Song of the Day #37.

LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocuous! Oh LCD, how I love thee. How I wish I’d seen you more before you so meanly split and didn’t let anyone see you ever again (bastards). Even snazzier, I managed to catch them in Berlin, the line up also included Boys Noize AND Hot Chip. Even with just those [...]

Song Of The Day #16.

Hot Chip – I Feel Better I am beginning to have trouble remembering what I have and haven’t blogged in the ‘Song Of The Day’ category, so if I’ve already done this one, I’m sorry, but oh well. It’s my blog. This song is immense, and I think I’ve listened to it almost everyday for [...]

Glastonbury 2010 – Part Two.

This edition takes us into… Friday, and music (finally) properly starting! Saying “finally” suggests boredom – which, obviously it wasn’t – but it did get a little exhausting walking around the site in such heat.  It was all about water and suncream (unlike last year, and I did not wish to be so sunburnt this [...]

A Study Of A Pilton Field.

In a dilemma about what to see at Glasto? Clashfinder confused you even further? There’s plenty you WANT to see, but it’s physically impossible to see EVERYTHING? (A great shame). Well worry no further, for here are my recommendations for Glastonbury 2010, including the big and the small, what to avoid, the unmissable, and the [...]

Later With Jools Holland – 16th April.

Jools is back! And given that it’s nearly festival season, this is a particularly exciting time for good music to be featured on television. I mean good music that’s actually good, not stuff that doesn’t mean anything or just slots into the background. This week, Jools featured Paul Weller, Marina And The Diamonds, Hot Chip, [...]