Florence + The Machine have a new album coming out – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. I’m a big fan of their music so I pre-ordered the album on iTunes … Read More
“I know a place where a body can hide”
I first got hooked on Murder by Death (the band) when they traded cover songs with Amanda Palmer. She recorded Three Men Hanging and they recorded Another Year and the tracks were released as a 7″ … Read More
“We are the ones they left behind”
Continuing the post-apocalyptic theme for the traditional Wednesday music post… Get a FREE copy of my short story, Only Friends by subscribing to my newsletter. [“We are the ones they left behind” by Philip … Read More
“Everyone has a different story”
I had to make an unexpected trip back to the UK last week and while I was there, I stopped by Banbury’s newly resurrected independent record store, Record Savings, with a couple … Read More
“On the razor’s edge you trail”
Mad Max the Musical, anyone? Get a FREE copy of my short story, Only Friends by subscribing to my newsletter. [“On the razor’s edge you trail” by Philip Harris first appeared on … Read More
“A hairy happy family”
I can’t believe I didn’t post Molly Lewis’ The Year of the Beard when it was released last year. Time to rectify that. My wife and I went to see … Read More
“Both you and I resist control”
Whenever I get a new album I like, I tend to play it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and … Read More
“Just one Cornetto”
A change of pace this week. I met Pookiesnackenburger at my home town’s annual carnival/country fair thing, many years ago. They’re one of four things I remember from those annual fairs: … Read More
“A sickly kind of orange”
Another of my top three Cure songs – Wrong Number from 1997. Wrong Number is taken from the “Singles” album – Galore. [“A sickly kind of orange” by Philip Harris first appeared on Solitary Mindset on … Read More
“Come over here and kiss me”
Back to musical Wednesdays with some shaky-cam footage of the final song from The Cure gig we attended in London last year – Hey You. I was particularly happy at this … Read More