Category Archives: Music

You Little Wonder You

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Karie

I am currently re-reading Dorian Gray. Happy 65th Birthday to a man with a portrait of his own hidden away in the attic. Honourable mentions: + The iconic performance of Rock’n’Roll Suicide at Hammersmith Apollo, 1973 + Five Years performed … Continue reading →

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Desert Island Discs: Day 1

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Karie

I enjoy listening to Desert Island Discs on my iPod as I make my way to work. The people you think will be interesting rarely are; the people I don’t know or feel indifferent towards end up my favourites. Lady … Continue reading →

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Stuff & Nonsense

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Karie

Despite myself, I went to a gig yesterday to see this man and his new band, Pajama Club. Okay, so it is a bad photo. I was a bit too busy enjoying myself to worry too much about photographs. Basically, … Continue reading →

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Lovely Things

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Karie

This has to be my song of summer 2011. It’s so lovely in all its pomo pop glory. Other lovely things right now: I find this picture of David Tennant in the Fright Night remake strangely compelling. I always did … Continue reading →

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Boom! Boom! Chaka! Chaka!

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Karie

This is one of my favourite weeks of the year: the Eurovision Song Contest week. For my non-European readers, imagine American Idol with 45 different countries competing. Then add xenophobia, bad blood, neighbourly love, dubious ethnic costumes, weird instruments, and … Continue reading →

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Greenery

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Karie

Dear FirstGlasgow, I am interested in learning why your bus driver wanted to charge me an additional 45p for a return ticket within Zone 1. I was wearing a green coat (from a reputable High Street chain) at the time … Continue reading →

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Bluebells

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Karie

We went to see Patrick Wolf at Oran Mor tonight as part of a belated birthday celebration. And what a good time we had. I hope you enjoy Bluebells linked above. It’s one of my favourite songs. Strangely comforting. Patrick … Continue reading →

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Hymn To Grace

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Karie

North Star isn’t just the name of my favourite neighbourhood café, it is also one of my favourite albums from the now long-lost 1990s. In the last couple of days I have rediscovered the album – and it is peculiarly, … Continue reading →

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Be There Two O’Clock

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Karie

It’s a new week. And I completely forgot to write about the highlight of the previous week. Friday night my partner and I had an impulsive dance-a-thon in our living room when we realised that BBC4 was showing footage of … Continue reading →

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Song to the Siren

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Karie

Many people have covered this – This Mortal Coil’s version is probably the best known these days (in no small part thanks to perfume adverts, sadly). This is my absolute favourite version of this Tim Buckley classic. John Grant’s voice … Continue reading →

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