Authenticity is a funny old thing. In most musical genres you care to mention, there’s always a die-hard bunch of fans who complain that these new artists aren’t as good as the old ones, things were much better in the old days, blah de blah de blah. Of course, they are missing the whole point [...]
All posts for the month October, 2009
The Pitchfork 500 Old Skool Evolution – Run DMC to BDP
Posted by loftandlost on October 30, 2009
http://loftandlost.com/2009/10/30/the-pitchfork-500-old-skool-evolution-run-dmc-to-bdp/
Inappropriate Songs (Part 312 of an ongoing series)
In case you haven’t already heard, Morrissey collapsed onstage during a show in Swindon last night. Here’s been unwell this year – having to cancel shows due to illness – and he’s currently in hospital under observation. Let’s hope that whatever he is suffering from is treated quickly and that he gets better soon. For [...]
Posted by loftandlost on October 25, 2009
http://loftandlost.com/2009/10/25/inappropriate-songs-part-312-of-an-ongoing-series/
Run Rabbit Run
Writing a music blog has its ups and downs. Sometimes, you get the feeling that every song you listen to, you’re doing it to see if it will fit into the blog and you spend your time trying to find an interesting thing to say about it (and usually failing). For the worrisome types like [...]
Posted by loftandlost on October 23, 2009
http://loftandlost.com/2009/10/23/run-rabbit-run/
Brix Trax
I’ve been resisting the temptation to write about the Pavement reunion. Resisted until now, at least, because whilst them playing shows in Austin or New York or Lamar, Nebraska is kind of interesting in a “Pavement reforming and not doing any shows in the UK? Well, that’s nice” way, they’ve just announced a show at [...]
Posted by loftandlost on October 21, 2009
http://loftandlost.com/2009/10/21/brix-trax/
New Music – Mixtapes and Cellmates
Stockholm is a truly lovely place. Beautiful buildings lie dotted around about a thousand islands, so you’re never far from a bit of waterfront from which you can survey the city’s glacial beauty. And glacial it is, because it’s usually fucking freezing. And between October and April, dark. Still, it gives those charming people time [...]
Posted by loftandlost on October 18, 2009
http://loftandlost.com/2009/10/18/new-music-mixtapes-and-cellmates/
All Work And No Play Redux
All Work And No Play Makes Loft And Lost A Dull Boy All Work And No Play Makes Loft And Lost A Dull Boy All Work And No Play Makes Loft And Lost A Dull Boy All Work And No Play Makes Loft And Lost A Dull Boy So here we are again. Pretty much [...]
Posted by loftandlost on October 17, 2009
http://loftandlost.com/2009/10/17/all-work-and-no-play-redux/
The Liverpool And Manchester
Liverpool and Manchester. Two of England’s greatest cities, separated by a mere 35 miles, they have a rivalry that has festered for hundreds of years. The economic rivalry drove both cities to build huge Victorian edifices in their city centres. The football rivalry – the cities are responsible for the two most successful clubs in [...]
Posted by loftandlost on October 11, 2009
http://loftandlost.com/2009/10/11/the-liverpool-and-manchester/
Doolittle, Doolive
This whole “Doing A Whole Album From 20 Years Ago Live” thing is a curious matter. When bands like Teenage Fanclub do “Bandwagonesque” and Tindersticks play “Second Album”, it’s really nice, because you’ve kind of forgotten about them, and it’s lovely to be reminded afresh about what great bands they are. But the Pixies did [...]
Posted by loftandlost on October 10, 2009
http://loftandlost.com/2009/10/10/doolittle-doolive/
Some Thoughts On Radiohead
The other week, I was listening to a live Radiohead show from Seville. A number of thoughts struck me. The first was that, on form, they are an astonishing live band. To be able to replicate intricate, neo-jazz-dub-funk-rock numbers like “15-Step” live, and to do it well, shows that they are superlative musicians. Second, that [...]
Posted by loftandlost on October 5, 2009
http://loftandlost.com/2009/10/05/some-thoughts-on-radiohead/
A Go-Between Dream
I had a dream the other night. Me and the missus went to one of the more salubrious venues to watch The Go-Betweens play a show, starting with an acoustic set, followed by a full electric set. Very good it was too, until I had to take a big metal cage up Bloomfield Road in [...]
Posted by loftandlost on October 4, 2009
http://loftandlost.com/2009/10/04/a-go-between-dream/
