Tangents - 2004
DECEMBER
Time Please, Gents
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening, including Guild League, Language of Flowers and French Impressionists
Pony Tales
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening, including July Skies, Pants
Yell! and Camille and Alexander
Moments in time
John Carney gets worked up over some DVDs
Fireside Navigation
Rupert Loydell on his sounds of the '70s going on '80s
The Suburbs Are Killing Us
Alistair Fitchett on My Favorite, Playwrights and Wolfhounds
Every Dog Has Its Day
John Carney on Prefects and Nightingales reissues NOVEMBER
A Far Cry From Kensington
John Carney with part two of The Ballad of Queen Cristina
Roundabout Midnight
Dr Marino Guida on music for driving and the Roundabouts of Letchworth calendar
Did Anyone Bring Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out?
Shane Moritz with the New Estate Tour Diary
Tomorrow Is A Long Time
William Crain makes a mix CD to make the world more bearable
A Fancied Wit
Matt Bryden on The Fall's Interim
The Ballad of Queen Cristina
John Carney on the sassiest, sexiest, brightest and boldest of pop performers
Trying To Get To Where
Part three of John Carney's When the sky was teenage blue
Paradise Found In A Lost Weekend
Michael Layne Heath with some San Francisco cultural lifelines
He never let it down
Kevin Pearce writes a tribute to Dave Godin
The Great White Wonder
Rupert Loydell on recent music book reading
OCTOBER
Thanks John
Paul Donnelly pays tribute to John Peel
'can that possibly be right?'
Daniel Williams pays tribute to John Peel
Songs You Did Get To Hear On The Radio
When the sky was teenage blue - part two
When The Sky Was Teenage Blue
John Carney remembers The Swell Maps and the '80s Mod movement
The Midnight Days To Come
Alistair Fitchett on some recent listening
Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken
Michael White revisits Lloyd Cole and The Commotions' Rattlesnakes
Dropping Drinks Again
John Carney on DJ/Rupture
SEPTEMBER
Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart
Alistair Fitchett on Jeff Lewis live at The Crypt, Bristol
What Could Be Simpler?
Alistair Fitchett on Velvet Crush, Unbunny and The Frenchmen
A Timely Intervention
John Carney on volume four of Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures
Imaginary Journeys
Paul Donnelly on the Deathprod boxset
Secret Songs
Rupert Loydell's recent listening
Apple Pie and Bullet Proof
Chris Fox on the return of American Music Club
Sweet and Low
Tim Footman reconsiders the Sugarcubes, with particular reference to the toilet habits of Henry VIII
There Is Nothing Wrong With Hating Rock Critics
Alistair Fitchett listens to some singles
What Colour Is Your Memory
John Carney on Geoff Dyer, Jill Scott and Teena Marie
AUGUST
Curses and Salves
Alistair Fitchett on more summer comics reading
Disturbing The Silence
Paul Donnelly on Mike Osborne and the John Stevens Trio
The Teams That Meet In Caffs
John Carney reads Iain Sinclair and listens to the songs for mario's cafe
A High Spot Along the Way
William Crain discovers The High Hat
End Of The Season
Alistair Fitchett on some recent listening
The Heat Goes On
Rupert Loydell on The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads
Hits and Ms.es
Rupert Loydell on recent listening
Back To The Old House
Alistair Fitchett goes back to Troon and listens to Simple Minds
A Man Called Adam, A Lady Called Teena, and A Group Called Malaria!
John Carney on some recent listening
Now Where Have I Heard This One Before
John Carney on Madeline Bell
Caught In Transition
Paul Donnelly on Soft Machine's Somewhere In Soho
Occasional Interruptions Of Blue
Rupert Loydell on three Art books
bleached yesterdays, beached tomorrows
Alistair Fitchett on some recent listening
City Breaks
Rupert Loydell on some
recent book reading
I'm A Believer
Rupert Loydell on recent magazine reading
Notes from the Paris Underground
John Carney remembers the Jesus And Mary Chain and Dr Mix and The Remix
In Love With The Impossible
Alistair Fitchett on recent comics reading
Brazilian Love Affairs and Jazz Detours
John Carney on reading Geoff Dyer’s But Beautiful
JULY
Unlocking the Fragments
William Crain on some Beefheart moments
Taking Tiger Mountain (again)
Alistair Fitchett on a remake of the Eno classic
Finally Paying Attention
Rupert Loydell on recent listening
Be Original Or Die!
Alistair Fitchett on recent picture book reading
A Riot Of Colour
Alistair Fitchett ponders Animals That Swim's Faded Glamour
Teenage Wasteland
William Crain watches Over The Edge
The Whole World Is Not Watching
John Carney talks coincidences and connections
With a wreath and a sigh and a veil and a thigh
Alistair Fitchett's well disguised review of The Hidden
Camera's Mississauga Goddam
Right In Your Own Back Yard
William Crain on Dion's '70s recordings
Ain’t Nothing But The Real Thing …
John Carney on James Chance
What Are You Waiting For?
Alistair Fitchett on three new Rev-Ola releases
A snapshot of your life in 3,760 chapters
David O MacGowan on some recent comics
Too much of one thing
Or, the ballad of the Go-Betweens. Daniel Williams on their Barbican show
Always Take The Weather With You
Rupert Loydell on David Toop's Haunted Weather
The Sweetest Sound Of All
Alistair Fitchett on Sodastream, The Soft Set and The Fairways
Power, Corruption and Lies
John Carney on his holiday reading and listening
JUNE
Strange and sweet is the perfect combination
John Carney's recent listening
The Pall of Politeness
Alistair Fitchett on Magnetic Fields at the Lyric, London.
God's Consolation Price
John Carney remembers Robert Quine
Raiding The Archives
Paul Donelly on Soft Machine and Dreamtime
I, Moz
Matthew Hintz considers You Are The
Quarry
Sharp As Lemonade
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening
Light Blue Touch Paper
Rupert Loydell on Brian Eno
Folding Fingers Over Stardust
Alistair Fitchett experiences Hidden Cameras
Difficult Fun
John Carney on the Slits, Glenn Branca and Metal Urbain
Lager, Fry-ups and Dodgy Motors
Carrie McMillan on Charlie Williams' Deadfolk MAY
Count Backwards To Black
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening
So Cool and So Right
John Carney on recent listening
Dear Nick
A Letter To Nick Drake
The Boy In The Paisley Shirt
Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the TV
Personalities by Alistair Fitchett
Themes From Great Cities
Alistair Fitchett listens to some new compilations
Extremes
Paul Donnelly on
Lasse Marhaug and
Kim Hiorthoy
Satanic Picnics and Technical Difficulties
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening
The Greatest Pop Record Ever
John Carney on David Essex and ATV
Despite All The Amputations
William Crain on the Velvet Underground and The Modern Lovers
The Seasons come, the seasons go
Chris Fox on some recent live experiences
Back When An Election Meant Only A Day Off School
John Carney remembers The Special AKA and The Beat
Blue Winds Only Know
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening
To Lizzy … with love
John Carney remembers Lizzy Mercier Descloux
The Radio Is Gathering Dust
Paul Donnelly on some recent listening
APRIL
Krautrock Meets Hip Hop
Paul Donnelly on Faust vs Dalek
Life of the Automobile
Marino Guida
unleashes David Manson’s Beast
Revenge Is Sweet
John Carney on The Revenge Of Jasmine Minks
THINK!
Alistair Fitchett on The Revenge Of Jasmine Minks
Shoulda Worn A Hat
Alistair Fitchett on some holiday listening
Casanova Being Punished
William Crain on Phil Spector
Intimate Sketches
Paul Donnelly on Jolie Holland's Catalpa
There’s Something
About Jonathan
John Carney on The Fortress Of Solitude
MARCH
Beauty Is The Ultimate Protest
John Carney on Chuck and Mary Perrin and Future Pilot AKA
UPLOAD!
Rupert Loydell embraces the digital revolution
Jonathan in the echo chamber
John Carney on Rock'n'Roll With The Modern Lovers
Message From The Improvisers
Paul Donnelly on Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers and Elton Dean
Staying Out of Touch
William Crain gets into time travel
Music is my boyfriend
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening
Here’s to the footnotes!
John Carney on Sharon Tandy
Here Comes The Weekend Again
Alistair Fitchett on Chuck and Mary Perrin, plus other Rev-Ola delights
Raise Every Voice…
John Carney contemplates Electrelane and Choral Jazz
FEBRUARY
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat
John Carney listens to some electronica
So High
Jonathan Donaldson's picks of 2003
24 days with a broken heart
Chris Fox ponders The Fall, Magic Band and Fire Engines
Mixing It
Paul Donnelly on Max Richter and Roberto Bonati
Soul In Clover … or What The Doctor Ordered
John Carney listens in to some soul reissues
It’s Not Enough To Love
Alistair Fitchett on some recent listeningHow Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?
Alistair Fitchett on Calvin Johnson at Exeter's Cavern
Wild
Improvisations and Speaking Guitars
Paul Donnelly on some recent listening
Yesterday Once More
John Carney on his latest listening
Whatever Happened To...?
Rupert Loydell's recent Listening
All The Way From Water Orton
John Carney concludes The Felt Reissue Series
Higher Than A Weather Balloon
Alistair Fitchett on some recent listening
All-Singing, All-Dancing, All-Cardboard
SF culture lifelines, pt. two. Michael Layne-Heath on The Cockettes
JANUARY
Times Are Hard For Dreamers
part two of John Carney's look at the Felt reissues
Happy Talk
William Crain on recent reading and viewing
Nothing But Fixations
Michael Seidel on All Night Radio and The Elected
An Accident of Geography- Part 1
John Carney starts his look at the Felt reissue series
They Might Be Hits
Paul Donnelly on Hugh Hopper and Julian Whitfield's In A Dubious Manner
All About Leaving
David O MacGowan watches Take Care Of My Cat
I Swear To God The Feeling’s Real
Alistair Fitchett on New Estate, Squarepusher and Oneida
Soul Circus
Songs To Make You Drop Your Drink … pt 3.
By John Carney
Galleries of Sounds and Visions
Paul Donnelly on Kim Hiorthoy and a new Rune Grammofon
compilation
Happiness Is Not My Goal
Jonathan Donaldson on Belle and Sebastian
Notes, Corrections, Clarifications, Apologies, Addenda
Songs To Make You Drop Your Drink … pt
2. John Carney continues.
Poorly Cast As A Malcontent
Matthew Hintz on Postal Service, Death Cab for Cuties and The Shins
Songs To Make You Drop Your Drink
If only they had recorded just that one song ... pt 3.
John Carney continues with his obsession
Facing Darkness
Paul Donnelly listens to Diamanda Galas
Burning Off The Fog
Alistair Fitchett plays some Rev-Ola reissues
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