I used to have a Twitter account where I’d rate things out of five stars. It seemed like less work to review something in 140 characters. It sure would have made this project a breeze. Goddammit. NOW I tell me. I gave The Fame three…
Because it’s inevitable that I’ll eventually be asked to mastermind the soundtrack of a future James Bond film, I’ve been keeping a small list of artists who have, criminally, never been asked to provide a Bond theme. First on the list is Bryan Ferry, of…
Fade in on 1988, or thereabouts. I’ve checked out The Whole Story, Kate Bush’s singles compilation from 1986, from the library on LP. I spin it for the first time and get the strangest sense of familiarity. From the very first notes of the first…