Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Better late than never is my final review of the music I bought in 2009. I have mashed together what was originally going to be two posts in to the one, lest I find myself reviewing some of last year's CDs in June.
After getting Slow Club's single Let's Fall ...
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Oh my goodness, it's November and I am only just posting a second music review of 2009. It looks like I will have four reviews to complete for music bought this year, so I'd better pull my finger out.
I am over a year late in buying the second album ...
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Saturday, August 15th, 2009
I have apparently been on a bit of a new music bender this year so far, actively seeking out new artists and bands to keep me entertained. I'm not quite sure why this should be, particularly as the iPod Touch still doesn't have an album shuffle mode, but at ...
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
In my final look back at the music I bought and listened to in 2008 I review everything left over after considering new bands and established acts.
In the case of Best of... albums it rarely makes a difference what year they are bought, as they are essentially nuggets of nostalgia ...
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
In looking back at the music I bought in 2008 I consider established bands to be those with at least a couple of previous albums both released and in my library.
Modey Lemon have been gradually moving away from their loud and vigorous blues-backed rock to a more subdued and musical ...
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
In this review of the music I listened to in 2008 I look back on bands who released their debut or second album last year, or were completely new to me.
The Ting Tings had a huge hit with That's Not My Name, drawing a trememdous buzz for the duo. ...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
When I play music on my iPod Touch I really miss the album shuffle mode available on my old third generation iPod. When I got the Touch I didn't realise it was missing a feature that I used extensively and when I saw it was missing I didn't think ...
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
This weekend found me in the centre of London again, which makes three trips in to town in three weeks. The first trip I had planned to meet up with a friend for a birthday lunch but had managed to get my dates wrong. It still suited me ...
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
I don't play CDs that often any more, instead generally listening to my old third generation iPod, plugged in to my A/V system, playing all of my music on random album play. It is nice to be able to interrupt the iPod's playlist without losing its place by using ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
I happened to be in Woolworths at the weekend browsing for something in particular, when the person I was with pointed out a compilation CD of 80s hits. It was Woolworths' own brand and decidedly cheap in both cost and design, but it's the content that matters. Having ...
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