Month: September 2019
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RIP Daniel Johnston
Sad to hear about the death of ‘outsider’ musician Daniel Johnston at 58. He came out from the cold and became quite mainstream in later decades, much beloved by Kurt Cobain, Flaming Lips and many others in the indie scene. I only saw him once at an Everett True (Meltdown?) arranged gig all with many…
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#Horseproblems
Petrol Hoers came into my life (fnar) last night through the odd means of 6Music (playing silly horse themed crumpltastic punky speed/breakcore? Really?). I’ve been through the whole of his equine oevre (err, horses don’t lay eggs, neither do humans I guess…) and this is my favourite still from the latest album. As Petrol Hoers…
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BEY CHICKEN DANCE
OH DEAR flashbacks to a holiday in Lanzarote as a kid…the Birdie Song aka Chicken Dance LOL. Every day a night for two weeks people. TWO WEEKS. Best thing Beyonce has done though… *cough* She definitely reaches me with gabba covers of early 80’s cheese!
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Pop Goes The Weapon
New Prophets of Rage (the supergroup formed by members of Public Enemy, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and Cypress Hill) and they are back with a hard-hitting video about gun culture in the US and all the shootings this year alone. It’s a good time to be angry, and there is a lot to be…