So this is it, the top 5 albums of the noughties. Don’t bother reading anyone elses list as we know mine is the only one that counts and everybody else will be completely wrong. If you don’t own these 5 albums then you really don’t deserve to be my friend, not that I’m suggesting you go buy them RIGHT NOW or anything, cause that would be childish ( Read more... )

And now we hit the top 10, enjoy ( Read more... )

15. The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday ( Read more... )

And now for the next five, again no surprises I don’t think ( Read more... )

So it’s taken me a while to consider doing this, I was thinking that I couldn’t even think of ten decent albums for the last decade at one point, but after seeing a load of lists online, and lastyearsgirl putting her list up then I just had to join in. I have trimmed it down to a top 25 which was not easy and means loads of good bands haven’t been ( Read more... )

Just been reading Channel Zero by Brian Wood (the best comic writer around just now, or is that Jonathan Hickman, do any of you even know who these people are?) and getting angry, mostly at myself but equally at the world and even at people I know. Not angry in a nasty way, but angry that we let all of this just happen to us, we don’t fight back, ( Read more... )

So if you only had 10 albums to tell someone who you are, what 10 albums would you choose? This idea came through my head when I was in New Zealand and surrounded by a bunch of people I didn’t know. Whilst looking around Real Groovy in Auckland I was thinking what I could do with say $100 to show someone what was important to me, and what made me ( Read more... )

So now I'm back in the UK I'll be able to start keeping this music blog a bit more updated, still not got great internet access as at my ma's home and that means dial-up, not really conducive to listening to new music online, or spending hours reading music sites/blogs but I shall try my best ( Read more... )

I'm trying to get worked up about the Brit awards but it's just so bleugh that is there any reason to get angry or passionate about it? I'll miss getting drunk, watching the event, and blogging away for everyone's enjoyment, but that is about it.

( My thoughts are under the cut though should you be bored at any time: )

I've been tagged by my little sister, so in a break from music I bring you 6 (un)interesting facts about me which you may or may not have known. Not that I can actually think of anything interesting to write at this point, this may take a couple of hours to do.

1. When I broke my toes on my left foot at school I did it after swinging from a tree and ( Read more... )