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NME top 50s of the year

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

I don’t quite know why, but I actually still care about the NME end of year lists, even though I stopped buying the magazine regularly sometime in 2000. Anyway, here’s their take on the year 2009: NME’s 50 best albums of 2009 NME’s 50 best tracks of 2009 And if you can’t be bothered with [...]

Cassette Art

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Awesome portraits made with cassette tape – flickr set here

Give me convenience or give me death

Monday, August 31st, 2009

I’m pretty sure I used to have this – tho I may have just taped someone else’s copy…

Transmission + Steel Band = awesome!

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Got a spare US$450?

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

In these harsh economic times, it’s nice to know that you can still get luxury items. Pixies fans, start saving! From http://www.4ad.com/news/boxset/: Five classic 4AD releases from Pixies are going to be reissued as both Limited Edition and Deluxe Edition collector’s sets entitled Minotaur. Spearheaded by Jeff Anderson, founder of A+R (Artist in Residence), who [...]

Blur news!

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

For those of you in the northern hemisphere, it looks like you’re in for a treat if you can manage to catch the reformed Blur’s 20th anniversary shows – here’s some rehearsal footage: Song 2 Death of a Party And For Tomorrow (via Amazon)

How to make a 7″ single

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Here’s how, from the BBC .

The World Won’t Listen exhibition

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

If you happen to be in Glasgow any time between now & the 31st of May, stop in at The Tramway to check this exhibition by Phil Collins (no, not that Phil Collins) – The World Won’t Listen, a karaoke video trilogy produced in Colombia, Turkey and Indonesia with fans of ‘indie-rock’ band The Smiths. [...]

Half Map Half Biscuit

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

A map of locations namechecked in the collected works of Half Man Half Biscuit, the greatest group of recent times who are quite rightly (in the words of the late great John Peel) “A British institution”. Created by Stuart Vallantine and a band of other HMHB fans who are just as anal in picking out [...]

The humble 7″

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

From Norman Records The humble 7″ is the smallest of the vinyl formats (not including the ridiculous 5″) and it’s the perfect medium for transporting a couple of new songs by up and coming bands straight into your ears. They’re fun and they take up less space in your house than something bigger would. They [...]

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