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2005 – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning – Bright Eyes

Posted on March 8, 2019 by grooveware

When I was at college, there used to be a butcher’s on North Street, just near the bottom of Coltsgate Hill. We never shopped there of course, because we were either in digs (for the second year) or college accommodation … Continue reading →

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Introduction

Posted on August 12, 2018 by grooveware

I have always been surrounded by music and art. Some of my earliest memories are of mum playing the piano and dad having to crawl down the side of the chair in the living room to get at the reel … Continue reading →

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2004 – American Idiot – Green Day

Posted on September 1, 2017 by grooveware

As Mr Zimmerman once pointed out, the times they were a-changing. For the first time, it was James who pointed me in the direction of Green Day. Of course, I’d been aware of the group but had always thought of … Continue reading →

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2003 – Get Born – Jet

Posted on February 27, 2017 by grooveware

Basic, no-frills, bar-room rock ‘n’ roll. Probably because that’s what The Rogues had been peddling (albeit with an Irish twist) for ten years now, I was instantly blown away when I heard the opening guitar riff kick in on … Continue reading →

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2002 – Up The Bracket – The Libertines

Posted on November 14, 2016 by grooveware

To use the vernacular, the drums and bass are as tight as a duck’s arse. Which is good because everything else on “Up The Bracket” by The Libertines is so loose it’s constantly on the verge of falling apart. From … Continue reading →

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2001 – Is This It – The Strokes

Posted on July 18, 2016 by grooveware

James was growing up. Having been in the nursery at Rawmarsh Ashwood Road because it was nearer for Auntie Mo to take and pick him him up, we took the decision to move him to a school that was nearer … Continue reading →

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2000 – The Magnetic Fields – 69 Love Songs

Posted on April 23, 2016 by grooveware

I’ve no idea where I first heard about “69 Love Songs” by The Magnetic Fields, probably the New Musical Express, but I’m so glad I decided to get it. What could have been a chore, listening to sixty nine songs … Continue reading →

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1999 – Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band – The Mountain

Posted on March 6, 2016 by grooveware

From the opening drawl of, “M..I..C..K..E..Y..M..O..You gotta put your hat on boy. Alright, you wanna be in the band, better put your hat on…” I knew I’d found it, that new ‘something’ I’d been looking for – bluegrass music. It … Continue reading →

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1998 – Mercury Rev, Sparklehorse, Embrace, Massive Attack

Posted on January 22, 2016 by grooveware

It could have been the perception of circumstances, but for me, there didn’t seem to be any one really significant album this year. There were some brilliant, glittering songs by some great artists, but again, not a whole album that … Continue reading →

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1997 – Shine – The Space Brothers

Posted on November 29, 2015 by grooveware

I did buy a few albums this year; the soporific but beautiful “Curtains” by Tindersticks, the eclectic “Bring There” by Wilco and “When The Boatman Calls” by the consistently brilliant Nick Cave, containing “Into My Arms”, surely one of the … Continue reading →

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