Well, it was time for a change - and I’ve become a complete Wordpress addict; and for some reason while I was on Typepad, my domain never really appeared on Google; and I really want to put all my blogging effort under one roof; and and and…Will be sorting the design of this page out in the coming weeks…
At this rate, I might not buy any music for the first 11 months of 2006, and just wait till everyone starts to do their ‘best of’ lists and just hoover up.
Eric over at Marathonpacks has released four mixes of tracks of the year - still available for download as I write this, but probably not for much longer.
Volumes 1 & 2 are here. Volumes 3 & 4 are here. Even if you don’t get the downloads, I suggest you follow his suggestions to make your own playlists.
Gawd bless you, as they say.
Makes a very enjoyable playlist - and, if I’m honest, has a lot more interesting stuff on than most of my list of the year. I’ve turned all I can find into an iMix for your convenience..
As a sidenote: given iTunes etc, tracks of the year is a much more useful list than albums of the year. NME also included a load of their staff top 5s, which didn’t really co-incide with the main list (how did that work, anyone?), but added a few extra gems - including the Golden Virgins (see previous post).
The Wenner Tapes interview with John Lennon was just brilliant. Partly for all his bitchiness about just about everyone: yes, obviously McCartney, but also Dylan, Jagger (’all that fag dancing’), Derek Taylor (Beatles press officer) and frankly, just about everyone else. I think its safe to say, errr, he had some issues.
Also brilliant for his version of Beatle-world (’when we hit town, we really hit it…’) and the Sixties (sounds like it was quite fun) .
Not quite sure whether I like Lennon more or less as a result of it.
Still available online here (not sure for how long - times like this that you just have to say thank you for iRecordMusic). If anyone sees a full transcript - please tell me.