This week I have mostly listening to Teenage Fanclub. I'd totally forgotten how brilliant they are, but this clip reminded me: The things I love about this clip are a) the count in, b) the vocal harmony at 1.07 c) the GCSE student playing wicked drums, and d) quite how rubbish they look, proving image is nothing. Plus they were one of Kurt Cobain's favourite bands. The thing I don't like about the clip is the weird little character at the start. I've also been reminded about The Posies. Do you remember them? The years haven't been too kind: "Frosting... ... continue ...
that we're so busy wassail, wassailing all over the town, making paper chains, writing songs that we hope won't turn out in 5/4, socialising, playing MarioKart (Luigi on a Wild Wing, since you ask), opening our advent Calendars and suchlike that we haven't actually got a Christmas gig. I know, and I'm sorry - what are you supposed to do now, you cry in anguish? Well, we've been doing a spot of acoustic recording with The Sound of the Ladies (clue: there are no ladies, and he's got a beard), and he, as well as Doing Stuff and pointing a... ... continue ...
There's a new song we have which seems to have been under wraps for ages now. It's our Christmas song "You're hard to buy for", and although we played it once in a Church, we never seem to get round to performing it. I think it's got a bit of a hold over us. It scares us. We fear the 5/4 ness of it. Songs in 5/4 are usually only written by Sting and jazz types, and in my opinion, are not to be trusted. There are a few notable exceptions, however, "You're hard to buy for being one". I... ... continue ...
Look, I know I've mentioned him before, but it's not just me this time, honest. The Grauniad/Observer are getting people (well alright, Grauniad/Observer writers) to name their favourite albums and super Bob Stanley of St Etienne fame has nominated Fire Escape in the Sky: The godlike genius of Scott Walker, which features, well, the godlike etc etc of etc etc and is also, as Mr Stanley points out, an act of great generosity on the part of Mr Julian Cope, who put it together. The album, as we quaintly called them, was hard to get hold of in them days,... ... continue ...
Friday November 18, Dead or Alive @ THE COMEDY, 7 Oxendon Street, London, SW1Y 4EE (nearest tubes - Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square), 8:45pm, first band at 8pm. £5 with a copy of this page or our mailing list flyer, £6 without!
