Some Tim Minchin

Foodies..

This song reminds me of Charlies after a night out, summer and Australia....

A More Perfect Union

Titus Andronicus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that may be his earliest tragedy and is thought to have been written in the early 1590s...but not what my post is about. Titus Andronicus is the name of New Jersey indie rock band,consisting of Patrick Stickles (vocals, guitar), Amy Klein (guitar, violin), David Robbins (keyboards, guitar) and Eric Harm (drums)....currently on the look out for a bass player as Ian Graetzer announced at their NYE show that he was leaving....

The Place We Ran From

The side projects of internationally famous rock stars are very often worth a listen just for their sheer folly, but the name of this one promises nothing so entertaining – and rightly so.

Tired Pony are Gary Lightbody’s brainchild, something he dreamt of doing while on the long haul around the States with his main band. It’s a hastily convened combo, which includes REM’s Peter Buck on mandolin, and, well, Belle & Sebastian’s drummer, with the aim of pursuing the ‘stadium-indie’ singer’s interest in alt-country. His favourites include, he says, “Wilco, Calexico, Lambchop, Palace, Smog – these bands that look at the darkness in America”.

(BBC Music)

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