Music Archive
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
One of my favourite records at the moment is Howling Willie Cunt's 'World of Filth'.A few years ago I discovered that I have a slightly embarrassing love of songs with unashamedly crude lyrics. While Judge Dread was my rude lyricist of choice for some time, he's since been replaced by ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Cover versions are interesting to people because they combine something familiar with something unexpected. They are a deviation from something we already know.In some cases, the success of the cover version relies on our knowledge of the original. Punk covers are like parodies of the originals - deeply referential, usually ...
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Friday, May 18th, 2007
When Ramesh gave up recorded music for Lent, I started to think a little bit about how we interact with sound. Then, this week, two chance conversations sparked further thoughts. The first conversation was about MP3 players. Somebody was saying that he could not relate to the urge to listen ...
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