October, 2011

I turn the music up, I got my records on From underneath the rubble sing a rebel song Don’t want to see another generation drop I’d rather be a comma than a full stop – Every Tear Is A Waterfall, Coldplay Coldplay are underrated. Wait! Come back. Let me explain. Still here? Good. Somewhere along [...]

This is the first in a series of earworm weekend indulgence blog posts that detail my personal relationship with music. Approach with caution: may contain references to obscure(ish) bands. Hopefully some of the music fan experiences are universally recognisable though. The Stone Roses reformed last week, 15 years after calling it quits. They’re one of [...]

Dry land Sinking in the quicksand Stranded on the wrong beach Come and rescue me – (Stranded On) The Wrong Beach, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Britpop legends Oasis finally disbanded in 2009 after years of sibling strife. Noel Gallagher declared he couldn’t spend another day in the life of younger brother Liam. Liam and the other [...]

Hold on as we crash into the earth A bit of pain will help you suffer when you’re hurt, for real When you’re driving me crazy From your lips, the word’s a robbery Do you grin inside? You’re killing me – After Midnight, Blink-182 Eight years after their last album and a band split, it’s [...]

John Lennon would have celebrated his 71st birthday on 9 October. To mark the (unfortunate) non-occasion, Yoko Ono has switched on a beacon light at the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland today. The song Imagine is 40 years old. It’s the inspiration for the Imagine Peace Tower and another monument to the former Beatle [...]