By Brad on February 16, 2010
As it’s Pancake Day today, I thought I’d see what pancake-related songs I could find in my collection. (Un)fortunately, I don’t appear to have an songs directly about pancakes, but I do have some that feature pancake-related items in their titles. So, without further ado, here’s a short soundtrack for you while you’re flipping your [...]
Posted in songs | Tagged Deus, Pancake Day, Super Furry Animals, U2
By Brad on February 11, 2010
Glastonbury 2003 was magical. My first summer after graduating from university, I got to experience three firsts. My first Glastonbury; my first time seeing REM and my first time seeing my favourite band: Radiohead. I’ll never forget the view of the site after reaching the brow of the Hill of Death (those that have made [...]
Posted in live | Tagged 2003, 2:33, Glastonbury, Radiohead, REM
By Brad on February 9, 2010
This isn’t a blog about any particular song, album or gig. It’s more about the joy of discovering a new song or band for the first time. Let’s face it, there’s too much good stuff out there to be aware of it all, but finding something new you like is always a pleasure. Most recently [...]
Posted in songs | Tagged discovering new music, Kraftwerk, Midlake
By Brad on February 2, 2010
I’m going to keep this post short but sweet. Fyfe Dangerfield’s debut solo album came out recently. He’s the main man in the Guillemots. This album is amazing. It’s so joyous, full of songs of love, hope and optimism. You really do need to listen to it. You won’t regret it. It came out in [...]
Posted in albums | Tagged Fly Yellow Moon, Fyfe Dangerfield, Guillemots
Musings on moving moments in music.