This utterly disjointed performance remains compelling. The song, the magnificent song, survives. 30 years since I first heard it. Happy anniversary.
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Stuart Heritage, writing about the death of Rik Mayall for The Guardian: According to an old story, Mayall once ended a typically explosive take on Blackadder by turning to the dumbfounded cast and crew and asking: “Have I won?” It had to…
I want an album. I want an album.
On a bitter cold day in early February, AllSaints Studios and Polica met at the Wapping Power Station in East London. The aim was to create a music video for song ‘Spilling Lines’ from the quartet’s recent album ‘Shulasmith.’ As part of…
Great version of a great song by a great band. Superlatives aplenty from me. Standard.
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I'll say it again. I absolutely love Minor Alps.
Minor Alps are playing this on their ongoing European tour. Earworm.
Andrew Collins: Blue Monday may have history on its side, True Faith the video, Fine Time the Balaeric cool, and World In Motion a rare sense of fun, but Regret is the crowning achievement of a little band who could.…
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and just like Blondie's Maria, this is one hell of a comeback song.
Remember when Blondie came back with this song in 1998? A song so fantastic it could be compared to anything on Plastic Letters, Parallel Lines and Eat To The Beat? Good times.
I suspect this won't be the last post I make regarding the return of Juanita / Howling Bells.
The whole bloomin' show, no less. 00:00 Spilling Time, 04:00 Lay Your Cards Out, 08:10 I See My Mother, 12:40 Very Cruel, 17:30 Amongster, 21:40 Smug, 27:50 Tiff, 32:35 Warrior Lord, 37:05 Vegas, 40:45 Chain My Name, 45:10 Torre, 49:55…
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The finest band Britain has to offer.
A few years back I went to see The War On Drugs' set at the Latitude Festival, solely on the strength of them being described as a cross between Springsteen and My Bloody Valentine. In retrospect that sounds a terrible combo.…
From the forthcoming and, as usual for FLA, wonderfully named Whigfield Sextape EP.
Thanks again Benjamin.
What a song.