So there’s been another lengthy gap between now and my last entry. Unfortunately, I’ve ended up having one of those months. Nothing depressing or anything like that, but quite hectic; it all started off with a nice holiday in Sussex seeing family for the first time in nearly a year, then I returned home andContinue reading “Entry #30 – More of What I’ve Been Listening to Lately (a.k.a At least one entry per month, dammit!)”
Tag Archives: 1997
Entry #29 – Urban Hymns (a.k.a One Last Hurrah)
I’ve actually been in the presence of Richard Ashcroft. The final days of the 20th century, around Christmas ‘99, in Oxford Street, doing a bit of shopping with my Mum pushing me around in my pram. He just happened to be there, with an air of ‘Do you know who I am?’ about him. NotContinue reading “Entry #29 – Urban Hymns (a.k.a One Last Hurrah)”
Entry #25 – Blur (a.k.a Fame’s a Bitch part 2.5)
Not too long ago I finished reading the Blur biography 3862 Days, written up by Stuart Maconie at the time of the release of 13 in the dying months of the 20th century. Most Blur fans already know the cliffnotes of the band’s 90s output but this book really fills in the gaps and expandsContinue reading “Entry #25 – Blur (a.k.a Fame’s a Bitch part 2.5)”
Entry #23 – Earthling (a.k.a Onomatopoeic music)
Story goes I was bored during lockdown. I know, shocking. I needed something new to listen to in order to pass the time. After careful thinking I decided to step away from my usual hunting grounds of good ol’ fashioned Britpop and try out some David Bowie. But then I was confronted with the oneContinue reading “Entry #23 – Earthling (a.k.a Onomatopoeic music)”
A-Side Glance 