Archives for the 'music' Category
Shh
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
We were at the eels gig on Saturday night at the Manchester academy. A fine gig I might add with E and the band in fine form. We did however, experience one of the many things that irritate me at gigs. There are a lot of things that irritate at gigs and I assume these [...]
Manchester Music Mania vote
Monday, May 17th, 2010
An email from my Mum at Chethams School of music has pointed me in the direction of this poll to find out Manchesters favourite song of the last 5o years. The winning song will be put in a time capsule on the new building. Unfortunately I couldn’t get any one to guarantee that if I voted for [...]
Jeremy
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Yes I know there are more important things going on in the word than the closure of a digital only radio station that caters for a niche audience but I don’t care it’s my radio station. This is footage from the BBC Director General’s appearance on Newsnight where he was savaged by Jeremy Paxman, who [...]
On my radio
Friday, February 26th, 2010
I have always been a defender of the BBC. I admit that I do not watch or listen ot a lot of its output, especially that aimed at the teh majority market, soap operas, dancing programmes, etc. I do enjoy the fringe output that the BBC produces the latest gem is that of Charlie Brookers [...]
Winterlong
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Its that time of year again. Here are my favourites of the year in the world of entertainment. In no particular order. top 5 albums Eels – Hombre Lobo A lo fi concept album about a werewolf. Fantastic. Long live the dogfaced boy. The Joy Formidable – A balloon called moaning We have tickets for [...]
Punka
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
It hasn’t gone unnoticed at the House of blue lights that George Lamb is now off 6 music in the daytime and has been replaced with the lovely Lauren Laverne. The work radio has been re-tuned and has been a pleasure this week. No bells, whistles, air horns or moronic ‘banter’ just some good tunes [...]
Lets Talk About it
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
I’m off today feeling sick and sorry for myself. Catching up with some blogs and new music, I got these from the excellent 17 seconds blog. They are making me feel a little better.
True love will find you in the end
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
I must admit to being a late convert to the music of Daniel Johnston, I’d always known of him and probably heard the odd song over the years but I’d never really sat down and listened. That’s the key with Johnston, you have to sit and listen. First you just hear badly recorded and out [...]
Manchester Girl
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Vic Mcglynn (ex 6music presenter) is fronting a podcast filled with new music from Manchester entitled – live from Manchester. Its free and well worth a download, it’s good to hear her dulcet tones back presenting music. I think she’s been off galavanting around the world or something like that.
I just can’t take it anymore
Friday, June 12th, 2009
I’ve managed to get a copy of the new Lemonheads album a week or so before it comes out and it’s superb. I was initially disappointed when I find out Evan Dando was doing another Lemonheads album as his solo stuff is so good in all it’s Gram Parsons inspired glory. This new album though [...]
