Any regular / long-term reader of this blog will know that I’m a really big Ladyfingers (aka Adam Weiner) fan; I’ve written about a couple of Ladyfingers albums already and love them so much, I never feel like I’ve managed to do them justice. Adam’s a great talent, has a fantastic and utterly unique voice, [...]
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When I’m able, I like to watch the UK Top 40 on Monday nights – you know, to keep up with what those crazy kids are listening to these days. If I consider each song on its own, I’m pretty much ok with chart music right now. No one song is so bad that I [...]
Filed under: Classics, Poptastic Day, Those Zany Charts ... | Tagged: 1980s, Charts, Pop | Leave a Comment »
If you stop by here frequently – or, heck, even if you stop by infrequently – you may have noticed that I have a difficult time updating regularly. We used to be really good about that, with a rotating schedule that made sure we got new content up pretty damn often. But with just me [...]
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Do you remember The Soup Dragons? If you’re from the UK and / or of a certain age (the certain age that means you actually remember buying albums on cassette), you probably do. If not, this band probably passed you by completely. Which would be a shame because, while Hotwired isn’t necessarily one of the [...]
Filed under: Backtrack, Classics, Soundtrack Day | Tagged: C86, Indie, Soup Dragons | 2 Comments »
For many, many years, I’ve claimed that Pearl Jam’s Ten was my first album purchase but it recently occurred to me – holy crap! – have I been lying about that all this time?! Not that my real #1, now that I see my mistake, isn’t just as cool. My deception was accidental, I assure [...]
Filed under: Backtrack, Classics | Tagged: 1990s, Alternative, B-52's, Pop | Leave a Comment »
