Song of the day – 200: The Distractions
It’s great! Great, I tell you! None of the poignancy has been diminished by the passing years, only increased. 1. Chelmsford, 1979 I had a summer job at Cundell’s Corrugated Cardboard factory, a...
View ArticleSong of the day – 204: It Sound
Introducing It Sound aka Jesse Damm. Jesse emailed me and cryptically remarked, “I hope it sounds like West Seattle to you”. I’m not sure about that. Familiar as I might be with The Beakers, The...
View ArticleSong of the day – 251: A Certain Ratio
This song fucked me up as much as any back then. All Night fucken Party. If ever there was a song to be played in pitch-darkness, the volume on your crappy little Mono turned up past distortion...
View ArticleSong of the day – 380: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (a love song in five...
Just the past month or so, I’ve been listening to the third Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark album Architecture & Morality every day. I can’t deny that: 1. It’s a guilty pleasure for me It’s not...
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