Nights In

Savages

Submitted by skylarkingmatt on 23 May 2013 - 7:30pm
What's it called?: 
Silence Yourself
What does it sound like?: 
Every now and again, this middle-aged male needs to ween himself off his Singer Songwriter and XTC albums.
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Daft Punk

Submitted by minibreakfast on 22 May 2013 - 12:38pm
What's it called?: 
Random Access Memories
What does it sound like?: 
Once you get over the initial shock/disappointment of the difference in tempo and intensity between this opinion-splitting LP and the three Daft Punk studio albums that preceded it, something happens
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John Murry

Submitted by tiggerlion on 21 May 2013 - 9:51pm
What's it called?: 
The Graceless Age.
What does it sound like?: 
Murry has a honey-smooth, wise, soulful voice with the intensity of Bruce Springsteen and the gravitas of Mark Lanegan.

Films

Upstream Color

Submitted by Sewer Robot on 14 May 2013 - 6:48pm
The most common reaction to Shane Carruth's first film Primer was a need (and a wish) to watch it again. Understandable perhaps, as Primer had a convoluted time travel plot.
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Star Trek - Into Darkness

Submitted by dogfacedboy on 11 May 2013 - 6:54pm
Its hard to review this film without spoiling major plot details so I'll try not to. The rebooted Star Trek operates in a different universe that the original series\films.
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Frank Zappa - From Straight To Bizarre

Submitted by mojoworking on 29 April 2013 - 1:18am
For an artist who operated way out on the fringes of commercial and critical success for most of his career, there are now an inordinate amount of Frank Zappa DVDs on the market – at least ten, by my

Noticeboard

Beach Sessions, Waterbeach (near Cambridge)

Submitted by fentonsteve on 23 May 2013 - 9:17pm

A benefit gig in the beautiful 150-year-old Waterbeach Baptist Chapel in aid of the chapel restoration fund (they're having a new kitchen and toilets). £7.50 I think.

London Mingly Mingle

Submitted by Hannah on 12 May 2013 - 6:44pm

We'll be upstairs at the King & Queen, Foley Street, London. Come and join us. There will be birthday cake.

The Midlands Mingle apocalypse

Submitted by SteveT on 5 May 2013 - 5:41pm

Last 2 were cancelled, first due to inclement weather second due to indolence and apathy (only kidding!!).

Nights Out

Bobby Womack valedictory shows- approach with caution

Submitted by Junior Wells on 21 May 2013 - 11:24pm
Where: 
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre ,Melbourne
Comment: 
One of the great soul voices and some of the great soul songs but I was still uneasy.He's old, got diabetes ,had colon cancer, will the voice holdup?
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The Society Of The Golden Slippers

Submitted by dogfacedboy on 21 May 2013 - 6:59pm
Where: 
Blacks - Soho - London
Comment: 
This was such a pleasant surprise. In a tiny room with 50 others, I was here to see Kathryn Williams for the second time in a week, but the whole evening was such an absolute pleasure.

Steve Earle

Submitted by retropath2 on 21 May 2013 - 12:34am
Where: 
Symphony Hall Birmingham
Comment: 
Hey, first night of the tour, Carl Parker! A little chaotic, uncertainty of running order and who was playing what at times, but, hell, the best fun of a show I have seen for a long time.

Reads

Adventures of a Waterboy

Submitted by Junior Wells on 1 May 2013 - 5:49pm
Author: 
Mike Scott
It's about: 
A full history of the life of Mike Scott up to the Weary Rock album: The Waterboys, spirituality and the bizness .
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Robin Ince's Bad Book Club

Submitted by Brookster on 2 April 2013 - 9:03pm
Author: 
Robin Ince
It's about: 
A highly readable and very amusing bit of toilet reading from Robin Ince, a man with lots of time for reading, as he travels to and from gigs, and a penchant for scouring charity shops.
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Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up And Tried To Be A Pop Star

Submitted by drakeygirl on 21 March 2013 - 11:02am
Author: 
Tracey Thorn
It's about: 
This is the story of “Pop Star Trace”, as she was nicknamed at Hull Uni in the 80s.

From the Blogs

Title Author
The Scottish Bale? DougieJ
Beats a frenzy retropath2
Boards Of Canada are back, Back, BACK!!!!!! ganglesprocket
Ok, so we've had siblings.... Meet the whole family! retropath2
Not a Real Doctor Rigid Digit
Superior Anagrams Alan33
Whose songs would One Direction have to cover if they wanted to improve on the original? Corganiser
Do the little ones fit on the same bit as the big ones? drakeygirl

Events

Title Date
Handsome Family gig ticket 'on offer'... 29.05.2013
Songs from The Blue House Live Album - Kickstarter 31.05.2013
The Midlands Mingle apocalypse 07.06.2013
The Silver Seas Whelans Dublin 29.06.2013
Beach Sessions, Waterbeach (near Cambridge) 29.06.2013
London Mingly Mingle 05.07.2013

Features

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My Nights In With Young, Modern Music Of The 21st Century

Submitted by tiggerlion on 7 April 2013 - 7:01pm

I'm still in my teens. Well, my forty-teens. Certainly, in my head, I'm still seventeen. But, to my horror, I discovered I'm behind the times and only like 'old' stuff. So, I asked the good people of The Afterword for advice to get me into the 21st Century.
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Shawn Phillips; The Man, The Music, The Hair.

Submitted by Burt Kocain on 31 March 2013 - 9:45am

Let’s deal with the hair issue first. Shawn Phillips totally had the most lustrous, shiny, magical, dreamy head of hair like, ever. It’s to his credit that he was proud of it and wanted to share it with us. Thank you, Shawn.

The 50 Year Copyright Conundrum

Submitted by Colin H on 30 March 2013 - 3:24pm

The 50 Year Copyright Conundrum
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