Music diary project – Day One
This week, I’m taking part in Nick Southall’s Music Diary Project, which runs for the next seven days. The project involves logging all the music that we listen to, day by day: what we’ve played, how...
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09:25 – 10:15 Katy B – On A Mission (whole album) How: iPod, via headphones Where: Walk to work, office With: just me First play of an eagerly awaited album. I resisted the temptation to skip the...
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09:45 – 09:48 Vendela – Punk Rock Song How: YouTube on iPhone Where: office With: just me I came to this via Twitter, which led me to Popjustice, which led me to YouTube. Enjoyably daft Scandi-pop with...
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09:15 – 09:30 Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere AGF/Delay – Most Beautiful Kill Funeral Party – The Golden Age Of Knowhere How: Spotify on iPhone Where: walking to work With: just me “Everywhere” was my...
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06:30 – 07:15 Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise (whole album) How: iPhone Where: walking to work, office With: just me Up super-early for a Very Important Task, discombobulated after less than six...
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12:00 – 12:40 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs (whole album, but I only listened to tracks 1 to 3) How: CD Where: cottage kitchen / morning room / bathroom With: me and partner Played while I tidied up...
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10:15 – 10:45 Bon Iver – re:stacks Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding Billy Bragg – The Saturday Boy Rachael Yamagata – I’ll Find A Way Daft Punk – Something About Us Dido – Here With Me (skipped after 30...
View ArticleUborka Friday Cocktails
HIATUS BREAKER ALERT! Following a special dispensation from @erzsebel, I am opening the bar for UBORKA COCKTAILS, for THIS AFTERNOON ONLY. However, drinks orders will only be accepted if you PIMP YER...
View ArticleUborka Friday Cocktail Orders.
Humbled by your collective self-effacement, I have waivered the PIMP YER STUFF rule. And in accordance with @merialc’s request, all cocktails will contain added flecks of gold. Please collect your...
View ArticleMike’s favourite albums of 2011
1 PJ Harvey - Let England Shake 2 Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise 3 James Blake - James Blake 4 Origamibiro - Shakkei 5 Gillian Welch - The Harrow & The Harvest 6 Katy B - On A Mission 7 Lou...
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