“Could Well Be In,” The Streets
What Mike Skinner excells at is the quick sketching of small details to create an expressive whole. He’s not the greatest singer/rapper or anything like that, but his quick delineation of character, setting and narrative is worthy of adulation, and his greatest achievement is this wonderful song. […]
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“Good Luck” - Basement Jaxx feat. Lisa Kekula
Lisa Kekula channels her inner Tina Turner for this remarkable dance floor entrant. Basement Jaxx’s flavourful concoction acts like a jolt of adrenalin to the heart – its exhilarating. The barely controlled chaos that needs to be listened to loudly, on the dancefloor as a […]
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Hopefully, this will be part of a year long celebration of 2000-2009. Starting now…
“Ashes” - Embrace
Accoridng to my iTunes, “Ashes” is my second most played song ever, with 234 listens (and I listen to most of my music via VLC, not iTunes, which hates me). I listened it every day for a […]
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A run-down of the year’s best songs from Nike290 (Bill Curran).
Better later than never, I always say…
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Can you name all five members of Radiohead? Sure, you can probably name Thom Yorke (the lead singer, who often dabbles outside the band). And you might be able to name Jonny Greenwood (though, truthfully, the only reason that’s true is the recent press surrounding his There Will Be Blood score). But outside of that, […]
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As Master of the Universe (the blurb universe, people, not the shitty movie with Courtney Cox and that hairy thing with the penchant for barbecued ribs. God!), I now feel compelled to unleash these little beauties out into the world. While I may not agree with every inclusion, I cannot deny that it warms my […]
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