WATCH THE KERB SOAK UP THIS MADNESS... Sleaford Mods - Eton Alive | Released: 2019 Extreme Eating | Produced: Matt Colton | Genre: Surly brexit-Britain post-punk pub-rap electronica | IT'S HARD WORK BEING KIND... This is (I think) the only signed record in my collection. As a rule, record signings or fan meets aren't really … Continue reading 27. Sleaford Mods – Eton Alive
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6 MONTHS OF #WRITE52... Baby Driver - Music From The Motion Picture | Released: 2017, 30th Century Records | Produced: Various | Genre: An eclectic mix that's greater than the sum of its already brilliant parts | NOTES ON A PASSION PROJECT... Six months ago, I had a problem. After toiling away on my own … Continue reading 26. Baby Driver OST
MAN UP, PIPE DOWN... IDLES - Joy As An Act Of Resistance | Released: 2018 Partisan Records | Produced: Space | Genre: Hardcore vulnerability | THE MASK OF MASCULINITY / IS A MASK THAT'S WEARING ME... At time of writing, it's World Mental Health Day - an event designed to increase awareness of mental health … Continue reading 17. IDLES – Joy As An Act Of Resistance
BEFORE THE WATER GETS TOO HIGH... Parquet Courts - Wide Awake | Released: 2018 Rough Trade | Produced: Dangermouse | Genre: Anxiety punk | NOTHING REMINDS THE MIND OF POWER LIKE THE CHEAP ODOUR OF PLASTIC / LEAKING FUMES, WE CRAVE, CONSUME: THE RUSH, IT FEELS FANTASTIC... How do you write about the end of the … Continue reading 15. Parquet Courts – Wide Awake
THE BEAUTY IN OUR DIFFERENCES... Kamasi Washington - Harmony Of Difference | Released: 2017 Young Turks | Produced: Kamasi Washington | Genre: Sweeping harmonic jazz for the soul | It's all a matter of perspective... A Thundercat thumb resonating against fretboard. Gently cast adrift, lured by a woozy siren's call, fluttering upward like a leaf … Continue reading 9. Kamasi Washington – Harmony Of Difference
CREATING YOUR OWN CONTENT #CONTENTCLUBUK ROUND-UP What with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, cyber-bullying, and rising incidents of online hate-speech, social media gets a pretty bad rep these days. And plenty of that's earned. But it's not all bad. (And, no, I'm not talking about 30-50 feral hogs.) If you know where to look, you'll find … Continue reading Creating your own content – #ContentClubUK round-up
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