This week’s classic album is Nirvana’s Nevermind. Some Historical Context I know I heard this soon after it first came out. A colleague at work lent me a cassette (remember cassettes?) of it. I remember listening to it for the first time on my Walkman (not really a Sony Walkman – some other brand) and… Continue reading Nevermind
Author: Dave Cross
Week Notes 36
Blogging Another week with just a classic album post. I thought I was starting to get into blogging again, but that seems to have been a short blip. On the other hand, I’ve relaunched the Alternative Freak site. People who have been reading my blog for several years might remember this from 2006/7. It’s a… Continue reading Week Notes 36
Led Zeppelin 4
Yes, I know that’s not what it’s really called. But it was easier than looking for all the individual runes. Some Historical Context Another album that I feel like I’ve known forever. Although, I know I haven’t known it as long as something like A Night at the Opera. This was something that definitely knew… Continue reading Led Zeppelin 4
Week Notes 34 & 35
Blogging Nothing apart from a couple of classic album posts. But I was on holiday for some of the time, so that’s my excuse. Health I took a week off from running. Just couldn’t motivate myself to get out of the house that early in the morning. And then I went to Berlin for three… Continue reading Week Notes 34 & 35
Lemonjelly.ky
This is unusual – a classic album that I’ve never heard of. I’ve never even heard of the artist. I’m looking forward to this. Some Historical Context I’ve got absolutely nothing to go here. The rest of this blog post will be written as I listen to the album. The Songs 1. In the Bath… Continue reading Lemonjelly.ky
The Specials
For various boring reasons, this review is a week late. Some Historical Context A few weeks ago I told you all how much I disliked reggae. But ska is different to reggae. Ska isn’t one of my favourite musical styles but there can’t be many people who were listening to popular music in the late… Continue reading The Specials
Week Notes 33
Blogging Two posts here this week – a “classic” album review and a rant about recorded delivery – and one over on Perl Hacks. Things are definitely looking up. Health It seemed that my weight loss had pretty much stalled for a couple of weeks. For far too long I hovered just above the 14… Continue reading Week Notes 33
Recorded Delivery
Do you ever use the Royal Mail’s Recorded Delivery service? And, if you do, do you ever take advantage of the the fact that your delivery has been recorded? I mean, do you go to their web site and check that the delivery has taken place? Or do you just assume that it has all worked unless… Continue reading Recorded Delivery
The Velvet Underground and Nico
This week’s classic album is another one that I recommended. It’s The Velvet Underground‘s debut album from 1967. Some Historical Context It feels like I’ve always loved The Velvet Underground but that can’t possibly be true. I think I actually discovered them about thirty years ago. I know that I saw Nico in concert in… Continue reading The Velvet Underground and Nico
Week Notes 32
Blogging Four blog posts this week. One of the best weeks this year. There was the weekly “classic album” post (reaffirming my suspicion that I don’t like reggae), two on the BBC’s lack of coverage of the Curiosity rover and one on the gullibility of people who share things on Facebook and Twitter without checking… Continue reading Week Notes 32