Peel slowly and see

Some nice live/session tracks over at the BBC on the Peel Night site. Good to see Graham and Damon from Blur sharing the same radio station, even if not the same band. I saw Blur at and Ice Rink in Sunderland (or somewhere fairly North) supporting the Jesus and Mary Chain, along with Dinosaur Jr and My Bloody Valentine. At the time they were seen as a teenie pop band - there only hit was "there's no other way". It was clear on the day that they were going to be something big. Next saw them at MEN arena on their greatest hits tour - when they were something big.

Tragically Hip

In case anyone thinks I am making a bid for trendiness, I should point out that recently I have been listening to a lot of well known miserabilists Portishead and Massive Attack. Finally got the point. Only, what 12 years after everyone else? I'll be getting into Radiohead next!

Actually The Bends is in the Car. Should be getting up to Kid A about the time the sun goes supernova.

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Old = New

I've been listening to Interpol, one of the new hyped guitar bands. Probably no one else can hear it, but they remind me of Kitchens of Distinction - one of the great lost shoegazing bands from the 80s/90s. In particular their vocalist sounds like Patrick.

If you've not come across the KoD, then give them a try - swirling guitars, interesting lyrics, and an influence on Radiohead's Johnny Greenwood (apparently). Try the 3rd time we opened the capsule.

Best new band of 2004 is still Franz Ferdinand (though of course the trully hip will tell you that actually they were the band of 2003)

Let joy be unconfined

There are times when I can't remember why I bother going to football at all. Quite a lot of them recently, when the mighty reds look like they have completely lost the plot. And then there was Sunday.
92 minutes gone, scores level and Neil Mellor lets fly. Liverpool 2 Arsenal 1.
And then I remember
My throat was sore for days.