Cover versions are tricky blighters. If you’re a musician, and you love a particular song, how better can you pay homage than to drip your huge talent all over it, like a bear eating a large, honey-filled beehive? Except, of course, for those pesky bees stinging you. Those pesky bees being a metaphor for the [...]
All posts for the month December, 2010
Limit To Your Bass
Posted by loftandlost on December 31, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/31/limit-to-your-bass/
Happy Happy Joy Joy
What is this bit between Xmas and New Year called? The bit that, following on from the food-and-wine-and-port-and-more-food-and-bickering extravaganza of Xmas and the hedonistic fray that is New Year’s Eve (or as we now call it, “The Night Of HOW Much Is The Babysitter Charging?”), just kind of sits there like your spinster great Aunt [...]
Posted by loftandlost on December 29, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/29/happy-happy-joy-joy/
Review Of 2010 – Albums, Two
So, following on from yesterday’s first part, featuring all the records I was disappointed or just a bit meh-d with, here’s my list of ones I liked. Like I said yesterday, no absolute favourites, but some of the songs on these albums will live with me until my brain finally dissolves through alcohol abuse and [...]
Posted by loftandlost on December 21, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/21/review-of-2010-albums-two/
Review Of The Year – Albums, One
2010, for me, hasn’t been a vintage year. No Yellow House, no Funeral, no You Forgot It In People, no Boxer. Some good albums, sure, but there was little that really grabbed me by the balls and forced me to listen. Here’s the first part of a three-part review of the year, with the first [...]
Posted by loftandlost on December 20, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/20/review-of-the-year-albums-one/
Godspeed You! Black Emperor at Troxy, London
You know you’ve reached some exalted height of geekdom when you find yourself walking into a Godspeed You! Black Emperor gig with a David Foster Wallace book1. They are a band that have tended to attract the more cerebral end of the music-loving public; dense instrumental songs that can go on for tens of minutes [...]
Posted by loftandlost on December 14, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/14/godspeed-you-black-emperor-at-troxy-london/
I’m A Civilian Baby, So Why Don’t You Blog Me?
Last month, I had the joy of seeing Wye Oak play live (supporting Spoon). Very good they were too, with a set list heavily comprised of material from their upcoming album. Bit of a pain that, since I wanted to hear some oldies, but you can’t have what you want in this life, can you1? [...]
Posted by loftandlost on December 14, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/14/im-a-civilian-baby-so-why-dont-you-blog-me/
Transdermal The What Now?
I have no idea why this song was in my head when I woke up this morning. Good, though, eh? MP3: Transdermal Celebration by Ween Buy “Quebec” (CD) Here
Posted by loftandlost on December 13, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/13/transdermal-the-what-now/
Grapefruit
A theme this blog returns to from time to time is how the blazes anyone’s going to make a living in the music industry these days. Artists can always go out on tour, but what about the labels that release their records? Records that no-one’s buying1? And how can anyone do something different to separate [...]
Posted by loftandlost on December 12, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/12/grapefruit/
Who Will Know?
The other day, on my fourth consecutive night out, a friend started singing “Don’t Stop Believin’”. As you can imagine, this isn’t exactly a favourite of mine. Quite the opposite. I hate it. Trite, irritating guff that drives me insane. You could safely say I’m not a big fan of this whole “Glee”-inspired reappraisal of [...]
Posted by loftandlost on December 11, 2010
http://loftandlost.com/2010/12/11/who-will-know/
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