Good evening! There’s less than an hour of 2008 left and so it’s time for my traditional Best Albums list. This year, I had to whittle it down from 63 albums to the final forty below. Therefore, every album below is a winner, no matter the placing, I had to leave a lot out that [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Ho ho ho!
As a special festive treat, for one week only you can download the mp3 version of my 2006 ‘A New Surprise EP’ totally free! I’ve even written a little background blurb that I’ve included as a text file.
The EP was originally released as 7″ vinyl by Heavenly Pop Hits, a Swedish indie [...]
The best new tune tonight was ‘Never Stops’ by Deerhunter. Check out their lovely new album!
The best old tune was Lulu’s ‘To Sir With Love.’ What a beautiful pop song!
Tonight, you heard:
Danny Elfman - Edward Scissorhands
Rae & Christian - Blazing The Crop
Money Mark - Hand In Your Head
Sunny Day Real Estate - Killed By [...]
Last night, I went to the These Waves EP launch gig at the Vic. Sadly, I missed the first two bands but I managed to catch Wintermute and These Waves, who both rocked like buggery. Check out their new EP!
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Tonight’s best new tune was ‘Vuvuvu’ by MSTRKRFT. It’s simply a great slab of electropop, bumping along like a baby rhino. Get it now!
The best old tune was ‘Voyage Voyage’ by Desireless. Again, great electropop! I love the semiquaver bass-synth thrumming in the chorus. Fantastic!
Midtown - Direction
Chromeo - My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)
Mystery [...]
The jury at the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes will not be able to consider a verdict of unlawful killing, the coroner has said.
Sir Michael Wright said that having heard all the evidence, a verdict of unlawful killing was “not justified”.
Mr de Menezes, 27, was shot dead by police at Stockwell [...]