Mumbling About
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This blog could now be a testament to procrastination. I mumble, mutter, rant and pontificate too much about music and books so I thought I'd write it down instead and save the ears of my loved ones from having to block out my opinions.
Mumbling About
1w ago
I receive a notification here a few days back (not quite a dozen) that I registered this blog twelve years ago. That’s quite a while ago though my current lapsed-blogger status means that there isn’t quite the multitude of posts that duration would normally indicate. With both these facts in mind and that I didn’t ..read more
Mumbling About
2M ago
In the interest of fairness, after my recent clump of new music from new bands, it’s probably about time to highlight such offerings from acts more familiar to the collective ear. Pearl Jam – Dark Matter I couldn’t be considered a Pearl Jam fan if I a) hadn’t listened to this a good few times ..read more
Mumbling About
2M ago
Believe it or not, I love talking about music. I recently had the genuine pleasure of sitting down with Geoff to do just that for his The 1002nd Album podcast to talk about a track that’s very close to my heart. I follow only a few podcasts but I’ve been enjoying Geoff’s for some time ..read more
Mumbling About
2M ago
Blowing the dust off the cartridge to plug the ‘Tracks‘ format wherein I spotlight a particular song that stands out in my mental jukebox and sits amongst my favourites back into action. Are these favourite songs? I suppose so. If one of those folks in Hollywood could finally settle on a suitable compensation package for me ..read more
Mumbling About
2M ago
“Why do you need new bands? Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974.” In my determination, as I march toward the middle of my fourth decade, not to become stuck in any kind of rut, especially musical, I try and keep my ear out for good new music as much as I can. As much as ..read more
Mumbling About
4M ago
Bonjour mes amis et bon retour! As I stumble blindly forward with posting here I find myself once again starting off the week working from home and enjoying a post-rock soundtrack thinking “hey, it’s time for another one of those Post-rock Monday’ posts I used to try and do frequently”. Given my affinity for our ..read more
Mumbling About
4M ago
Never fear, readers of the blog world! I am here to put your mind at rest on multiple fronts: yes, I’m still about; yes, I’m going to answer that burning question ‘what the fuck has he been listening to?’; yes, you’ve made it to the ‘good’ list and Santa shall be dropping gifts beneath your ..read more
Mumbling About
5M ago
Thurston Moore – erstwhile founder and guitar wrangler, singer etc of Sonic Youth – has been popping up a fair bit on my news feed of late. He’s got a memoir out (which I look forward to reading) and as a health issue has limited his physical wandering to promote it, there’s no shortage of ..read more
Mumbling About
5M ago
From the PR: “Victorian England. A world of rural fairgrounds and glamorous London theatres. A world of dark secrets and deadly obsessions… Twin sisters Keziah and Tilly Lovell are identical in every way, except that Tilly hasn’t grown a single inch since she was five. Coerced into promoting their father’s quack elixir as they tour ..read more
Mumbling About
6M ago
The will is there, the time isn’t always there for getting back into this after a summer lay-off… but lobbing up a quick ‘I’ve been listening to this sort of thing’ list isn’t a bad way to get into it, I guess. It’s been a surprisingly music-heavy time lately helped by needing (thanks to throwing ..read more