I love acts I discover through Glastonbury. I love cover versions. I love this cover version of Oasis’ Wonderwall by Maverick Sabre. At least until that fat DJ starts ruining it. I also love the fact that Maverick Sabre is from London/Dublin.…
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Why U2 Were Right & Coldplay Were Wrong
It seems that along with talking about the weather, and wondering when the British man will get knocked out of Wimbledon, discussing the headliners for Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage has become an annual summer tradition. A few years ago Jay Z…
Maverick Sabre – I Need
Well, this is the joy of Glastonbury (by which, obviously, I mean watching it from the sofa). As, the ever more lovely, Lauren Laverne, and, the ever more Peel-like, Mark Radcliffe, take over the coverage (after a U2 set that,…
Freestylers – Ruffneck (Samples The JBs’ The Grunt)
So I’ve just got back from an amazing week in Cannes at the advertising festival, where the sun shone and we went to an amazing set on the beach by (apparently) Tiesto. And now, I’m at home, on the sofa,…
Nostalgia’s Not What It Used To Be
Over the last few weeks I’ve read two books, and watched one movie, that deal with early British history, as well as another book that, though centred on the Roman Empire, but with no connection to Britain, touches on many of the…
You’d Better Bring Your Wellies…
When asked to describe The Inbetweeners, I’ve always used the following analogy. If Skins is the youth we all wish we’d had (minus the violence, mental illness and suicide attempts, all sex & drugs & rock ‘n’ roll, The Inbetweeners…
Thor Spoofs VW’s Super Bowl Ad
Three of my favourite things are, in no particular order, comics, movies and advertising (and particularly spoof ads). So, the spoof of VW’s recent Super Bowl ad, to promote the release of the movie adaptation of Marvel’s Thor comics, has been one…
Mohammed Rafi – Jaan Pahechan Ho (Song From Heineken The Date Ad)
So, my last post about the soundtrack to a Heineken ad really did bring the trolls out from under the many bridges of teh interwebz, so I wonder what the one will bring out. Maybe even some racists. Anyway, the…
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