Song of the day – 65: Effi Briest
Someone was kind enough to send me the Effi Briest album. I was thinking of subtitling this post “one more reason why I’m cooler than you” but realised that the increments of cultural capital I’m...
View ArticleSong of the day – 378: No Mas Bodas
Oh, for Bangs’ sake. Another band from Austin, TX. Oh no, wait … that’s not Athens, GA … that’s Texas. Phew. I want to mention Ništa Nije Ništa here. I love Ništa Nije Ništa. The name might mean...
View ArticleSong of the day – 421: Muscles Of Joy
Oh wow. If all else fails, trust Tamsin. Trust Tamsin. What does it sound like? Sixties Italian horror movie soundtracks performed by a seven-piece all-female matriarchal tribe whose gods are … And...
View Articlethe greatest band of 2011* only revealed themselves to me halfway through...
This above fact means it’s too late to feature them in my “best of 2011″ list. (Clearly it’s not, as everything is online and easily amendable, but give me a break why don’t you? I’m trying to make a...
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