music

Hey Mickey! from Sporter 667 days old

[ ... ] of the music class by the respectable DM wearers. These cool dudes referred to my workman’s boots as “Clodhoppers”. The next mistake was the ...

The Sun Always Shines On TV from Sporter 695 days old

This is a new feature where I invite friends to confess to their secret love of uncool songs (from the late 70’s or 80’s). If I have a personal memory ...

Old Ways from Sporter 866 days old

[ ... ] the music didn't particularly inspire me. On Saturday, I changed my tune and went to visit a bagpipes factory outside A Coruña. More on that ...

Wednesday, with the Mondays from Sporter 878 days old

[ ... ] the new music store. Despite a few sound problems the Mondays weren’t bad. Obviously my expectations were not what they would’ve been 15-20 years ...

Musical Accents from Sporter 892 days old

One notable development in the successful young Scottish rock bands of our time is that some are losing the fear of singing in their own accents. The ...

A Day in Vienna from Sporter 936 days old

[ ... ] to his music, which Dylan, although still writing good songs, has all but lost. I don’t think anyone introduced me to Mr. Waits. I used to ...

Death and the Maiden from Sporter 964 days old

This week’s featured song has a double literary connection. French poet Paul Verlaine gets a mention and perhaps inspired the Verlaines’ name. The song ...

The Tin Drum from Sporter 982 days old

I recently had a listen to this very successful early eighties album by the group Japan. I don’t think it stands up too well, due in part to the full-blown ...

Victory for the Comic Muse from Sporter 993 days old

Is anyone else out there of the view that there are a plethora of guitar bands around with with dull and obscure lyrics that are inaudible in many instances? ...

Flight of Icarus from Sporter 1004 days old

"Icarus, my son, I charge you to keep at a moderate height, for if you fly too low the damp will make your wings too heavy, and if too high the heat ...