Category Archives: Music

Sparrow Songs: Metal that’s not about death

Posted on 28 April 2018 by Spuggy

It’s been a while since I did one of these posts! So, one image that people have of metal music is “Oh, it’s all screaming about death and Satan and so on”. But this is not true! So, in this … Continue reading →

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A map of every town in It’s Grim Up North

Posted on 12 April 2018 by Spuggy

Where does the North begin? This debate has been raging on the Wikipedia talk page for Northern England for over a decade. Well, luckily the answer has already been given to us by… the KLF. In 1991, the band – … Continue reading →

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Other thoughts: “Every Valley”, by Public Service Broadcasting

Posted on 29 August 2017 by Spuggy

What’s this? An opinion about something that’s not a book? Yep! Every Valley is the new album by the found-sound ensemble Public Service Broadcasting, and it’s the best album I’ve heard this year. If you’re not familiar with them, PSB build … Continue reading →

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Sparrow Songs: Instrumentality

Posted on 4 June 2017 by Spuggy

Our website went down for a bit because the ‘Confirm your identity’ emails got sent to the spam folder. Oh well. We’re back (hopefully). So, here are some more songs. This time, let’s go for some instrumentals!

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Sparrow Songs: Old and New Yorkshire

Posted on 28 May 2017 by Spuggy

I came of age in the mid-2000s, in a musical era when guitars had to be described as “angular”, beats as “danceable”, accents as “provincial”, and NME promised that the nexy big thing was New Yorkshire. A lot of the hyped bands … Continue reading →

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Sparrow Songs: Some Soul

Posted on 24 May 2017 by Spuggy

Let’s try something new. Every week (when I remember), I’m going to post a few songs here. Just whatever I’m listening to, really. Anyway, let’s get the ball rolling with a bit of soul.

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It keeps happening – Hella Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds

Posted on 5 December 2012 by Spuggy

So, I think the record will show that I like War of the Worlds. A lot. And of course, this love extends to the famous rock opera by Jeff Wayne et al. Sure, it takes some liberties with the book, … Continue reading →

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