The twentieth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number twelve, ‘The Load Out/Stay’ by Jackson Browne. Although many of the cultural references listed in
Month: November 2011
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 19)
The nineteenth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number four, ‘Surf’s Up’ by Jim Steinman. I agonised for hours over which Meatloaf track should
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 18)
The eighteenth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number twenty, ‘The Pachelbel Mashup’ by the audio engineer who goes under the name of Norwegian
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 17)
The seventeenth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number one (B), ‘Wish You Were Here’, by Pink Floyd. This poignant, lyrical tale about Pink
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 16)
The sixteenth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number one (A), ‘Comfortably Numb’ by Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd are a band who has been
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 15)
The fifteenth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number twenty-two, ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’ by The Smiths. 31st October 1963
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 14)
The fourteenth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number eight, ‘Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors’ by Editors. There are a couple of reasons why
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 13)
The thirteenth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number eleven, ‘Will You’, by Hazel O’Connor. The 1980s have been called (by me and probably
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 12)
The twelfth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number twenty-four, ‘Ára Bátur’, by Iceland’s greatest export, Sigur Rós. Yes it’s sung in Icelandic, but
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 11)
The eleventh track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number nine, ‘Novocaine For The Soul’ by those Californian, off-the-wall, anarcho-rock, lo-fi funsters, Eels. In my
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 10)
The tenth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number seventeen, ‘The Special Two’ by Missy Higgins. You can stream the track and official video
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 9)
The ninth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number three, ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy’) by The Beatles. Where were you when JFK
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 8)
The eighth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number seven, ‘Still DRE’ by Dr Dre. I’ve been a fan of Dr Dre since his NWA
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 7)
The seventh track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number nineteen, ‘Famous Last Words’ by My Chemical Romance. It’s far too easy to get
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 6)
The sixth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number thirteen, ‘Kandahar Road’ by The Winchell Riots. You can stream the track by clicking
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 5)
The fifth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number five, ‘Home Thoughts From Abroad’ by the late Clifford T Ward. This track is
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 4)
The fourth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes (I’ve decided it’s Tunes, not tunes) is number 23, ‘Glory Box’ by Portishead. The scatchy-vinyl-over-faded-in-bass-guitar-and-strings introductory
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 3)
The third track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes (is it Tunes? Or should it be tunes? Anyway) is number 14, ‘Contratempo’ by Lali Puna.
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 2)
The second track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number 2, the brilliant ‘Say A Little Prayer’ by Aretha Franklin. This is a sing-along,
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (post 1)
The first track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number 6, the awesome, defining ‘Take Five’ by Dave Brubeck. This is an extra-large helping
All-Time Top 25 Tunes (intro)
I recently posted the 25 most-played tunes on my iPod. That playlist is, obviously, a rotating ‘most-frequently-played’. The contents of the list are governed by
Android issue? (3)
This might be a little premature but… Yesterday morning I activated and fitted the new SIM card to my Nexus One (and, in passing, let
Android issue? (2)
So. After a l.o.n.g. phone call with Vodafone’s tech support people this morning, they threw an unexpected move in my direction. ‘It’s your SIM card.
Lists within lists
It is 8pm Saturday. My companion and I are eating some awesome pizza, salad and fried spiced potato in a restaurant on the Via Vittorio
Android issue?
Has there been some kind of an Android OS push? My handset has not been right for a week, throwing out relatively minor tantrums in
I love that I can do this… (part 1)
Unusual IP activity showing up in Sitemeter – from easily identifiable Munich – leads me to say… Fuck off Emma. If Sophie wants to know
OK, so, radio silence…
I’ll be away this weekend on a ‘recovery and recuperation’ trip. The objective is to put distance between myself and all the shit and relationship
More iTunes (validating statements)
I realised that the list I recently published, of the most frequently listened-to tracks, had neither a supporting statement, nor any kind of context. So…
Telling it straight
I had to write an additional statement today, for the divorce court. They wanted the extra information to include specific days and dates and instances
Inking up, getting words down and getting frustrated
When the relationship fallout from the sham of my marriage started, you know, falling out, Ash advised me to use my emotions and write. And