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Reading an article about Taylor Swift, how she evolved her sound to fit the arenas "she was now playing" - and wondering what that means, in practice (the abandonment of subtleties that a smaller crowd might pick up on, the simplification of melodic lines, the use of more sustained, capacious...

My pal Luke. Things just aren't the same anymore.

Was just listening to this 130 bpm version of 'This Way' by Skanna (off a 35th anniversary of cafe del mar comp) Got me intrigued re: the possibility of 'screwed' jungle. Found this: On first listen, this isn't as interesting as I hoped it would be. Perhaps not slowed down enough – or...

There are fucking loads of these on YouTube now. But are there any good ones?

This video is great. First, as a sort of entrée, you get to see a genuinely, chillingly insane person confessing to murdering someone for no reason with the same emotion in their voice as if they're describing a trip to the supermarket. Then you get to see a school shooter pathetically...

Context Afflicted for the last week with insomnia and heavy constipation. Action Bought and ate entire packet of Honey and Mustard Sausages from M&S on lunchbreak.

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Not sure if this warrants a thread but let's see how it turns out. I was in Regents Park on Sunday and as I was walking along the edge of the lake I saw a big crowd of people watching a band perform on the bandstand. They were performing the Indiana Jones theme – badly. I assume (I was too far...

Inspired by Luka's rock n roll hall of fame thread Lets get the bloody obvious out of the way

Just found out that Errol Morris uploaded both seasons of his "First Person" series to Youtube last year. Thought I'd share here.

Thinking mainly in terms of a certain group of people who reappear in the same, roughly concurrent genres/scenes. But could be the fans too I guess.

I've not read High Rise since university, but I stuck on the widely (it seems to me, when I was paying attention to it, justifiably) panned film adaptation of it the other day and it got me thinking about revisiting the book. The thing is, when I read it at uni I was – despite exhibiting marked...

alternative title "I can't believe this wasn't a hit" ESKI POP

Courtesy of @craner The greatest playlist ever made? Sure, I'm biased. And in truth, I've only ever got about 12 tracks into this 42 track playlist. But I do know the first 12 tracks are the best playlist ever made, whatever happens next.

Although lately I've been wondering if I've sacrificed something in the process of becoming obsessed with this fusion, this fusion is something I really seek out (if not consciously) in music.* Music that is melodic and romantic and sweet but also has hard-edged, abrasive elements. Most...

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/15/genre-is-disappearing-what-comes-next Is genre dying – and is that a good/bad/indifferent thing? Was it only ever a convenient tool for cataloguing and marketing? Or does the idea of genre have a positive, shaping influence on music? Are any of...

Genius idea for a thread this.