Summer festivals are a strange phenomenon. We always long for them, to bum around a field with a tepid can of lager in our mitts and sharing the experience with thousands of like minded people. You’re basking in the sun (this one is usually a dream rather than reality, but allow me some leeway on [...]
It’s really funny how some good music can stay with you forever and almost become the soundtrack to a part of your life. It evokes certain feelings in you and the same thoughts just keep coming back every time you listen to it. A good tune, a good band has that effect on you and [...]
I like a pleasant little surprise from time to time. It doesn’t happen often these days but it’s all the sweeter for it, especially when it invloves one of your favourite things. This is about music. Saturday just gone I went to town to commence my weekly raid in the record stores. I went with [...]
Yo so it’s December 2007 and the Hot Water Music boys have been on “indefinite hiatus” for about 2 yrs. Chuck is busy doin’ his thing and rulin’ at it, A full length, live record, a video, soundtrack, uh, track, 7″ singles fan club, the shows are sick, jesus. The Draft is kickin’ ass all [...]
A sure sign of the apocalypse: Barry Manilow at #1. I know I’m not leaving the house tomorrow. If Manilow can sit atop the charts, anything can happen.