June 2009
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I went to school with the dudes dressed as the... →
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28) →
Regina Spektor (60)
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals (20)
The Notwist (11)
Noah and the Whale (11)
Bon Iver (10)
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Regina Spektor - Machine
I love the bit in this...
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“I wrote the fucking book, didn’t I? Look at my littlest, Abdul-Jimmy. Up...”
– From White Teeth by Zadie Smith
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I have a new blog about second-hand books →
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…but it won’t be boring, I promise.
CURIOUS what are you going to use it for? I helped manage an Oxfam Books for a while and still help out; most of my photos of books are of second-hand, also.
It’s early days yet, but hopefully it’ll be somewhere where I can share my finds, talk about particularly good charity shops/bookshops/websites, make...
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I have a new blog about second-hand books →
…but it won’t be boring, I promise.
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whiskeyandgoatsmilk:
Frightened Rabbit- Modern...
Fully saturated with seething hatred.
I lost count a long time ago of the number of people who have gasped in astonishment when I extend some nicety or other, give their very best facepalm and say “I always thought you hated me!”
To be fair, most people I meet fall short of my lofty expectations, but there are only about two dozen that I actually want to see dead. Fewer still whose deaths I have been known to actively...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-21) →
Gomez (28)
Guillemots (18)
Iron & Wine (16)
Blitzen Trapper (13)
Get Well Soon (13)
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Gillian Welch - Honey Now
It is time for a new...
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Dear Damon, Graham, Alex and Dave,
I’m sorry guys. I’ve done that thing again where I have to cancel fun stuff because I’ve bought too much Ebay shit and booked unnecessary flights to Berlin and then had unscheduled time off sick with silly made-up neck complaints.
Please think of me when you play Sing and On Yer Own and There’s No Other Way and I am sitting in my bedroom in Manchester, trying to imagine...
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The Miserable Rich - Over and Over
Originally by...
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Seriously?
How did I forget The Eagles?
I should be stripped of my music nerd status immediately.
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How can I not find a picture of David Hasslehoff...
Anyways, I have just booked flights to Berlin for my birthday next year, and they cost me a total of £23. Grinning my face off.
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Guillemots - Made Up Love Song #43
I was...
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WatchI’m volunteering with Manchester International Festival this year, and one of the first things I’m involved with is Jeremy Deller’s Procession, which brings together people from across the boroughs of Greater Manchester, as well as those connected with the city’s culture and heritage.
(I am unable to use the phrase ‘culture and heritage’ without thinking of...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-14) →
Grizzly Bear (30)
Florence and The Machine (26)
Down the Tiny Steps (20)
Sufjan Stevens (20)
Gomez (18)
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John Martyn - Dreams By The Sea
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Florence & The Machine - Hospital Beds
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Some more Mike Phillips stuff, because he and I... →
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Adam P Gorman - Hitch-hiker (DtTS remix)
This is...
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Tuesday the 9th of June 2009 will forever be known...
He came into the bakery this morning, looking all fly, and I made him an egg and bacon roll, a cup of tea, and I heated up an onion bhaji for him. He leaned against the wall reading while I made them but I couldn’t see what book, and then when he asked for the bhaji as well he said “sorry, I should have asked for that at the beginning” and I suddenly went HAHAHAHAHA! HAHA! YEAH!...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-7) →
Eels (32)
Elliott Smith (22)
Manchester Orchestra (14)
My Brightest Diamond (11)
Spoon (10)
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New sort-of boss: It's an employment law nightmare but it's quite inspiring in a way. He's like this really enigmatic creative figure so people just follow him around the country and work with him for free.
Me: A bit like Charles Manson.
