I know I’m a little behind with this, but I am rather enjoying Portlandia at the moment. Carrie Brownstein is a genius! As well as making my #3 album of last year (Wild Flag), she also found time to write and star in this.
Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category
Portlandia
Posted in Uncategorized on February 23, 2012 | 4 Comments »
What Would Be On Buddy Holly’s iPod?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2012 | 55 Comments »
Can you indulge me, Spillers, by taking a detour from our very satisfying literary wanderings in iPod land for a moment? The anniversary of the day the music died was earlier in the month (3rd February), but as Fuel noted on RR today, the music Buddy Holly made had a timeless quality. It would be [...]
Hawaiian Traditional Pop, Reggae and Rap – He Said – She Said
Posted in Pop, Readers Recommend, reggae, Uncategorized, World, tagged 30 Minutes Over Tokyo, Hawaiian guitar, Hawaiian Music, Hawaiian pop, Hawaiian rap, Hawaiian reggae, He said - She said, Jawaiian, Slack Key, ukulele on February 22, 2012 | 5 Comments »
He Says: Yes, it’s Hawaii time ! As you may have gathered I am a bit of a fan, having , in the mid 90s, spent more than is entirely sensible or sane on several trips to these lovely tropical islands. Today, children, we are going to concentrate on the music of this blessed ( [...]
Spill Challenge Vol 2 Number 7 – The Most Annoying Lyric Ever ! ! !
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2012 | 298 Comments »
We all love music – that is why we spend so much time on The Spill and RR, but sometimes it can really make you want to scream ! ! ! I want to find out what really makes you scream. The J-Pop Idol group C-ute are maybe for me the most annoying group ever, [...]
Dory Previn 1925-2012
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged obituary on February 17, 2012 | 15 Comments »
Just wanted to make sure people knew… Guardian obituary
He Said – She Said – Hawaii is going to be late . . . .
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2012 | 5 Comments »
It is all my fault. The last few days I have been really disorganised and totally stressed out and unfocused and I have not prepare the post in time. I think we will publish the Hawaii post at the weekend.
‘Spill Challenge # Better Late Than Never
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2012 | 62 Comments »
Dedicated to Bish & the Insomniacs, Wyngate & the New Parents and anyone else whose eyes are beginning to hurt through lack of sleep (mine’s down to child with lergy, 4 nights and counting) – the most mellow, soothing piece of music you can think of…NOW! Please!
He Said ~ She Said – Poll Result – It’s Hawaii ! ! !
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Hi Everyone ! ! ! We asked you to vote in our poll to decide where we went next in our little tour of Asian music. The Result of our poll was Hawaii ! ! ! ! We will make a post and try and post it on Wednesday as usual. This will be our last post [...]
New Magnetic Fields!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Ooh, all my faves are popping back up this week! How much fun is this?! I can’t think of a more entertaining way to spend two minutes and 10 seconds… Now with added (slightly saucy) video! Aw, doesn’t Stephin make a lovely lady?
Home At Last ! ! ! Okinawa – Indie,Thrash and Punk ~ He said – She Said
Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2012 | 14 Comments »
She says: Okinawa is a sub-tropical paradise with beautiful beaches, mountains and rainforests, wonderful weather and cheerful and generous people and a long and fascinating history. But it is also the poorest prefecture in Japan and nearly 20% of the land is occupied by US military. Many young people have to leave the islands for [...]
Pat Orchard
Posted in 2010s, Uncategorized, tagged Band Of Holy Joy, Pat Orchard, Resonance FM, Tatanka Yotanka on February 7, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Heads up for the next in the occasional series of interviews that me and my pal Sean are somehow allowed to present on London’s Art Radio, Resonance 104.4fm The show is Johny (Band of) Brown and Inga (Holy Joy) Tillere’s regular Friday night slot, ’Mining for Gold’; Our shtick is, think of our favourite musicians, invite [...]
Charles Dickens’ iPod
Posted in Uncategorized on February 7, 2012 | 40 Comments »
Today, just in case you’re somehow unaware of it, is Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday. So following on from Jane Austen’s iPod, what would Mr Dickens be listening to? Here’s one to get us started:
New Sinéad!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »
She sounds to have had a rough old few months, but this new single is really rather joyous and uplifting. Here’s hoping the album, “How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?”, lives up to its promise. Perhaps most intriguingly, it looks to feature a cover of John Grant’s “Queen of Denmark”. I for [...]
Tunes Of The Month – January
Posted in Uncategorized on February 2, 2012 | 11 Comments »
First Aid Kit, Grimes, Laura Gibson, Mark Lanegan Band, Big Pink, Maccabes, Leila & Mt. Sims, Cloud Nothings, Nicolas Jaar with Scout LaRou & Will Epstein, Lower Dens, M.I.A., Roxy Music [Lindstrom & Prins Thomas], Zammuto, Chairlift, Trust.
The Chinese Alternative Music Scene ~ He Said – She Said
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 30 Minutes Over Tokyo, Asian indie, Asian Punk, Asian rock, Chinese indie, Chinese punk, He said - She said, Indie, Uncategorized on February 1, 2012 | 31 Comments »
He Says: The Big C. Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that, as the country opens, up the music scene has begun to blossom. Shanghai was always a bit of a “show town”, the San Francisco of the east and it’s here that the indie scene really seems to flourish. Still early days, apparently [...]
This Is A Public Service Announcement…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2012 | 34 Comments »
Just thought you’d like to know “wyngate jr” (as he certainly isn’t known in the real world) has arrived. He’s “a good size”, and seems very content and well behaved … so far! Mum is also fine. So no more gigs for me for a while….. (Disclaimer: Picture above is not a genuine photo of [...]
Daphne and her brothers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1920s on January 27, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Talking of photographs – were we? – this is my mother and her brothers on the beach, somewhere in Kent, in 1923.
Korean Punk and Indie – He Said – She Said
Posted in Indie, Pop, Punk, Readers Recommend, Uncategorized, World, tagged 30 Minutes Over Tokyo, He said - She said, K-pop, K-rock, korea, Korean Indie, Korean Music, Korean Punk on January 25, 2012 | 13 Comments »
She Says: Most people associate Korea with really well produced, totally professional and internationally successful K-pop boy bands and girl groups. But there is a really exciting alternative music scene and in this post we want to share some of the music by our favorite Korean punk and Indie bands. He says: Yes. In the [...]
Spill Challenge Vol 2. No.4 Orchestral Instruments in Pop and Rock
Posted in 'Spill Challenges, Uncategorized, tagged orchestral instruments on January 24, 2012 | 110 Comments »
Classical music is something I really know nothing about ! ! ! But I do like most of the things I have heard. I like the sound of the instruments a lot and there is a great variety ! ! ! But what about classical orchestral instruments in Rock and Pop?
Tuesday Spill Challenge ? ? ?
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Hi Everyone ! ! ! Has anyone volunteered for the Challenge on Tuesday? I have an idea if no one has claimed it yet! Also what time is desired to be posted on Tuesday, I need to convert time zone ! ! !
Out of Order
Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2012 | 6 Comments »
I recently stumbled across Lotte Kestner’s wonderful covers album from last year, Stolen. Lotte Kestner is the solo project of Anna-Lynne Williams, lead singer of Seattle dream-folk-shoegazers Trespassers William, and the album is a collection of understatedly gorgeous versions of songs by the likes of Bon Iver, The National and Vic Chestnut. It also has [...]
12 for 2012 No. 9: Hidden Orchestra
Posted in 2010s, Post, Uncategorized on January 18, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Friends of mine in Auld Reekie have been banging on about the city’s own Hidden Orchestra for a wee while now. Ach! I feel like the 12 for 2012 has just turned into The Mercury Prize due to the inclusion of this one, the “token jazzy” one….*sigh*
Taiwanese Pop and Indie – He Said – She Said
Posted in Indie, Pop, Uncategorized, World, tagged 30 Minutes Over Tokyo, He said - She said, Taiwan music, Taiwanese Indie, Taiwanese Pop on January 17, 2012 | 10 Comments »
She said Taiwanese popular music was stuck in a rut for a long time during the period of military rule in Taiwan. The army censored a lot of music and artistic expression of all types, but when Military Rule ended in 1986 censorship and government control of music ended and Taiwan began to catch up [...]
Electro Post-Jazz Hip-Hop Indie
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged BADBADNOTGOOD on January 17, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Not sure what I think of this really, but it covers so many ‘Spill bases I couldn’t resist posting it. BADBADNOTGOOD are a Canadian post-jazz fusion band kind of thing, this is their take on Gang Starr’s “Mass Appeal” combined with Joy Division’s “Transmission”.
