“Everybody wanted ‘Yandhi’/But Jesus Christ did the laundry” So Kanye ditched ‘Yandhi‘, which was late in its production and looked like it might become very worthwhile, to instead work on a completely new album. OK. I mean, switching projects completely so rapidly and frequently might not bode well for general standards of quality, but who … Continue reading 64 Kanye West: Jesus is King (& no.63)
Next September, it’ll be ten years since Kanye West famously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 VMA awards. Which award? Which Taylor Swift song/video/album won? Which work by Beyonce was Kanye so aggrieved didn’t win? Literally nobody knows. And yet I promise you that every person you mention the moment to will be able … Continue reading 12 Kanye West: Ye
The wild tackle in the 1991 FA Cup Final- that Paul Gascoigne injured himself so comprehensively attempting that he was never the same player again- was a painful example of the kind of aggressive and impulsive thought process that actually played its part in making Gazza the amazing player he was. If you took such … Continue reading 36 Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
More than 25’000 words talking about The Manic Street Preachers’100 greatest songs.I can die now…
Proof that 2020 was actually an amazing year, with just the first third of the magical bangers that battled through ‘unprecedented times’
We’ve made it! And you’re unlikely to find a more worthy winner than the spellbinding debut by @070shake Buy it, listen to it, get the t-shirt, just leave me alone now, please
Boom! We’re just outside the top ten with five FUCKING ESSENTIAL albums! Three from 2020, one from 2019, and one from 2009. It’s how I roll…
As always, I jump on any opportunity to bore on about The Manics, so the recent reissue gave me a chance to bore on about heir most unfairly maligned album
My Life in Albums is finally finished! It’s been a long road, but it’s at least let me rediscover forgotten classics (it didn’t make the list, but everyone needs to seek out Everything Picture by Ultrasound)
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We cover my blossoming into a real music fan in 1997 up until I finished university in 2006 as a happy waster. it’s My Life in Albums (part 2 97 to 06)
