U2 New Studio Album

No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released on 2 March 2009.  While I’m excited about the album I’m more excited about the TOUR!  U2 are still the best live band on the planet so any chance to see them should be taken.  Start saving now!!! In the meantime… Read More …

Revisiting Masterpieces

Over the past four nights Radio 1’s Zane Lowe has been showcasing four of the best and most influential albums ever, true masterpieces. Click the covers for links to the albums on Last.FM Monday was The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses. Tuesday was Rage Against The Machine with Rage Against the Machine Wednesday was Read More …

Intelligent Toys

No, not for Christmas!  The musical kind. I know that I’m a little late to this particular party, but the compilations ‘Intelligent Toys’ vol 1-5 available for FREE download on Sutemos are quite simply stunning. If you like downbeat, laid back electronica then this is most definitely for you! I also love that each album Read More …

radio as it should be

I don’t listen to the radio as much as I used to.  I almost always listen to my iTunes on shuffle at my desk but when I’m in the car I listen to the radio and every time I do I think I should listen more often! There are two shows I get little snippets Read More …

I’m your Social Worker

It’s not often that Social Workers get immortalised in song but Glasvegas have in their new single ‘Geraldine’. When your sparkle evades your soul I’ll be at your side to console When your standing on the window ledge I’ll talk you back from the edge I will turn your tide Be your shepard and your Read More …

URC General Assembly Day 1

Today was the end of What Do You Think? (WDYT?) and the beginning of General Assembly.  At WDYT? this morning we had a look through the report of the Youth And Children’s Work Committee and had a mock debate to see how the General Assembly works.  A coat stand was employed as the microphone and Read More …

Johnny Cash

A while ago I posted about Walk the Line, the superb bio-pic of Johnny Cash. Well worth a watch, even if you think you don’t like Cash’s music. I’ve also posted about ‘The Wanderer’, his stunning song on the U2 album Zooropa. BBC 4 ran a series of programmes the other night on Cash including Read More …