The weather has taken a turn for the worse this week which has maybe affected the mood in our household a bit. I think the main struggle is the feeling we’re not making as much use of the time as we could do.
My back feels better now so have been out for a couple of runs & managed my first 5K on Saturday for as long as I can remember. I also started trying to learn how to play the harmonica I’ve had about 5 years via a set of lessons on YouTube. Something else to add to the list of instruments I play terribly.
New SOTW
Music I’m enjoying
Got quite a lot of new physical music over the last few weeks. And last Friday I did another plunder of Bandcamp during their no fees period which looks like being a regular thing. Bandcamp seem like good people and I’ve been using them more often recently.
Listening stats show that I’ve been enjoying the new Darren Hayman album quite a bit (22 songs all around 1 minute long). I bought the 7” which you can see in the picture and the digital release includes additional demo & alternative versions.
I’m also enjoying the new BC Camplight album more than I expected. I struggled a little with his last one but this one flows really nicely. Katie Harkin’s debut solo album as Harkin is excellent too and the perhaps unexpected inclusion of BeyoncĂ© in my stats is a result of listening to James Acaster’s new podcast, Perfect Sound Whatever.
Other notes
Lockdown thoughts: We’re 6 weeks in (I think) and generally I’m doing ok but it’s been a tougher week at home. I’ve got used to the current restrictions but get a bit cross with people who seem oblivious to what’s going on. I think in hindsight we should have locked down earlier and possibly been more stringent. Some of this is hindsight obviously but I don’t think the government have served us well.
I worry about how long we may be affected and think whatever we can do to reduce that would be good. I’m missing gigs a bit but I can live without them as long as I know the bands, venues, promoters & people who work in that industry are supported to ensure they are still there when we return to normality.
Lockdown Top Fives - Week 6
People who follow me on Twitter know I’ve been running daily top fives as a bit of distraction. I figured I should share those over here too. I will go back & post the previous ones on here sometime too.
▪️Monday 27th: Top 5 Romantic Comedies
- The Apartment (1960)
- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- Annie Hall (1977)
- Bringing Up Baby (1938)
- When Harry Met Sally (1989)
▪️Tuesday 28th: Top 5 Gig Venues
- The Lexington
- Union Chapel
- The MOTH Club
- Hope & Ruin, Brighton
- Village Underground
LINK http://saveourvenues.co.uk
▪️Wednesday 29th: Fictional Detectives in Novels
- Miss Marple
- Sherlock Holmes
- Philip Marlowe
- Dirk Gently
- Jack Parlabane
▪️ Thursday 30th: Albums of the Sixties
- The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics (1965)
- Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1968)
- Jethro Tull - Stand Up (1969)
- Nina Simone - Wild Is The Wind (1969)
- The Monks - Black Monk Time (1966)
▪️Friday 1st: Modern Black & White Films
- The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
- Roma (2018)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- Sin City (2005)
- Somers Town (2008)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_black-and-white_films_produced_since_1970
▪️Saturday 2nd: UK Punk 7” singles
- New Rose - The Damned
- Identity - X-Ray Spex
- Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols
- Suspect Device - Stiff Little Fingers
- Typical Girls - The Slits
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7xJvj9Tj37PH5oqBN1jUcG?si=94M0GgQcQimC2v7e4nlfTQ
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