It seems that somehow I’ve got four weeks behind on the classic album write-ups. I’ll try to get through at least a couple today. The first one is REM’s Green. Some Historical Context I don’t remember when I first heard REM. I remember being aware of Document but I’m not sure how soon after its… Continue reading Green
Week Notes 47 & 48
As the year draws to an end I seem to have settled into a rhythm of fortnightly “week notes”. I’ll try to do better next year. Blogging One classic album review here (I’m now three albums behind on that!). But I’ve written four blog posts over on my Perl blog. Health My weight is still… Continue reading Week Notes 47 & 48
The Joshua Tree
Last week’s classic album (I’m still a week behind) was U2’s Joshua Tree. Some Historical Context I don’t remember listening really early U2. I remember liking New Years Day when it came out. But then Under a Blood Red Sky was released and everyone played it all the bloody time. I grew to hate it… Continue reading The Joshua Tree
Week Notes 45 & 46
Blogging Surprised at how quickly those last two weeks passed. But pleasantly surprised to see I’ve managed two blog posts in that time – even if they were both classic albums. Health Still not losing any weight. But that’s not really surprising as I’m not doing anywhere near as much exercise as I was. Currently… Continue reading Week Notes 45 & 46
Rumours
Still a couple of weeks behind on the classic album project. Today’s album is Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours”. Some Historical Background I can’t really remember a time when I didn’t know and love this album. It seems to have been around forever. It has actually been around about thirty-five years. I guess that at some point… Continue reading Rumours
Songs of Faith and Devotion
I’m running a couple of weeks behind on classic albums again. Today I’m catching up by listening to Depeche Mode’s 1993 album Songs of Faith and Devotion. Some Historical Context Depeche Mode are very much my era. Their first singles came out in 1980 – when I was eighteen. But while I’ve always really liked… Continue reading Songs of Faith and Devotion
Week Notes 43 & 44
Blogging I managed two blog posts this week. One on MPs’ web sites and one on the Daily Mail’s paedophiliac tendencies. Health My weight has stuck on a bit of a plateau for the last few weeks. It’s oscillating around a point a couple of pounds heavier than the lightest I’ve reached. Need to do… Continue reading Week Notes 43 & 44
Mailbait
We’re in the middle of one of the biggest paedophile scandals that this country has ever seen. And yet, the Daily Mail still thinks that it’s appropriate to report on Elle Fanning‘s Halloween costume with the headline Lady Liberty! Teenager Elle Fanning shows off her womanly curves as she pays homage to New York Statue… Continue reading Mailbait
MPs’ Web Sites
When I set up Planet Westminster in 2006 I thought it would be a relatively simple project to maintain. Over the years, more and more MPs would start blogs. Every couple of months I’d add the new ones and everything would be great. It hasn’t worked out like that at all. MPs’ web sites have… Continue reading MPs’ Web Sites
Week Notes 41 & 42
Blogging All we have to show for the last two week’s is yesterday’s classic album post. And I only write that because I was feeling guilty about not having written anything else. Health Massive failures on this front too. I’m currently about two and a half pounds heavier that the lightest I’ve been. Two weeks… Continue reading Week Notes 41 & 42