Listening report. Quarter 2. Or maybe quarter 1. Either way, it’s April-June 2020

I must admit that ordinarily I do write off YouTubers. I do think their success isn’t really earned, and from what I’ve seen, they don’t tend to have much talent. And it makes me feel a bit hypocritical that I said what I am doing with these people what I said I shouldn’t do with musical artists. But here we are: life is a complex beast.

UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov

Curtis Blaydes vs. Alexander Volkov This was one of those times when a fighter looks great-but-who-gives-a-shit.  Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes knocked out Junior Dos Santos heading into this one, which was a decent recovery after two losses in the last few years to the scariest guy in the UFC, Francis Ngannou. Alexander (just me who wantsContinue reading “UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov”

The Hired Man

Girlfriend suggested we watch the Hired Man, merely described to me as “a musical”. Not much to go on, but it was co-produced by the mighty Oldham Coliseum, so I was up for it. Turns out it is a Howard Goodall musical (he’s done a lot of worthy things in music, but I mainly knowContinue reading “The Hired Man”

The Replacements – Tim

Sire Records (1985) In what won’t come as a surprise, I’ve got a new project. Inspired by the new pair of headphones I got (Shure SRH15400 for those who are intrigued), I decided to revisit some albums, find out what they sond like through these beauties. (In a nutshell, these cans are very light andContinue reading “The Replacements – Tim”