Simon Smith

No, it was just Love You More that I loved. Need to research. Could have sworn I really liked something later.

Bloody hell, used to own several Sunscreem 12s but had totally forgotten. Until now. Cheers.

So many of my early gigs (head in speakers) my ears were ringing too much to listen to anything on the way home.

My non-fiction recommendation will always be HHhH by Laurent Binet. Seriously, read it.

As if Weird Al’s intent was ever in doubt. Still, this is superb.

I’m aware that I’ve massively compressed the timeline (both temporally and intellectually and - to be honest - who-gives-a-shit-ly‘) between an obscure indie label rant and global politics. But that’s how I remember it. And who are you to argue?

The ‘Bobby Gillespie’ thing is weird. Back in the day, he was a fanzine superstar. Then he decided to wear leather trousers. Then I remember a Sarah Records insert having a pop at him. Then it all got political.

Anyway. Some great records + might be a dick = Van Morrison. Not the end of the world.

At school in Chorley we could EASILY tell which kids came from Coppull (all of three miles away) because they had ‘a bit of a Wigan accent’ (all of nine miles away).

English accents can be very specific.

I really like it, speaking as an intellectual.

(But, seriously though, I think some of the reviews might lead people to think there isn’t solid pop on it. There is solid pop on it.)

I mean, it’s up there…

I hear the creaking of tectonic plates slowly shifting…

The footage should be released.

I doubt you hold any truck with describing music as ‘like {band name} on {drug name}’.

Lord, that first episode is endlessly quotable.

Hints of one of my favourite West Wing lines. Sam tells Toby he ‘accidentally slept with a call girl’.

‘Accidentally?’

‘Yes’

‘I don’t understand. Did you trip over something?’

Save a fortune on poop bags.

Very harsh.

Don’t think that song will age well on what will be remembered as the ‘Opalite album’.

I think arguments about competency and the budget are reasonable arguments. But this kind of ‘chess’ bollocks is clearly driven by something else. And if it looks like, smells like and sounds like misogyny…

#NowPlaying

World Party - Goodbye Jumbo

Contains two of my favourite ‘listen to this’ moments in early 90s pop. First is the majestic modulation in the first track.

I applaud your ‘in this essay’ cynicism. But that IS appalling.

A Reform-Tory pact would not have the same vote share as Reform+Tories. It would be a massive gamble.

Yeah, it’s like they’re trying to turn two, different tiny points into one massive lie. And that’s not how maths works. 1x1 does not = 6,000,099

I’ve read it six times and I still can’t understand how it’s not true to say she was ‘British girls champion’. Bizarre pedantry.

God, I hope the many lawyers of Washington are getting ready…

All of which suggests CDR burners might be the next good investment.

Yeah, this. It’s very much driven by Bandcamp I think. Byproduct of the squeeze on vinyl production possibly.

Hopefully blank tapes will be available in supermarkets again, soon.

Oh yes, definitely. There’s an original Walkman in the Cash Converters near us and they want €50 for it.

A vintage black and white photo of a young boy with tousled hair, wearing a light-colored outfit with a patterned collar.

2 December 1938 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Leendert Flip van Amerongen, was born in Amsterdam.

In February 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A video showing the ruins of gas chamber and crematorium III: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipQmBPAlJQ8

Europe is being sold out by this ‘can’t stay awake’ mofo.