MTV 2 improving
The playlist over the last hour or so… a bit better, but still pretty ‘safe’…
Beck – New Pollution
Radiohead – Karma Police
Oasis – Some might say
The Strokes – Last night
Queens of the Stone Age – No one knows
Muse – New born
Idlewild – Live in a hiding place

Mind you, it’s back round to the cycle from about 2 hours ago.. bleuch. Time for a CD methinks… Portishead anyone?

Homosexuality is biological
Steering away from the pun-fest that is ‘gay sheep’, this article offers credibility to an existing theory and I just hope it receives the exposure that it needs.

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Working at home
MTV 2 as a backdrop (I’m trying to update my musical knowledge). Unfortunately the propensity for lo-fi rock bands is causing me to twitch somewhat.

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Remix
OK, confession time. I used to be a ‘DJ’. Well not often, a couple of weekends in a pub, and a few parties in bowling greens, you know the type (Hey there, can you play some Tom Jones?). We also did a couple of disco’s at a local school, including a professional lighting set supplied by my mate who works in the industry (smoke machine, and 4 large computer controlled lights, only about £3k worth of stuff for a school disco.. who said overkill?)

Anyway, at home I have what is probably a reasonable snapshot of chart dance music of the time (Is anybody out there – Bassheads, Y’all ready for this – 2Unlimited, Ebeneezer Goode – Shamen, etc etc) and one, aforementioned, 12″ of a U2 track (scroll down a bit).

I’m listening to it right now. It still stands the test of time, sounds slightly dated but not too bad. It got me thinking, on a Top 10 of remixes (and I’m talking well know ones, generally chart entries) it would probably come pretty near the top, except, well, I can think of only a couple more… Brimful of Asha – Fatboy Slim… maybe Breathe & Stop – Q-Tip vs Michael Jackson and .. well that’s me tapped out.

So, what are your favourite remixes? And which ones have I missed?

Make of this what you will
One visit to FOPP.
5 CDs purchased:

  • The Coral – The Coral (on the strength of several good reviews)
  • Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast (cos I have it on LP)
  • Spiritualized – Let it come down (had a sneak listen at my sister’s, what I heard sounds OK)
  • INXS – Kick (A classic which I also own on LP)
  • U2 – Best of 1990-2000 (Purely and simply for the Perfecto Mix of Even better than the Real Thing which I own on 12″)

Not really sure what my choices say about me… whaddya think?