Monthly Archives: May 2013

The Fall – Kinder of Spine

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Paul Saxton

From the new LP (Re-Mit), this is a pulsing garagey stomp that features some great keyboards and typically obtuse lyrics. But what makes it different is that Mark E Smith has never sounded so vulnerable. Well, for a few lines … Continue reading →

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The Boo Radleys – Blues For George Michael

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Paul Saxton

As far as I’m aware, this version of Blues For George Michael only features on a free cassette that came with a 1994 edition of the NME.  At the time of its release, there was still quite a divide between … Continue reading →

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The Kinks – Australia

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Paul Saxton

The Kinks’ much-lauded Englishness, it always seemed to me, had as much to do with their rinky-dinkiness as it had to do with Ray Davies’ lyrical themes or the music hall eccentricities of the music. That is, they always sounded … Continue reading →

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The Monkees – As We Go Along

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Paul Saxton

You’d think that being written by Carole King, arranged by Jack Nitzsche and featuring lead guitar by Neil Young would be enough to make any song great. But no: the most impressive thing about As We Go Along is Micky … Continue reading →

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