Tangents - 2005

DECEMBER

The Final Part
Part 52 of John Carney's Shop Around

"I Am Having A Sad Evening"
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening

To Vanquish All Our Foes
Part 51 of John Carney's Shop Around

Brighton, Soul City
Alistair Fitchett on Brakes and Chris T-T

Moonstomping
Part 50 of John Carney's Shop Around

Dialogues
More of Rupert Loydell's recent reading

The World We Live In
Rupert Loydell on recent reading

NOVEMBER

What’s The Point In Being Bored?
Alistair Fitchett on Smoosh at Cargo, London. November 28th 2005

The Not Knowing
Part 49 of John Carney's Shop Around

Sad Is Sometimes Lonely
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening

One Thing Leads To Another
Part 48 of John Carney's Shop Around

Antidote To Whitesnake
Part 47 of John Carney's Shop Around

As Groovy As You Can Get
Alistair Fitchett on Chris T-T, The Loft and June Brides

Taking Ridiculous Chances
Part 46 of John Carney's Shop Around

Expecting To Fly
William Crain on the North/South divide in California's 1960s musical landscape

OCTOBER

A Hymn To The Risk Takers
Part 45 of John Carney's Shop Around

A Hymn To The Urban Romantics
Alistair Fitchett on the new Saint Etienne film project

The Songs Live On
Part 44 of John Carney's Shop Around

October Sighs
A mixtape of Alistair Fitchett's recent listening

The Importance Of Sounding All Wrong
Part 43 of John Carney's Shop Around

It's Geometry, Dad
Daniel Williams on The Clientele

Matchbox Cars In The Living Room
Part 42 of John Carney's Shop Around

Get Up And Use Me
Part 41 of John Carney's Shop Around

Mysteries Explained
Recent reading, October 2005

SEPTEMBER

C30 C60 C90 Go
Part 40 of John Carney's Shop Around

The Crackle Of Debris
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening

Light In Our Lives
Part 39 of John Carney's Shop Around

Strange Geometry In The Straight World
Alistair Fitchett on The Clientele and Young Marble Giants

Making Tapes For Sweetest Girls
Part 38 of John Carney's Shop Around

Air Above Mountains
Marino Guida on the trail of Fosco Maraini

Unknowable Memories
Rupert Loydell on new photography books by Jem Southam and Richard Misrach

Blighted and Delighted
Part 37 of John Carney's Shop Around

AUGUST

Surprise Yourself!
Part 36 of John Carney's Shop Around

Get Swedish
Jonathan Falcone on why the Pipettes should live in Sweden

You're Only As Good As Your Last Song
David Ireland on some recent listening

Fancy A Fup?
Part 35 of John Carney's Shop Around

Memo From Turner
William Crain ruminates on The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Webb and more

Winking Stars
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening

Painter Man
Part 34 of John Carney's Shop Around

Love Makes The World Go Round
Part 33 of John Carney's Shop Around

Bittersweet
Alistair Fitchett on The Ghosts, Sportique and the Television Personalities at the 100 Club, London

Escaping The Retro Train
Alistair Fitchett on The Pipettes at The Dirty Water Club, London

JULY

Flat Tops and Chinese Slippers
Part 32 of John Carney's Shop Around

Digital Dreams
Rupert Loydell on Dylan Jones' iPod, Therefore I Am

Welcome To Coolsville
Rupert Loydell on recent listening

Brand Loyalty
John Carney, the curmudgeonly old codger, with part 31 of Shop Around

FLY! FLY! FLY! FLY! FLY!
Marino Guida with some words on Cecil Taylor and John Cassavetes

Love Saves The Day
Part 30 of John Carney's Shop Around

Apart But Still A Part
Gavin Gribbon on Being a Mod in the 1980's

A Is For Art?
Or ‘How Damien Hirst Tried Something New’ by James Evans

London Loves
Part 29 of John Carney's Shop Around

Life Is Aching In My Heart
Rachel Stevenson on Jens Lekman

He's A Rebel
Alistair Fitchett on his recent listening mix

From Sexhow To Tattyknuckle
Part 28 of John Carney's Shop Around


JUNE

Summer Is Here
Alistair Fitchett on Go-Kart Mozart, Saint Etienne and more Swedish pop

Subvert and Scintillate
Part 27 of John Carney's Shop Around

Time Travel
Rupert Loydell talks to Andrew Poppy

Élfish Values
Part 26 of John Carney's Shop Around

The Last Post
Tim Footman on Rip It Up And Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984, by Simon Reynolds

The Folly of the Ancient Rebels
Part 25 of John Carney's Shop Around

Summer Sides
Alistair Fitchett on some recent listening

Vagabonds
Part 24 of John Carney's Shop Around

Holidays and Head Colds
Alistair Fitchett on recent reading

MAY

Feathercut
Part 23 of John Carney's Shop Around

Near Perfect
Paul Donnelly on Soft Machine live in 1971

The Age Of None
Part 22 of John Carney's Shop Around

Ghosts Of Dancing Angels
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening

Never Disappointing
Part 21 of John Carney's Shop Around

And The Cookie Monster Sang 'Vienna'
Michael Layne Heath on the world's greatest new record label

Devotion To Duty
Part 20 of John Carney's Shop Around

Third Annual Report
Chris Fox on Ceographic at Triptych, Glasgow.

Surprises and Disappointments
Rupert Loydell on recent listening

A New Pop Renaissance
Alistair Fitchett enthuses

APRIL

Difficult Questions
Part 19 of John Carney's Shop Around

It All Fits
Part 18 of John Carney's Shop Around

My Movie
William Crain makes another mix tape

Hearing Aid
Part 17 of John Carney's Shop Around

Clearing The Decks Pt2
Alistair Fitchett on more recent listening

Clearing The Decks Pt1
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening

Get Your Headz Round This One
Part 16 of John Carney's Shop Around

Scratches In The Glass
Alistair Fitchett on Alasdair Roberts and Joanna Newsom at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

Wisecracking Wizardry
John Carney on John Murray in Shop Around Part 15

Fire and Ice
Alistair Fitchett on The Playwrights and The Organ at Mr Wolf's Noodle Bar, Bristol

MARCH

Peace At Last
Part 14 of John Carney's Shop Around

The Element of Surprise
Part 13 of John Carney's Shop Around

A Scottish Post Protestant Radical In Berlin
Nikolas Montaldi and Davide Fornari interview Nicholas Currie, aka Momus

The Scent of Spring
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening

There Are Always Connections
Part 12 of John Carney's Shop Around

Time To Play B-Sides
William Crain enjoys a margarita

Pathways To The Heart
Alistair Fitchett on some singular listening

Gimme Dat Carp Boy
Paul Donnelly on Pork Chop Blue Around The Rind

An Old Raincoat Will Never Let You Down
Part 11 of John Carney's Shop Around column

Immediate Pleasures
Part 10 of John Carney's Shop Around column

FEBRUARY

A Heart Needs A Home
John Carney on David Thomas in part 9 of Shop Around

Get It Together
Alistair Fitchett on his recent listening

Hey Nonny Nonny? No!
Rupert Loydell on Electric Folk by Britta Sweers

Demystification leads to remystification
John Carney on Scritti Politti in part 8 of his Shop Around column

Revolution x 3
David O MacGowan on Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's WE3

This Band Is God
Chris Fox on American Music Club in Glasgow, 2nd February 2004

History Lesson
Shop Around 7: John Carney on Dr Feelgood, 6Ts and Gordon Burn

The Welsh Probably Have A Word For It
Part 6 of John Carney's Shop Around

Exploring The Runes, Once More
Paul Donnelly on three new releases on Rune Grammofon

Life From A Window
William Crain on Swell Maps, Wes Anderson , J.G. Ballard and Olivia Newton John

JANUARY

Songs Of Praise
Alistair Fitchett on recent listening

Last Year's Stock
Part 5 of his Shop Around column sees John Carney discover Damon and Naomi

Looking At The Lines
Alistair Fitchett on trains, New York and photography books

“How I wish you were here with me now …”
Part 4 of John Carney's 'Shop Around'

The Ones That Got Away
Rupert Loydell on recent reissues from After The Fire and Fischer Z

On Charity Shops
Part 3 of John Carney's 'Shop Around'

Chances Are High
Alistair Fitchett listens to Monster Movie, Louis Phillipe, Low and Baskervilles

Dance With A Stranger
Part 2 of John Carney's 'Shop Around' column

Hi Karate or Old Spice?
Alistair Fitchett on Freaks and Geeks and Jona Frank's High School

Shop Around
Part one of John Carney's new column