January 2010

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  Stewart Lee on Ecstasy

  01.31.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I did the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year last night, which is reviewed here on Chortle. It’s actually a very nice review of me even if it did remind me a bit of this. Ungrateful. Congrats to all the winners, runners up and all those taking part. It was an excellent night that [...]

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  Seinfeld Babies

  01.30.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  When I wrote this last week I can only assume that in some sub-conscious way I must have known that Seinfeld Babies, which I claimed did not exist, actually did. As Louis Armstrong once sang “What a Wonderful World”, and thanks to both Gareth Gwynn and Tom Crowley for pointing this out to me. Ladies [...]

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  Spiked Fury 3!

  01.30.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Thanks to regular Spiked Fury contributor Doreen Barber for yet another photo taken in Holloway in North London. Please send any more Spiked Fury entries to me at nathaniel@tombolaoffun.com.

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  Our Sweet Love by The Beach Boys

  01.30.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  My final “Love Song” choice is Our Sweet Love by The Beach Boys from their penultimate studio album Sunflower in 1970. It might be my favourite Beach Boys record. At least I reckon I will definitely claim it is, if pushed, because if I just said Pet Sounds I’d look like a civilian and no [...]

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  Love Really Hurts Without You by Billy Ocean

  01.29.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  My “Love Song” of the day is Love Really Hurts Without You by Billy Ocean from 1976. A terrific pop record that’s really easy to write off because it’s so familiar. It’s an incredibly upbeat song with brilliant downbeat lyrics, that are so simplistic that it as much in common with bubblegum pop as it [...]

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  Love You Till Tuesday by David Bowie

  01.29.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Today’s “Love Song” is Love You Till Tuesday by David Bowie. It was recorded in 1967 and is probably the most well known song of his pre-Space Oddity/Anthony Newley period. Let me just say that I love David Bowie‘s records, I really do. Most Bowie fans don’t like this period, but they are wrong because [...]

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  Fall in Love With Me by Iggy Pop

  01.28.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  My “Love Song” of the day is Fall in Love With Me by Iggy Pop. It was recorded in Berlin in June 1977 and appears on his Lust For Life album. That’s the one with a picture of Melvyn Hayes from It Ain’t Half Hot Mum on the cover. It’s produced by David Bowie who [...]

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  From Russia With Love by Matt Monroe

  01.27.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Todays “Love Song” is From Russia With Love by Matt Monroe. It is the best James Bond song despite Goldfinger being co-written by Anthony Newley. I think it’s beautiful whether you like the movie or James Bond or anything. From Russia With Love was written and composed by Lionel Bart who’s most famous for writing [...]

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  If I Love You (New European Gold Standard Secret Babylonian Brotherhood Cinema Mix) by The Brian Jonestown Massacre

  01.25.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  My “Love Song” of the day is If I Love You? (New European Gold Standard Secret Babylonian Brotherhood Cinema Mix) by The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It comes from their 2001 album Bravery, Repetition & Noise and was written by band leader Anton Newcombe.

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  Love Week

  01.23.10 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  So we’re now all over half way through the 100 days challenge and Josie Long has put up a video announcing a new caviat. This week is Love Week so as well as posting a blog every day I will also include a link to a favourite “Love Song”, and by this I mean a [...]

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