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Last week, on a ridiculously long commute into work (three and a half hours.. thanks First Capital Connect), I rediscovered the Manic Street Preachers’ Gold Against the Soul. It’s a fine album, decorated with jewels like Sleepflower, La Tristesse Durerra and Roses in the Hospital. Rediscovering it after at least a three year hiatus was [...]
Last night was the second gig in the space of a week for me. Both at Koko, both with excellent company. This one certainly topped last week’s Wild Beasts. We got in the venue around 8pm and managed to catch the last couple of songs of Hjaltalín’s set – they deserve a mention for two [...]
So, yesterday was a pretty big moment for radio in the UK. The BBC announced plans to cull 6 Music, one of their digital only radio stations that suits my and numerous other music lovers musical, radio-based needs down to a tee. It’s not just me who listens to it. There’s over 695,000 of us [...]
Musings on moving moments in music.