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Entry #17 – Weird Fishes/Arpeggi (a.k.a Owens vs La Havas)

I think you have to be in a very specific kind of mood before you listen to a Radiohead album, especially during lockdown when your mental health is in a state of constant flux and the album you said you’d listen to would be Kid A. Simply put, for most of January I didn’t thinkContinue reading “Entry #17 – Weird Fishes/Arpeggi (a.k.a Owens vs La Havas)”

Entry #16 – Kid A (a.k.a Fame’s a Bitch part 2)

All good things come to an end as the saying goes. Britpop had to end at some point after peaking in the summer of 1995 with Blur v Oasis. The most commonly cited factor that brought about the movement’s end is Radiohead’s OK Computer. We all know about that album. How many times has thatContinue reading “Entry #16 – Kid A (a.k.a Fame’s a Bitch part 2)”

Entry #15 – Sampling Soundtracks II: James Bond (a.k.a No, Mr Bond, I expect you to release the bloody film already!)

Happy 2021! At the time of writing this we are about less than a week into the New Year and the world hasn’t burst into flames or anything just yet, so I’d say that we’re off to a good start. Just another 360-odd days to go. I said at the end of the last entryContinue reading “Entry #15 – Sampling Soundtracks II: James Bond (a.k.a No, Mr Bond, I expect you to release the bloody film already!)”

Entry #14 – This is Hardcore (a.k.a Fame’s A Bitch part 1)

Say what you like about the Britpop phenomenon during the 1990s, but there is one simple fact about it that you cannot escape. It made and broke its stars, and it more than made sure it took them with it during its rough death. Think about where everyone started; young, eager to break through intoContinue reading “Entry #14 – This is Hardcore (a.k.a Fame’s A Bitch part 1)”

Entry #13 – Sampling Soundtracks I: Ridge Racer Type 4 (a.k.a Hey! It’s a new record!)

And so we reach unlucky number thirteen on A-Side Glance and commemorate it by starting a new on-off series to break up the regular reviews of albums and singles. For most of my life, I have been a fan of video games. When my father Simon passed away in November 2000 I inherited his NintendoContinue reading “Entry #13 – Sampling Soundtracks I: Ridge Racer Type 4 (a.k.a Hey! It’s a new record!)”