Everything's Swirling

She’ll never be forgotten, she made sure of that, selling back to people what they’d already got

Andy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:09:11 +0000

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Joanna Newsom + Sandy Denny + an owl

Andy — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:38:17 +0000

It’s Joanna Newsom, covering Sandy Denny, and there’s an owl in the video, if I pretend it’s not an ad for clothes then it becomes perfect…

And here’s Sandy playing it

One shot: Femme Fatale

Andy — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:30:50 +0000

Tracey Thorn

Nico

Big Star

Teenage Fanclub

Alex Chilton with Yo La Tengo

Lou Reed, John Cale & Nico – Femme Fatale

The Velvet Underground

One shot – fruity music

Andy — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:57:54 +0000

My last blog post mentioned (and possibly posted) some “fruity jazz” – here’s some fruity rock instead…

Faust – No Harm
I have no idea why daddy needs to “take the banana” on Sundays… and, I assume, not on other days?

The Wedding Present – Kennedy
Too much apple pie makes you lose your love of life?

Luna – Orange Peel

Joanna Newsom – Peach, Plum, Pear

BtVS: Doppelgangland / Well, look at me. I’m all fuzzy

Andy — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:27:59 +0000

We’re not allowed to watch the next episode until I’ve blogged about this one and Hazel’s getting impatient. It ought to be easy because I love Doppelgangland, and who doesn’t, but it’s easier to write half-arsed blog posts about episodes you don’t like… an episode you love deserves more. Sadly this one won’t get more. Just assume this is a beautiful and eloquent post about one of my top 5 Buffy episodes!

In reality it’ll be a couple of quotes and a screengrab and a music video that is vaguely related (I have no idea what yet so it may be totally unrelated!)

I’m eleven hundred and twenty years old! Just gimme a frickin’ beer!

Well, other bands know more than three chords. Your professional bands can play up to six, sometimes seven completely different chords.

That’s just, like, fruity jazz bands.

Soft Machine isn’t fruity jazz and I’ve no idea about chords but there’s a lot going on…

So many posts turn into gratuitous Willow love but I just did a post about a Willow episode and didn’t mention Willow… until now

One shot: a song with a didgeridoo

Andy — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:52:27 +0000

Argh! I just learnt that the didgeridoo on Rolf Harris’s Sun Arise is actually eight double basses! So my “one shot” post will only have one didgeridoo…
Kate Bush – The Dreaming

But here’s what is undoubtedly the best song ever that has eight double basses on it!
Rolf Harris – Sun Arise

And here’s a version with a real didgeridoo

BtVS: Consequences / No, this is no good at all

Andy — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:32:23 +0000

… well actually it’s not too bad…

… we start with a dream which is Rules of Buffy #3 – If something doesn’t seem quite right… it’s a dream

… we also have Wesley and the Watchers Council heavies not killing Angel when they had a chance which sort of obeys Rules of Buffy #2 – If you get an opportunity to despatch a particularly nasty demon… don’t, it’ll probably work out fine

we then rattle through a half-decent episode where lots of story happens, which is a relief because the story has been in need of picking up.

Despite that… I can think of nothing to say, so here’s Willow… in her dungarees…

… and here’s sad Willow in the lav…

… and here’s Nina in a different lav…

Something short and sweet – a 35 second pop song

Andy — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:40:57 +0000

The Pastels – Over My Shoulder

The six minute pop song, twice as good as the three minute pop song?

Andy — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:26:12 +0000

We Are Not Adult Orientated by Stereolab

Slipping Into Something by The Feelies

… and here’s a great (recent) live version – played quicker but still six minutes!

Boy Meets Girl, So What by McCarthy

Home Again by The Auteurs

Five Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck) by Yo La Tengo

How can I be sure? In a world that’s constantly changing

Andy — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:25:59 +0000

I really, really want to know.