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Yesterday, I was on my weekly Zoom call with my parents. Of course, my dad’s some sort of boomer proto-hipster, so we were using Jitsi instead of Zoom, but that’s besides the point. During this call, I mentioned to my dad that I’d listened to Blue Train by John Coltrane for the first time the … Continue reading Music And My Dad
Skyfall is one of my favourite films. Some of my opinions are essentially unjustifiable, and if I’m honest with myself, this is probably one. Most people don’t even think it’s the best Bond film – or even the best one with Daniel Craig. Yet here I am, watching it about once every two weeks, loving … Continue reading Skyfall
In my opinion, five songs isn’t really long enough for an album. Unless you’re Miles Davis. If you’re Miles Davis, it’s long enough for an epoch-defining tour de force. It helps that the songs are pretty long – the album still comes out to around 45 minutes. But much more importantly, the songs are very, … Continue reading Lockdown Rediscovery: Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (1959)
In the midst of the ongoing pandemic (a sentence I never expected to write), I’ve been rediscovering – and indeed discovering for the first time – some essential albums, finding solace in music and taking the time to explore albums I’d never given enough attention. Demon Days by Gorillaz seems an appropriate place to start … Continue reading Lockdown Rediscovery: Gorillaz – Demon Days (2005)