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)”
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Entry #3 – The Great Escape (a.k.a I’m A Professional Cynic But My Heart’s Not In It)
Over the course of lockdown, Tim Burgess has been busy keeping the masses happy on Twitter by organising online listening parties (#TimsTwitterListeningParty) for various albums. Well, on Friday August 21st, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Britpop between Oasis and Blur, we heard the latter’s album The Great Escape (Coincidentally celebrating itsContinue reading “Entry #3 – The Great Escape (a.k.a I’m A Professional Cynic But My Heart’s Not In It)”
Entry #0 – Beetlebum (a.k.a: Testing, testing…)
Let’s call this post the ‘pilot episode’ for the blog, because I’m still trying to get my head around getting my own website to work. Now, we all have had to start somewhere when it comes to music. Some of us may look back and remember where it all began, the tunes that got usContinue reading “Entry #0 – Beetlebum (a.k.a: Testing, testing…)”
A-Side Glance 