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In post n of an ongoing so-called series, here's the current load in my CD changer. I'll probably reload it later today, as I've got some more CDs since, but for now it's got ...

1. Various artists - NCIS: Benchmark (soundtrack album)
   
2. Poe - Haunted
   
3. Show of Hands w/ Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton - Centenary: Words & Music of The Great War [CD1 - ( Read more... )

As the next one is coming up soon, a quick retrospective of last year's DV8Fest festival. Some of these acts will be playing again this time, including The Savoy Ballroom (rather fine) and Utah Saints (bloody awesome ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago I, and a few of my colleagues, made the short walk to St Olave's Church in London, site of Samuel Pepys' grave and also the inspiration for Dickens' "St Ghastly Grim", in order to attend one of their regular recitals. This time the performer was our former colleague, the medieval harpist (harper ?) Leah Stuttard, playing a ( Read more... )

Actually, no.

It appears that my general aversion to the genre known as 90s BritPop is weakening. I feel ... dirty. And not necessarily in a good way. [grin]

(Admittedly, at the moment I'm only encountering it on compilations, so I'm probably getting the best examples, but I caught myself wondering whether the rest of Supergrass' ouevre is as fun as Caught By ( Read more... )

Have recently got home from work, and still sniffly. However, I have some recent musical purchases to sustain me, and I thought I'd share what they are ...

• Go Cat Go! (A tribute to the Stray Cats) - Various Artists
• Galore - Kirsty MacColl
• 5 - Red Sky Coven
• Today is a Good Day - New Model Army
• 3 - Nouvelle Vague

My colleagues were complaining that it was too quiet, and that they wanted some music to listen to. I've got speakers on my monitor, so helpfully offered to unplug my headphones and listen to music out loud. I even helpfully removed the album I had been listening to (Data Plague by Primary Slave¹) and put in Odyssey (1992-2002) by Juno Reactor ( Read more... )

Yep, it's still the 90s ... I've just ordered a ticket for Therapy? (Islington Academy on Tuesday 5th May)

Huzzah.

I've had the rather fine Joolz & New Model Army recording of this going through my head (although I think they drop the last two stanzas) ...

( 'Song to the men of England' - Percy Bysshe Shelley )