tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211006232012-02-02T10:22:36.763ZMusical/Poetry/Political/Sports & CultureMatt Hursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13974900641451010930noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100623.post-24092924712789345342009-11-29T22:35:00.010Z2009-11-30T00:23:17.902Z

So X Factor closes on it's 60th Christmas Number One (Well it kept Cliff from Number 1 and that record, which of course he made up) and the interest is heightened, certainly for artists who need a revival (though unluckily for Leonard Cohen most of lovers of Hallelujah bought into the idea that it was Jeff Buckley's song and bought into him instead, at least he got royalties). So who could it

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Let's keep things simple eh?I've decided to separate my blog into two areas, one such as this will feature culture such as Literature, TV and Music and poetry, while it's sibling "Out On The Boundary" will cover Politics/News/Society and Sport.So the links are:Unwritten WordsandOut On The Boundary

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1) Pelle Carlberg – 1983“Sublime storytelling of the most humorous”2) Slow Club – Sunday“Wistfully stirring in its feelings and thoughts, the feel good b side of 2008”3) Thomas Speight – November Blues“A Tale of two, with a luscious vocal arrange, and slight hints of sadness”4) Clik Clik – Did You Wrong“Boy meets Girl, angst arguments convene over electric beats”5) Pocketbooks – Falling Leaves“

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1) Johnny Foreigner – Waited up ‘til It Was Light“Full of brash abrasive tunes, with a girl boy vocal that arrests and charms in equal measure.”2) Pelle Carlberg – The Lilac Time“Beautiful charming delightful and full of wit Carlberg makes folk, sweet.”3) Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires“Dreamy ambience with a knack for the tune, yet with attitude and ability”4) Alphabeat – This is Alphabeat“Full

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For the first time I engrossed myself in Literature of both the fiction and the non fiction in 2008. I wasn't necessary a cautious or slow reader, it was just finding the time, which always seemed to tick away so quickly. However since finishing University I have started to read and started to learn, the following list includes several books that were published in previous years, but have either

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Every year these lists multiply in size and I could probably produce a best television of 2008 list. However for this year which has been mostly made of highs (Degrees) and lows (Unemployment) I have allowed myself only four lists which are made up a literature list and three music lists, the literature list will include several books I have read this year but were published in previous years.

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I used to ignore television, it had become something i paid a licence for but rarely watched, as they say University was too exciting. However ever since i've graduated i've returned home and television is a constant.'Press Stop, Press Play, Record and Rewatch.. Just not sports'I have BT vision and this is handy due the amount of stuff my mum forces me to watch, and the problems i have accessing

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Bobby Smith and company are back and after the lacklustre first single the true fruits of having Porl Thompson back show.Freakshow is brilliant, it's modern Cure but certainly nods to Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me with more playful lyrics from Mr Smith. The Wah Wah guitars are masterfully put into give a sense of a playful but energised.So far this collection of songs has been a mix, but the b side

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Well Elle (You the get the pun surely), Meanwhile in Hollywood is the second single to be taken from the forthcoming album Acres of Dead Space Cadets.Suck in/blow out the same air in the same town laments our protangnist Adam M. Crisp in a modern day tale of day dreaming. And yet it seems alluring almost like the young Dylan when he tackled the age issue, Crisp tackles in a stream of

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Having spent the last week pouring over Dylan for my dissertation i'm going to make this a regular feature on my blog on generally every band.Lenny BruceAs much as i smirked upon first hearing Lenny Bruce it's a song that is possibly one of Dylan's better efforts during the 1980's. Emotionally its powerful in delivery and the lyrics are delievered in such a sad way you believe that Dylan is for

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So yes, the first month of 2008 is over, a year that promises so much and has delivered tit bits of excitement so far.Lightspeed Champion was the first band to release something of note (if you dismiss the actual release of Radiohead which i will for purposes of this blogs reputation: see albums of the year). Songs to kill to, songs to lie to and strangely songs to love to, Dev Hynes is a modern

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The singles i felt worthy of being mentioned this year are:1) Hot Puppies – King of EnglandHardly a known classic, it barely registered on the dial, in fact I heard it only once on radio, but the figures hardly matter for this fan only stop gap single was certainly special, certainly exciting and in the year of new rave, not one synth was noticeable.2) Blood Red Shoes – Its Getting Boring by the

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The End of The Year became hectic and thus was my list, late as per usual but some goodun'sEnjoy......1) Eugene Mcguinness – The Early Learning’s of…A mini album yes, but that never stopped iLiKETRAiNS last year, and it won’t stop Eugene McGuiness. This reflected my views, my feelings and hopes, childlike in its delivery but with an ounce of humanity and courage, McGuiness delivers 8 songs of

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O.T.W – The PistolasThe first time I heard the Pistola’s I was on a post Bournemouth rampage night out, at one of the classiest joints, The Villa. I woke and stumbled out of a friend’s house, and upon needed noise I stumbled upon shuffle on the Ipod. Bang Bang Rock N Roll, furious fury of noise burst from the cheap 6.99 earphones, I was awoken from the daze, half taken, and half disgusted by what

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Recently, I've been considering my idea's and values in a social and political way. It's not that i feel i have become more centrist, it is that i have felt uneasy with the relative concepts that the left views itself in.Furthermore upon reading Phillip Gould's Unfinished Revolution, i came to feel more not old or new labour, but an inbetween. I don't feel the modernising force that became

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O.T.W – Red Blood ShoesA Harsh, in your face Brighton two piece with as much spunk to make it sound like a four piece, this is the wonderful yet quite deranged end of musical abandonment.Their most recent single It’s Getting Boring By The Sea is more a statement than a tale of boredom by a seaside town that escaped being closed down, and yet if Pinkie and the gang still ran the show they would,

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Ever woken up with the sudden urge to listen to a classic, the urge gets more desperate due to the fact you don’t actually own it. That was me, this morning. Whilst the rest of humanity sleeps, I search for the Old red eyes is back by the harmless Beautiful South, you may ask, why such a man with masterful music taste would love such a song, well lets just say it’s fate. Hurrah, The Band for the

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Off The Record/On The Road – Strange Death of Liberal EnglandStrange Death of Liberal England stared out shouting, almost preaching the words to such a motley crue of wayfarers and caught in headlight strays. This is Bournemouth, home to the occasional music fan, but mostly made of scenesters who on a day like this would prefer to stay in, for the rain may destroy their brutally fashioned hair.

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O. T. W – Enid BlitzThe website resembles a blitz of sorts, luckily the music doesn’t. Having released two self financed EP’s, which include such summary shocks as “Day To Day”, with a obvious knack for tune addiction, and “Doctor Doctor”, which is a jaggy slag of refreshment in a humdrum society of blandness. A four piece, with an obsession from the stony seaside of Brighton, Enid Blitz include

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Cajun Dance PartyMaybe you’ve heard the single, or maybe you’ve realised that you do have paedophile tendencies, Ok they aren’t that young after all, but what is shocking is how good they are. Daniel Blumberg, the front man, has a brilliant way with words, and the cuteness of the band doesn’t stop there. Thrilling live, and energy a plenty, the new single “The Next Untouchable” is a slice of pop

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6439101.stmMr Clarke told BBC One's Sunday AM show: "There's nothing that Patrick said actually that was remotely offensive or racialist. Apart from Mercer suggesting that black people are idle and useless and that they use racism to protect themselves.I don't think anybody should ever see Patrick Mercer as a racist. If there is an opposite of racist, that's

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What a terrible 11 days for Arsenal and Mr Wenger in particular, after the challenge on four fronts, the brilliant football plaudits and the exciting young squad, Arsenal have sank.They say there are no easy games in football, but for Arsenal they must of surely hoped for at least a victory last night. However their style of football and the substance of creativity let the side down again.

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“The Progressive Patriot”, the first book by Billy Bragg the novelist has warmly received by critics and lovers alike. In this second part I discussed with Billy the culture and politics that aligned the modern world and asked him what he felt it was to be English.Do you think Englishness is important and why?“Yeah I do, Identity politics seems to have come to the front with the debate around

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40) Morrissey – Ring Leader of the TormentorsFun and Frolicking Morrissey Style39) Roddy Woomble – My Secret Is My SilenceFolk at its most heart rending38) Flaming Lips – At War With the MysticsA debate between acid and our world37) Bardo Pond – Ticket CrystalsLushful and lustful36) Whitest Boy Alive - DreamsAlive with ideas35) Joanna Newson – YsPoetic between the pitiful34) Math & Physics Club –

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Top Ten Singles of 200610) Foals - Try This On Your Own9) Victorian English Gentlemen's Club - Ban The Gin8) Air Traffic - Just Abuse Me7) Blood Red Shoes - You Bring Me Down6) Nicky Wire - Break My Heart Slowly5) iLiKETRAiNS - Terra Nova4) Patrick Wolf - Accident & Emergency3) Answering Machine - Oklahoma2) The Headlines - A Long Process1) Elle Milano - Swearing For Art Student

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Interview with Billy Bragg - Part Two soon2006 saw the release of two box sets containing the entire recording (almost) of the Bard of Barking Billy Bragg, thirty years and a dozen albums later Billy is as vital as ever and what remains is the passion, the beauty and the humour three qualities that his music is vibrantly full of. Meeting the man was like meeting the man down the pub, charming

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Hey FolksCheck my regular Music column out at www.audiojunkies.netFeaturing:The Answering Machine & The Mac Chartor the latest onehttp://www.audiojunkies.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=375&Itemid=80Back IssuesThe Acute - http://www.audiojunkies.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=374&Itemid=80&The Victorian English Gentlemens Club - http://www.audiojunkies.net/index.php?

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Dead – Beat – PoetAs the clouds disperse away,Among the avenues that give way.The flowers of sentiments they grow,On the side of Stockwood Road.I’ve never been much of a poet.A self-proclaimed writer of men,And I’ve never been much of a pacifist,Waged a war on everyone.Dishevelled, disbroken and disarmedI’m nothing now your spirits passed on.So, I ask is this hopeless a word of a broken poetAs

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AlbumsArctic Monkeys - What Ever People Say I Am, Thats What I'm NotWell four acne attacked youngsters from Yorkshire have caused quite a scene, with lyrics that have been likened to Pulp and fevered excitement not seen since the Libertines, The Arctic Monkeys seem to have it made.The album however is indifferent, it has good tunes and bad tunes and its hardly Pulp in eithier wit or wisdom.

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My Top 20 Albums of 2005A full list profile will follow in the next issue of Left Field Rant.20. The Tears - Here Comes The Tears19. Ryan Adams - 2918. New Order - Waiting For The Sirens To Call17. Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel16. Goldfrapp - Supernature15. Brendan Benson - Alternative To Love14. Ladytron - Witching Hour13. Elbow - Leaders of the Free World12. We Are Scientists - With Love &

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