One of the indisputable facts of life in the 80’s was that Madonna was sexy, it was as certain as acne, awkwardness and the knowledge that we would all likely die in a nuclear war started by some idiot in a far off hotspot. Although I could never say I was a big fan of … Continue reading Erotica Madonna
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Some time back, Bill & I on our podcast Middle Aged Mixtape discussed our favourite cover songs and tried to distill the essence of what makes a great cover song. Is it being true to the original, is it adding a hook or changing the sound to make the song unrecognisable or is it in … Continue reading The Perfect Cover
Ok, I get it - the Red Hot Chili Peppers aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. I understand that you can only take so much of Anthony Keidis rap/singing about his genitalia and sexual prowess. Yes, they have performed with socks on cocks. They’ve burned through more guitarists than I’ve had hot dinners, been feuding with … Continue reading Guest Blogger Bill Irving: Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Siamese Dream :The Smashing Pumpkins. 10 Albums, day 2. If there was ever a title for “Most dysfunctional band to make a brilliant album”, Smashing Pumpkins and “Siamese Dream“ would have be one of the favourites. Two of the members were in a relationship that went to hell, the drummer is an a-grade heroin addict, … Continue reading Guest Blogger: Bill Irving
Well, it's time to hand the reins to our first guest blogger. Bill's friends have been lucky enough to read his 10 albums in 10 days posts and he's been kind enough to let me post them here so that more people can enjoy them. I'll be posting one a day until he runs out. … Continue reading Guest Blogger: Bill Irving
On my 10 album thing on Facebook, the first album I posted was kick by INXS. I'd originally seen INXS on Countdown in about 1981, we lived in Morawa and at that point in time Countdown and the shop that sold furniture and mixed tapes like rock on 81 and Hitwave 82 were the only … Continue reading KICK or peak INXS(take your pick)
A couple of years ago the latest update from Apple came packaged with U2's latest album , an album that impressed me so much I've since forgotten the name. The outrage was amazing, how dare Apple give me a free album, how can I get this off my phone? Bono is a tosser. You know … Continue reading What’s the problem with U2?
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