Incarnation (2009) (Another Fact review!) There is something about that title that doesn’t sit well with me. While Oskar aren’t the first band to name a record as such – let’s face it, we’ve had similar from the likes of Led Zep, Autechre and Dungen – that colon suggests rather too much self awareness. If,Continue reading “Oskar – LP:2”
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James Blackshaw – The Glass Bead Game
Young God (2009) (Another Fact review!) Blackshaw, though he looks young, must have been at this for decades. There is some flavour of crossroad meeting, or memo to Mephistopheles, at work on The Glass Bead Game, because it’s otherwise difficult to accept the quality of playing on this record. Blackshaw has taken time to getContinue reading “James Blackshaw – The Glass Bead Game”
DOA – Dead Or Alive
Dir: Cory Yuen, 2006 I was warned about this one. When I mentioned to one friend that I had borrowed the Dead Or Alive film, he solemnly told me it is one of the worst films he has ever seen. And he spends a lot of time watching bad films. He has seen many classics,Continue reading “DOA – Dead Or Alive”
Your Non-Weekly Daily Show Clip of the Week! #4: Healthcare!
Okay, so this is the fourth ‘weekly’ TDS clip I have posted in the last 300 years or so, but what are you gonna do. No more excuses! I shall post as and when. About the Daily Show specifically: it’s always good. However, sometimes nothing really stands out, meaning the COTW would be a tadContinue reading “Your Non-Weekly Daily Show Clip of the Week! #4: Healthcare!”
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