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Hurrah. We moved. From an 1862 terrace to a 1939 semi.From a paved yard to a grassy garden.From a cellar with no windows to a study with two.From three flights of stairs to one. The CD player didn't survive, and the barbeque lost a leg. I still need to put some curtain rails up and liberate things from boxes by constructing shelves. And, and... But two weeks in, I still find myself staring up at trees, listening to birdsong, or marvelling that I am two minutes run fr... MORE
i find myself, more often than not, slipping in between the spaces of songs, riding out soaring guitar riffs and sliding against the staccato breaks of a miked acoustic guitar. once upon a time, not all that long ago, a lifetime ago, i cut my hair and he stopped loving me. its a much longer story than all that, but, well, its easier to tell it this way. my hair is much longer now. and as it turns out, he still loves me. but god the convoluted route it took to get here.... MORE
Sparky's Dream. .Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band from Bellshill, near Glasgow, formed in 1989.Teenage Fanclub are revered by power-pop fans for their devotion to chiming, Byrds-esque guitars and harmony vocals. They are also known affectionatly as "The Fannies" and "The Bellshill Beach Boys" Songwriting duties are shared between the three permanent members of the group:Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley, and Gerard Love. In concert, they usually a... MORE
"I don't need an attitude
Rebellion is a platitude
I only hope the verse is good
I hate verisimilitude"
--"Verisimilitude" by Teenage Fanclub
Don't get me wrong. I love High Fidelity. I make Top 5 lists in my head near-constantly. I will, on cue, give you my Top 5 Favorite Eno albums (Music For Airports, Discreet Music, Here Come The Warm Jets, The Plateux of Mirror, Thursday Afternoon) or Top 5 Track One, Side One's (Sonic Youth's "Teen Age Riot", The Jesus & Mary Chain's "Just Like Honey", Joy Division's "Disorder", Mogwai's "Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home", Wilco "At Least That's What You Said") but someth... MORE








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