The L.A. Times names THICK one of the best non-fiction books of the last 30 years.
I will be honest with you, even I cannot always believe that this is my life.
Thank you. Very much.
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A great piece by @manueky.bsky.social about the slow burning dancefloor of A Love From Outer Space. Great to see my old mate Meat Katie made it into the baker's dozen too @thequietus.com thequietus.com/interviews/b...
Fuck off, nobody cares
The 25 Best-Reviewed Movies of 2024 (and where to watch them!) : www.metacritic.com/pictures/bes...
#1: Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World [*95*] Critics were exhilarated- Stream it at MUBI or rent or buy from Prime Video or Apple.
I watched Jack Garfein's Something Wild (1961) yesterday which is quite remarkable (for the 1st hour, at least). Here's a snippet of Saul Bass' title sequence. Cinematography by Eugen Shüftan who got his start in Germany in the 1920s creating optical FX, most notable for Fritz Lang's Metropolis
Urban landscape with various roads leading away from the camera to tall buildings in the distance
A magnificent Kodachrome of New York in 1964 by Evelyn Hofer. Like a scene from Fritz Lang’s Metropolis.
My most curmudgeonly opinion is that people laugh too much on podcasts. I'd listen to more if there wasn't so much laughing. Let me know if you want any other curmudgeonly opinions I have plenty.
While we're all still retrospective and whatnot, here's 50-ish great records and what I think about them.
Ring in the new year with Lou Reed & The Tots, live in Bryn Mawr, dec. 31, 1972 doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7049773...
Kermit on the Fleetwood Mac “Rumours” cover.
photoshopping the muppets onto iconic album covers: thread
If you’re not familiar with Inside No.9 can I recommend this as an introduction, excellent storytelling and very emotional. The 12 Days Of Christine episode available on the BBCs iPlayer
If you’re not familiar with Inside No.9 can I recommend this as an introduction, excellent storytelling and very emotional.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Boom. Fuck you pal. I AM Christmas.
This is just class
Alternative TV - number 8 in an on-going series. Today’s viewing is Everybody In The Place - An Incomplete History of Britain 1984 -1992, Jeremy Deller’s inspired look at acid house and rave culture
youtu.be/Thr8PUAQuag
Yep. End to end tho and very wet conditions.
Alternative TV - number 9 in an on-going series. Continuing the acid house theme, here's one from my own VHS archives - the 1988 World in Action documentary on the perils of rave culture 🙂📼
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Happy birthday to Kit Hain. Here’s the magnificent Dancing in the City by Marshall Hain
youtu.be/P7jeqAyYZME
Echo And The Bunnymen Bring On The Dancing Horses 1985 youtube.com/watch?v=V_bJ...
A-Hey you with the curly bush on your head
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..perfect.
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