Tag Archives: Music

Ocean Drive — Lighthouse Family — W.A.C.#5

My Thoughts “1995! It’s the year…” That’s how I started this review but actually not an awful lot was happening. Diana’s interview with Martin Bashir was this year and Rose West was found guilty… Ok… What was going on in … Continue reading

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Slip — Quicksand — W.A.C.#5

My Thoughts I still do music reviews, guys! Let’s dive straight in… Am I unfair to say The Offspring? Actually if I were to summarise, it’s The Offspring crossed with the incidental music of The League of Gentlemen that means that the writing knows how to … Continue reading

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Lord Eels Only Connect Quiz #2

Apparently, my last quiz was a little difficult… It was intended to be but I thought I might present three more that are just a bit simpler (either people have heard of them or the links are more obvious). Once … Continue reading

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Lord Eels Only Connect Quiz

I thought I wanted to put together something a little different – Just for half an hour’s break of an evening … a little quiz for you. For those who haven’t seen Only Connect – You’ll get four clues, in … Continue reading

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Bicep — Bicep — W.A.C.#5

My thoughts Yet another album so recent that the research gives me practically nothing to work with. So the duo Bicep formed in 2009 with a blog highlighting the forgotten tracks in a variety of different electronic styles; that is, … Continue reading

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Eurovision — or: The Worst Anniversary / Revival Post

Radio silence for well over 6 months. I have been busy! Why not, though – why not just use the annual May-based music competition to spout my opinions on music. It’s about a year since I started this and I … Continue reading

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Because — Aivery — W.A.C.#5

My Thoughts I am a big fan of context when writing reviews. I obviously don’t have an encyclopedic knowledge of the fact that this is the twelfth studio album for whatever artist but this is so new I don’t have … Continue reading

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Singing Bones — The Handsome Family — W.A.C.#5

My thoughts Country music has never managed to break into my general taste for various reasons. There’s a certain esoteric nature that I just can’t shake; the genre is about life in the country, or stories, or life lessons… That … Continue reading

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Ez Reviews #5: Blizzard of Ozz – Ozzy Osbourne

I think it’s fair to say I’ve had a lot of albums recently that I would never normally expect to listen to – but THIS, I’m excited about. The undisputed legend, Ozzy Osbourne. I wouldn’t say I’m a huge metal … Continue reading

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Arrival — ABBA — W.A.C.#5

My thoughts Right – so ABBA is like Quantum Marmite. There exist those who love them, those who hate them and those who seem to love and hate them in a superposition of calling them a guilty pleasure. (Physicists please … Continue reading

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