January 2011
12 posts
Response to a bit I did in the guardian.
From The Ironic Times…
Two comments from first panel member James Ashford.
1. From his contribution ATL:
The comments from Gray and Keys were ignorant and they were offensive, they should have known better. The sad thing is that they’ve probably been saying this kind of thing throughout their careers, they just got caught this time.
2....
Revising, clearly.
Corped it last night. Some quite hilarious moments to come out of the evening, mostly from Alex who was completely off his face. Some witty lines from Elisa though, mostly to do with her German history.
Beating the exam stress.
Me, Tom, Alex, Jon and Adonis.
Tom, Alex and Adonis payed a 4am visit to my flat. Didn’t go down well with the flatmates. Probably because they were banging on...
Humble pie just wasn't tasty enough.
As you probably know, Joe and I do a radio show called ‘The James and Joe Show’. We release podcasts of the shows and other material here.
Last Thursday we broadcast an impromptu show when the station was off air.
This was naughty.
Now we’re not allowed to play radio anymore.
HOWEVER:
We’re going to keep on podcasting. We’re going to podcast our little hearts...
Cheese, Gromit?
Today’s song: Let It Be, No Cry - Bob Marley vs The Beatles, FAROFF mashup. It’s one of the best mashups I’ve ever heard. Seriously good.
I need a Benicassim ticket. Please sort it.
You shoulda see me and the ranking dread.
Today’s song: Uptown Top Ranking - Althea and Donna, who doesn’t love it?
I went on a little run today. Main emotions were that of someone who is considering the very real possibility that their lungs are about to explode. I’m meant to get up at 9am tomorrow to go on another one with the chaps. I woke up at half past four in the afternoon today. Still, here’s hoping.
This...
1969
Today’s song: You Got The Silver - The Rolling Stones, a rare Stones song, in that the lead is sung by Keith Richards. It was the first time Keith sang solo lead on a Stones track. It appeared on the 1969 album Let it Bleed.
1969 was such an amazing year. I’m going to do a 1969 to 2010 comparison soon.
I really want to get the session on with Keith Richards - I want to drink Jack...
I'm no schoolboy.
Today’s Song: Brown Sugar - Ryan Adams and Beth Orton, not as good as the original, but I guess you’ve heard that. If you haven’t, we’re not gonna be mates. Unless you change your ways pretty damn sharpish.
Today’s song: Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley, what a cool song from such a cool cat. You can really hear the blues to rock and roll reaction going on throughout the song. It reminds me of early Rolling Stones covers. Though of course, it should be the Stones that remind you of Bo Diddley. It would be if I’d heard it all chronologically, but I didn’t, and we’re all going to have to...
Sprinkler
Today’s song: Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley, a great track once again. I never used to like Elvis. I never used to like proper music though, and I certainly didn’t understand why some of it was incredibly important. Elvis was incredibly important. He became the biggest thing in music by singing the blues with his collar up. Elvis inspired young people to make bands. John Lennon...
Roots
Today’s song: Yer Blues - The Dirty Mac, an absolutely incredible version of the original Lennon/McCartney composition. The Dirty Mac consisted of John Lennon singing and rhythm guitaring, Eric Clapton on lead guitar, Keith Richards on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. The best line up in the world then, and probably ever. It’s like making your perfect fantasy football team. The band...
Moanin at Midnight
Every day I will include a song in my ramblings. I will include a spotify or youtube link. So you HAVE to listen to it. And I will be checking.
Today’s song is: Dust by Broom - Elmore James, originally recorded by Robert Johnson. His version is obviously a classic, but Elmore James’ guitar is absolutely mental in this one. I love everthing about it.
Yesterday me and Joseppi recorded...
New Year always reminds me of Forrest Gump.
I hope you had a good New Year. I was in Sowf Lundun with family and friends and it was very lovely. It really was.
Today I have been learning a lot of Chuck Berry because I am in a new and exciting rock and roll band. It’s just me and Adonis so far, but that is ok because he’s pretty cool. He reads good books and he’s called fucking Adonis.
This is us. Soon there will be...