I am confused, as to the nature of fandom. Read the rest of this entry »
song of the day 4. antlered auntlord
30/01/2016Reinforcement, and it feels so good. Read the rest of this entry »
a few notes on various functions of music criticism
28/01/2016What do we mean by music journalism?
“A music critic can be enthusiast, communicator, discoverer of new bands, dry academic trying to theorise about everything, conduit between musician and public, complainer about the state of music, agent provocateur, diarist, revolutionary, lightening rod of great ideas, drunken fool, failed musician, aural guerrilla or a combination of all of those” – John Robb, Louder Than War
the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 17
27/01/2016Little has changed. Read the rest of this entry »
song of the day 3. porridge radio
27/01/2016Look away. It’s OK. No one will mind. Read the rest of this entry »
1980s soft rock mix (first draft)
22/01/2016Clearly, not all these are from the 1980s. Nor are all of them soft rock, strictly speaking. There is a a fair smattering of New Wave among the bandanas. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Your friends are a massive bunch of dicks’. Bowie fans and Guardian readers get personal.
21/01/2016I did not expect to have to run a disclaimer first, but perhaps I should have done. Read the rest of this entry »
reasons i am not that sort of bowie fan
19/01/2016I am not a racist, but… Read the rest of this entry »
a dozen of my favourite covers of David Bowie songs
17/01/2016I know I have already written a similar post, but this is far more finely honed. Read the rest of this entry »
reasons I am not a David Bowie fan
16/01/2016My new favourite album is Young Americans. Read the rest of this entry »
the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 6
16/01/2016Woke up this morning. David Bowie is dead. Read the rest of this entry »
the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 5
15/01/2016I know why people keep their headphones on when they are not listening to anything. Read the rest of this entry »
the troubled diary of a David Bowie fan, day 3
13/01/2016Day three, Wednesday
Woke up. David is still dead (shock). Starting to believe it could all be a gigantic hoax (bargaining). Read the rest of this entry »
The next day after in London: a photographic tribute to David Bowie
13/01/2016“It was a slightly surreal but moving experience to read and hear the words of ordinary fans rather than celebs and politicians in the media.” Read the rest of this entry »
song of the day 2. Hinds
12/01/2016A few fundamentals of rock’n’roll. Read the rest of this entry »
David Bowie and the 7 stages of grief
12/01/2016This is how it unfolded for me. Read the rest of this entry »
The Man Who Changed The World
11/01/2016My Facebook feed of the last 31 minutes… Read the rest of this entry »
song of the day 1. Jenny Hval
10/01/2016The images she dislodges from my mind with this song I am unable to share. Read the rest of this entry »
101 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear – John Lennon’s Rock’N’Roll
07/01/2016To this day, I am not sure why I was so attracted to Lennon as a surly teen. Read the rest of this entry »
A cut-out-and-keep review of the new David Bowie album
06/01/2016Blackstar is a ground-breaker/game-changer/startling reinvention of Bowie’s own oeuvre/legacy/past that never/rarely/occasionally fails to astonish/enlighten/surprise, the sort of album the Thin White Duke/Ziggy Stardust/that bloke who appeared as an extra in Extras has not produced/managed/achieved since the last one/Scary Monsters/Station to Station. Read the rest of this entry »
Not so much the Top 200 Albums of All Time, as the Most Depressing Music List of All Time
05/01/2016Some observations on the latest attempt by a group of given-up music critics to reinforce the rock canon. Read the rest of this entry »