Category Archives: Music

A new way of policing “doof-doof”

June 17, 2008 – 8:20 pm

When my husband and I first moved in together, we lived in a set of terrace houses. We’d lived there about two years when new tenants moved in two doors down. The new tenants were Columbian exchange students, and I don’t think they took their studies seriously. What they did take seriously was partying hard [...]

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Aerials (or what we’d do to the alien)

May 22, 2008 – 6:44 pm

I’ve long thought that this track, from System Of A Down’s 2001 album, Toxicity, gives a pretty fair assessment of what would really happen if an alien turned up on Mother Earth. Forget intergalactic war, universal exploration a la Star Trek or even the Mars Attacks! account where the invaders are immune to nuclear weapons [...]

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Bumblebeez - Dr Love

May 19, 2008 – 9:36 am

I have just finished marking a whole stack of essays, and I think I’m coming down with bronchitis. Therefore, I’m too tired to post something too serious.
So, now it’s my turn to post a music video - in part because my daughter is obsessed with this song. She calls it “Doc doc” and says, “Mummy, [...]

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Did My Time

May 18, 2008 – 11:20 pm

This Korn track features in the soundtrack to Tomb Raider: the Cradle of Life, which I won’t comment on as to cinematic quality… It’s a kicking song and great clip, though - terrific energy, especially from Munky, some seriously freaky imagery throughout, and judicious use of Angelina Jolie’s face.
Korn’s stock in trade was - until [...]

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Breaking the Habit…

May 3, 2008 – 7:06 am

I’ve been impressed with the imagery that rap/metal group Linkin Park wheel out for their music videos, and making a choice for a YouTube selection is very difficult. I finally settled on the anime-inspired Breaking the Habit, which was created by the artists who did the animated sequences in the first Kill Bill. Yes, it’s [...]

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It’s just wrong

August 26, 2007 – 1:03 am

A tall, broad-shouldered man strides onto the stage. He physically dominates the chamber orchestra behind him, partly through size, and partly through charisma. Some way over six feet, with dark hair and glasses, he clears his throat - a deep, baritone growl - and then begins to sing.
Like a girl.
The experts say that listening to [...]

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L’Orfeo

August 12, 2007 – 11:01 pm

It’s fair to say that musically, I’m a philistine. Well known around these parts for a devotion to heavy metal and the bearer of more than one old injury from pogoing around sundry mosh pits, I’m sure that my occasional YouTube ventures contrast in an earsplitting way with Jason’s far more cultured selections.
Nowhere is this [...]

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Weekend YouTube

June 2, 2007 – 6:33 pm

Alt-metal outfit Linkin Park have just released a new album, Minutes to Midnight, which is currently making merry Hell on the charts, particularly in the US and the UK. Rather than feature some of their new stuff, I thought I’d head back to 2002. This track - ‘Points of Authority’ - comes from their [...]

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Eurovision

May 14, 2007 – 12:05 am

We have just finished watching the craziness that is Eurovision. My friends “The Wordies” and I have been devotees of Eurovision for many years now. We love the kitsch factor. Our special favourites are: costume changes mid-act, strange dance routines, glittering costumes, terrible 80s outfits, odd costumes (like the “monsters” who won last year) [...]

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They’re playing our song, dear!

February 17, 2007 – 11:21 pm

I found this fascinating blog post on the topic of whether the music one listens to can predict one’s personality. It’s of particular interest to me. My husband and I met partially because it was suggested by a mutual friend that we had similar (and very broad) musical taste (although I don’t find heavy metal [...]

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