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Pebbles of sound, Lymington 2021

Jumbled pebbles of sound

I used to write pretty lists and carefully crafted summaries at the end of each year, imagining myself into a … More

Caribou, Damon Albarn, Gemma Cullingford, Lonelady, Nation of Language, Public Service Broadcasting, Saint Etienne, Self Esteem, Wet Leg

Unlocked – Let’s play all our 12s!

After completing Lockdown LPs, which took me a year, I’ve decided it’s only right to roll out my 12-inch singles. … More

Vinyl

Lockdown LPs – Let’s play all our records!

Right. I’m going to do something I’ve always wanted to do: A near-300 LP DJ set over several months. The … More

Lockdown, Pandemic, Vinyl, Youth culture

Pulp – This is Hardcore – 20 years on

It’s 20 years since Pulp released This is Hardcore, the band’s sixth studio album. This was Jarvis Cocker’s dark time. … More

Britpop, Jarvis Cocker, Pulp

This is what I listened to this year

Better late than never… this is a list of music I enjoyed over the last 12 months. Plus – for … More

Beach House, Blur, Courtney Barnett, Deerhunter, Hot Chip, Julia Holter, Mac DeMarco, Public Service Broadcasting, Ultimate Painting, Young Fathers

Cult raving in a blindfold: my tunes of 2014

In very particular order, these are the albums which brought out cult-like feelings of worship and belonging in La Doble … More

2014 albums of the year, 2014 tracks of the year, Caribou, Clark, Dan Snaith, East India Youth, Hidden Cameras, Jungle, Mogwai, Perfume Genius, Robyn, Robyn and Royksopp

Kate Bush: We need to check that you are human

From Cloudbusting to Captcha crunching: how the chase for Kate Bush tickets made us pine for days spent queuing in … More

Kate Bush, Kate Bush tickets

The circle of hip and why we shouldn’t fear the tattooed douchebags

Clive Martin’s essay on the “sad young douchebags who took over modern Britain” is a fascinating dissection of a generation … More

Abercrombie and Fitch, Modern douchebag, Porn, Premier League, Vice, Youth culture

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And oh, oh, how many years

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