Tag Archives: Music

Disintegration

November 28, 2006 – 9:17 pm

Kevin Smith, of Clerks fame, tells us that Disintegration by The Cure is the best album ever. He cites no less an authority than Kyle Broflovski. These gentlemen are right – I’ve owned the album since its release in 1989, and it is one of a small handful that are always worth another listen.

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Peel’s Record Box

November 20, 2006 – 7:51 am

I just watched a documentary about a box of 45′s* that John Peel kept separate from the rest of his collection. This was the box that he would grab, along with his wife and kids, if the house was burning down. The range of music covered summed up Peel; while any one person might have [...]

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Solo Duet

November 17, 2006 – 10:40 am

Hmm, maybe I could be a musician too. There is sound, so turn it up or down depending on location. Oh, and stick with it to see the duet part. (HT: Christian Montoya)

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Mini-review

November 15, 2006 – 10:28 am

Not from me, but from some woman on the telly (possibly from Coronation Street, judging by the Mancs accent) regarding the music of Björk: “I’ve no idea what she’s on about. But I love that. That’s alright innit. I mean, if all cars are red…” Agreed. — Bonus music quote, I think from UK DJ [...]

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I am lame

November 1, 2006 – 11:30 am

Shocking, no? The source of my lameness today is my love of a Weird Al Yankovic tune called ‘Trapped in the Drive Thru’. Based on R Kelly’s charming work on infidelity, ‘Trapped in the Closet’*, it describes a man’s noble yet continually frustrated efforts to get a bit of something to eat. Kelly’s version (which [...]

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