Amazingly, now 34 weeks into a year-long once-a-week series (see previous post), and so far, I haven't missed one. Runtimes have inflated as I got into some "interesting" years, but starting to get back into the sub 10-minute range. This week, 2005, and (SPOILER) I've gone with Hood's Outs...

andyman wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:15 am I have a spare print of the 2010 BBQ poster that I got free with another purchase.

Based in the UK. Just pay for postage and it's yours.

Hey andy, just PM-ed you (I think!). I'll definitely have this if it's still available.

This popped up on a housing development near me a few years back, and I only just got round to stopping and grabbing a photo... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53897463959_749110386b_z.jpg Not a tribute, clearly, but I love that there's a sleepy little corner of Norfolk ( link ) that will be (in...

The illusion of permanence, innit? People are unwilling to countenance change affected by their own behaviours that may occur outside of their own frame of existence. Except... I read stuff today about the 'henge protest and the damage it may have inflicted on the rare lichens on the stones' surface...

RIP Steve

A cornerstone of my cultural life for so, so long. Much love to all who loved him.

Scanning the thread and seeing no mention of Hex by Bark Psychosis and Disco Inferno's DI Go Pop so far.

Has that strand of early-period UK post-rock fallen a little out of favour nowadays?

The scousers have got this one sewn up...my head says OMD and "Souvenir", but my heart's with China Crisis on this one...



...extra points for period-correct fretless bass.

Leffe

I went down a rabbit hole of watching various Nirvana live shows when I was doing the late shift with our newborn this winter. Definitely the best era of shows are right after Dave joined but before Nevermind came out. This show in Leeds in particular is really great: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=...

The Durutti Column's Keep Breathing album has its moments, the song "Gun", for one. Vini's lifelong struggles with depression are well documented, and I hear a lot of that on this album, this song in particular.