I've just been reading a list of the best selling singles in the UK, year by year, and it made for interesting, if somewhat slightly depressing, reading. During the four periods that British bands were supposedly at the forefront of music (mid-60's, Glam era, punk/new wave era and Britpop) the best selling singles were as far from those genres as possible, with the latter period being dominated by...
According to Popjustice , the best pop record of the last two years is probably Lady Gaga's "Poker Face". And he's not wrong. But it's not the nu-electrostomp arrangement, or the lyric (pretty banal stuff, purportedly about fancying some fish while eating the meat course or something), or even the Bacofoil-camp staging - complete with strategic Cumberland sausage - that makes it a good record....
As Boney M so succinctly put it, hooray hooray, it's a holi-holiday. Or at least it will be in 18 hours when I'm up at 3.30am driving up to Manchowder airport for our ridiculously early flight to Gran Canaria (Starbucks better be open, that's all I'm sayin!) I'm all packed, chosen my books for some lazy afternoon reading (mornings are always strenuous hikes through the slutty sand dunes), popped some...
Have spent this afternoon beginning the job of wallpapering my daughters bedroom. Will spend all day tomorrow finishing that and then painting the whole bloody thing pink. I've had the ipod on shuffle to help me get the joins straight and, happily, Albert Lee's 'Pink Bedroom' duly popped up. Naturally I now need help from anyone willing to give it in putting together a 'Decorators' playlist on Spotify....
Fresh from supporting Boney M (or a version thereof) in Lewisham last month, Brockley Ukulele Group are back at the Amersham Arms this Sunday 11th October for their monthly ukebox session. September's Amersham Arms session was a busy night with BUG introducing new material including Chumbawamba's Add Me and Justin Timberlake's Sexy Back. This weekend it's an 8 pm start, admission free.
Barkha Dutt tweets that she thinks Uddhav Thackeray is trying to refashion the Shiv Sena. Perhaps she is being misled by his cultured way of talking, because this recent interview of his does not indicate that his vision for the Sena is any different from his dad’s. Consider, in particular, this bit: Mid Day : Has MNS hijacked Sena’s aggressive, street-smart agenda? Uddhav : Sena believes...
Kept awake by jet lag in the wee small hours of this morning, my overactive brain decided it would be a great idea to lurch its way through the second side of Abbey Road, mucking up all the segues and lyrics. This went on for at least an hour, while I lay staring at the ceiling pleading for sleep. I mean, couldn't the thinkbox have at least chosen a more apt song? It reminds me of Joe Simpson in 'Touching...
More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending legend Johnny Bower watches Jason Allison get lapped yet again. Browse more photos » As I type this, Elton John’s "Sad Songs" is trapped in my head like a fruit fly slowly drowning in a glass of wine. Earlier today, one of my kids somehow managed to lodge "I Believe I Can Fly" in my brain pan....
Tif and I had a blast last Thursday DJing Screaming Mimi's Racks of love event for Fashions Night Out. Here are some pics of a few of our favorite guests and a sample of our DJ set! 1. Supergrass- Alright 2. Chromatics- In the city 3. Boney M- Rasputin 4. Modern English- Melt with you 5. Imperial Teen- Yoo Hoo 6. The Drums- Lets go Surfing 7. Fleetwood Mac- Go Your Own Way 8. Khia- My Neck My Back...
I decided I fancied a good run tonight so I got ready, put on my heart rate monitor (I finally found the transmitter - woohoo!), grabbed my ipod and set off. I pressed play on my ipod and started running only to find that it was on the playlist I made for my holiday which was full of easy listening and cheesy pop. Once I'm running, I can't be bothered fiddling around with my ipod so I left it playing...
Air Supply 12 Stones 50 Cent A Change of Pace A Perfect Circle Akon Alesana Beyonce Backstreet Boys Aqua Black Eyed Peas Blue Bon Jovi Boney M BoyZone Bryan Adams Carrie Underwood Celine Dion Blink 182 ColdPlay Crazy Town David Gray Daft Punk Eminem Enrique Fergie Finger Eleven Gorge Michael Green Day Gwen Stefani Hoobastank INXS James Blunt Jennifer Lopez JoJo Justin Timberlake Kenny Chesney Limp