@Phaseshift @Debs @Whisht and everyone else. Unlikely cover versions?

More Frank Turner, from when I used to go see him with about 20 people. Now he does huge venues. But here he does a record store gig, half a mile from where I live (but it’s now moved, to Camden I think). Sadly I didn’t make this one. But this is a great cover of one of his…[Read more]

@Phaseshift – nice Pixies cover version!

Oh, and while I can’t remember suggesting the “music that made you think of Dr Who while you were listening”, its such a good idea that I’ll happily take credit until @angryandpeeved says “oi – that was mine!”

@FaeGrl – Cash’s ‘Hurt’ is fantastic – truly where an interpretation is better than the original…[Read more]

@Debs

Have fun, and keep asking questions.

Just on the subject of those cover versions that vie for your affections, and the originators giving them wholesale support (like Hurt from @FaeGrl), I can’t help remembering a band that gets mentioned often (looks at @craig) Jesus and Mary Chain.

Their song “Head On” (and I’ll post a link to the ori…[Read more]

@debs

Oh – late to the party, although lots of good recommendations from others (yes! to a mention of Therapy? by @craig). If you’re interested in the Britpop thing specifically, there was a weird BBC “showcase” called Britpop Now which featured Albarn introduce most of the common faces associated with it. This google search will take you to indi…[Read more]

nice choon @Craig and even nicer video!

ah @Debs so innocently waving the music-catnip-question in front of the middle-aged guys!

thank you!

;¬)

What am I doing up?

@Debs British indie? I’m with @Whisht in that my taste is about 20 years old. But, yeah, check out Suede and Pulp. James were great, so were The Charlatans, The Stone Roses, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Radiohead. I also have a soft spot for Feeder, especially the video for “Just A Day”. And if you like a bit more rock (from…[Read more]

nice one fatman!

Thinking about it, its hard to get a feeling of/ starting point for “indie” without thinking of this:

Full volume on the video and everything else its connected to.

Always hard to choose a single starting point, but that was the challenge from @Debs and this was my…[Read more]

@Debs – looking for BritPop?
As the saying goes “ah, if you’re trying to get to there, I wouldn’t be starting from here”

:¬)

In terms of BritPop there’s been a whole bunch of stuff happening recently so I assume there’s been an anniversary (god, was it 20 years ago today, that Sgt Albarn taught his band to play?).

Always good to start with…[Read more]

oh no. There goes my evening.

jeezus.

I’m now listening to this FANTASTIC indie anthem.

What? No?? Well hell – you weren’t in Leeds around ’91!

ahem.

[sigh]

I blame @Debs meself….

@Debs – you and me both!

and I hope you’re not expecting this old fogey to have any new indie music do you?????

🙂

Actually, knowing that I should get newer music and having asked for it myself here before, I tried looking at my Last.fm recommendadtions. Unfortunately nothing too new, but while listening to not-very-good-stuff I came across…[Read more]

@Debs

Hi there. In “theory” there’s another at least another 40 years to go – (13 doctors at 3 years apiece) with the new regeneration cycle.

The real answer is unknown as it depends on the audience size and appreciation being good enough to satisfy BBC management and convince them to fund the budget. Since both remain strong right now and the…[Read more]

@Debs – some people are saying that it will be broadcast on Rai4

Welcome @Debs – The new series came at a dark time in my life too. Because of this, I had a deep emotional connection to the show.

”…something like this gives you the right input to dream again, doesn’t it?”

A very poignant point.