Afternoon. (That was going to be “morning” but my website mysteriously disappeared for a while.)
In need of some big hair, loud guitars, and a good laugh, I found myself on YouTube this morning. There I found this excellent little ditty which is vaguely reminiscent of some things I once knew. Not sure if you’ll remember them. Something to do with royalty…
Rock Sugar – We Will Kickstart Your Rhapsody
Oh, hello there. What’s that? You’d like something interesting to listen to on this breezy Tuesday afternoon? Well, young scamp, you’ve come to the right place.
Has it really been nearly fifteen years since this was produced? Lawks. This old-timer was too busy complaining about tedious house and trying to avoid grunge at the time, thus discovering this sometime in the following millennium. Still, a classic piece of AV that everyone should have in their life:
Coldcut & Hexstatic – Timber
[14:59] Rik Ward: I’m in a field
[14:59] Rik Ward: There are trees
[14:59] Rik Ward: I am drinking cider
[14:59] Rik Ward: A hamper of triangular sandwiches is close by
[14:59] Rik Ward: Everything is orange
Monsieur Minimal – Lollipop
I occasionally go through spates of listening to The Walker Brothers, usually after they pop up on the Radio 2 playlist and are quickly promoted to my stereo on rotation.
However, one thing I didn’t know until moments ago was that Midge Ure covered No Regrets. It sounds exactly how you’d expect it to:
Midge Ure – No Regrets
The Walker Brothers – No Regrets
Disco Rapido – We Play The Pipe
“Will Pipe For Food” claim this silly duo who seem to be confusing the populace of a Northern town centre with an irritatingly catchy Eurocheese slice aimed squarely at the contintental dancefloor. A suspected Ricardo Autobahn production.
File under “so bad it’s good” and “why am I listening to this for the 17th time?”
Rik Ward is a gentleman of West London, a dashing client/server-side developer by day and intriguing man of mystery by night.
You are perusing his blog, wherein music, art, independent games and general whimsy mix gently into an entertaining, frothy mixture.
He also occasionally makes things: websites like Drivvle and handy software that can be found in Shinypixel Labs.
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