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Puccini – Turandot
30 seconds into my adventure into Turandot, I have already navigated myself hopelessly far away from my starting page on Wikipedia in simply…
14th July 2012 Read Now -
Ólafur Arnalds – Eulogy for Evolution
If I have correctly identified Eulogy for Evolution as classical music, I am in trouble, because I am thoroughly out of my depth!…
11th July 2012 Read Now -
Beach House – Bloom
Supposed to be listening to Vows by Kimbra today, but I didn’t pay attention to the fact that, even though it’s been out…
7th July 2012 Read Now -
Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
Imma ’bout as black as Cliff Richard, and as retro as space boots, so when it comes to R ‘n’ B, and mixtape…
3rd July 2012 Read Now -
Thrice – Beggars
Thrice really did pass me by, and I’m bit gutted that they did because I dig (dawg) energetic American guitar bands. Particularly Californian…
2nd July 2012 Read Now -
Kyla La Grange – Vampire Smile
Truly the best kinky vampire song I’ve ever heard
10th June 2012 Read Now -
Stalking Anna Friel
I wrote a song about Stalking Anna Friel, then got an email from her Dad…
29th April 2012 Read Now -
Gabrielle Aplin – Home
A song full of childish naïveté, but as mature a case study in fully-cultivated songwriting as I’ve ever heard.
14th April 2012 Read Now -
I Gave Up Swearing for Lent (and it didn’t go too fucking well)
Last year I wrote a blog about giving up my favourite chord for Lent. This year, I thought I’d try to avoid swearing…
28th March 2012 Read Now -
Lana Del Rey – Born To Die: The Album That Pop Killed
Ever since I heard Video Games by Lana Del Rey, I had been looking forward to the release of her album, Born To…
2nd February 2012 Read Now