same track. I sort of collect them in a sad kind of […]

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