Tag: John Grant
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Accordions, kilts and moustaches
Via a friend posting a Terry Vision video (oh how I love him – even if I don’t actually ever watch the Eurovision Song Contest) I saw the Greek entry* by Koza Mostra & ???????? ????????? called Alcohol Is Free. Moustaches, beards, accordions, kilts and gypsy punk…what’s not to like? Having checked out a fairly…
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You could be laughing 65% more of the time
Wasn’t sure at first about the new John Grant album, after hearing the ‘electronic’ direction with the Pale Green Ghosts single which 6Music is playing a lot at the moment, but I checked it out anyway and fell in love with it. It’s not all electronic, and as you can here with this excellently wry…
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Queen of Denmark
John Grant like King Creosote or Wild Beasts is one of those artists where their album just *lurks* on your iPod and never leaves, or pops up again and is very welcome. Those of you who have heard the recent strangely sedate version by Sinead O’Connor need to hear the original if you haven’t –…
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RC 211: Mercury Rising
Hottest October for two centuries, warmest September in about 30 years, riots, no podcast for over 2 months, music prize surprises…(ok maybe not the last one). Chaos? Discordianism? Bolivian Cats? Need to send a message to the God of Luxury Bags: What in hades is going on? And put on the tea, I’ll be there…