Search results

If you're of a certain age, the only music news today is this: RIDE HAVE REFORMED. My fingers are still trembling as I type this. I love Ride. Really, really love them. Apart from their last two albums. Being a teenager during their brief ascendency (along with Slowdive and MBV) was something to...

Good news: Ride reunite. Bad news: Reunited Ride play London gig in half-term week. :down:

What you really need is Ithica 27 ϕ 9 by Mogwai. i have NEVER fallen asleep whilst listening to that. If you want Mogwai with jangly guitars, I'd recommend the original version of Tuner. Mogwai are a great night-time driving band. If you break down somewhere creepy though, I'd stick Tallulah...

I'm comfortable with women shouting and yelling, not so much with men. Bring back Huggy Bear!

You may well be saying that after you've heard them, Herr T. An acquired taste, but possibly one worth acquiring.

I recognise myself in some, but not all, of these...... https://yougov.co.uk/profiler#/Brighton_Hove_Albion_F_C/

We were similar to this - we were all encouraged to use it for ages, no-one really did except IT people and the odd person in marketing. As far as I could see, people were having short discussions on complicated issues that didn't really help anyone's understanding of anything. It was much...

I'm with you on number 9, number 8 I have time for if I'm in a frivolous mood. Number 6 depresses me as it reminds me of my life. Number 1 is pleasant, but I don't love it, but maybe should give another go. Re the others: Shellac and Swans are too difficult/too noisy for me. Have not heard...

Goodness me. Made the fatal mistake of thinking that, if Pitchfork think she's a serious artist, she's probably worth checking out. Either I'm really, really old or this is kids' disco music. I'm probably the wrong sex as well - in fact, as a middle-aged male accountant, the very idea that I...

Two quick reviews: The Twilight Sad - Nobody Want To Be Here..etc: starts off really well. First two tracks are really good. However, starts to drift to a gloomy samey-ness, an intangible cloud of distorted guitar noise, downbeat vocals and keyboards. The old curate's egg - excellent, in parts...

I think I like their second album best, and the new one second best. You're right in that their music can wash over you if it's played as background music - it's all one big melodic chime and jangle with pleasant, but not strong vocals, but it rewards the repeat listener. Perhaps like Scott...

There's a 25 page thread in that question. You can consult the legendary C86 thread for the 80s part, although it addresses all eras really. I think there are enough screaming classics from both to satisfy even the pickiest fan (or customer). I am buying less because I have a subscription to...

I find that the number of releases I love gets lower the older I get. :down: I think I'm much more demanding now.

We shall see. It's hard to surprise people when we post most days about what we're listening to, but I always like these lists whether they're surprising or not. There's usually something that has somehow slipped under your radar and is waiting to be discovered. Out of interest, do you keep your...

Yeah - we do too Herr T. The kind of music that diffuses well at an outdoor festival perhaps? ???

In the words of Allo Darlin', I surely do.

Hmmmm. A lot of 7 out of 10s there. Come to think of it, I think about 90% of albums I've heard this year were 7s. I'm not going to put a list together until December, but none of those would be in my top 10. I prefer top tracks lists anyway - much easier to name a killer song than a killer...

Nor me. It's a bit of a stretch to equate the term with being treated in an unacceptable way.

I think that the England bid may have been slightly compromised if the allegations are true, but, oh dear FIFA, you are looking like the world's most idiotic, shambolic joke of an organisation.

My parents used to (actually, still do) go on about getting this train in the swinging 60s with their pals. Still, I'm all for a bit of glamour on the daily commute, so I agree with getting it back on the mainline.