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?
I first remember hearing the Hoodoo Gurus on the radio in high school, I assume the first song I heard was My girl but it's 35 years ago so my memory may not serve as well as it should. I know for certain that Like Wow Wipeout was a big hit and always played at … Continue reading Stoneage Romeos The Hoodoo Gurus
One of my favourite White Stripes song, less than two minutes of hard guitars and another discussion of love in popular music. And where would music be without love, and where would love be without music. Why do some songs mean more than others to us and does the meaning change over time? Why do … Continue reading Fell in love with a girl
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