All that needs to be said about the Brit Awards
Prince Harry expressing his opinion on the Brit Awards. (OK, it’s the result of ITV/Brits’ technical incompetence rather than his real opinion, but it’s funny…)Filed under: Funny, Idiots, Media, Music...
View ArticleLet’s start again
I started The Hard Sell as a way of trying to write more often, and it was a success for a while. Like so many other things, it fell away when I went into full time employment; but also out of ennui at...
View ArticleMedia Break: 26/08/2015
Here’s what I’m watching, listening to, reading etc. at the moment, in an article which I plan on posting at least once every few weeks: Health’s “Death Magic” is still brilliant after however many...
View ArticleThe distinguished competition
At the point when I am writing this in 2015, the world is heading towards Peak Superhero. Both Marvel and DC, both owned by major media conglomerates, are developing movie universes to match the ones...
View ArticleIt’s the list-makingest time of the year
It’s that time of the year where everyone comes together on the Internet to argue about what everyone liked over the year and why they’re wrong. So it’s time for my contribution… Music Here is a...
View ArticleMedia Break: 28/02/2016
I was meaning to do one of these every two weeks. That hasn’t really worked out, has it… Out the serious Oscar contenders, I will be more than happy if Room wins. Really subtle and well done. Mad Max:...
View ArticleSing a song of sixpence that goes…
New Radiohead. “Burn the Witch.” Come on, open the preorders. They will know where I live.Filed under: Music Tagged: burn the witch, LP9, radiohead
View Article2016, in progress (July)
And what an absolutely rubbish year this has been so far… For everything apart from music, of course. And I’ve playlisted some. Because he didn’t let any of his music go on Spotify, please imagine...
View ArticleCompleting 2016
This has been one truly terrible year. One of the very few even vaguely redeeming bits has been the music, so therefore there is a final playlist of the year above. We’ll see how 2017 goes.Filed...
View ArticleFacetious Movie Awards, 2016 Edition
…Well, since I’m here, I may well contribute some facetious movie awards that will be replicated nowhere else in this season. Behold! Best Comedy: Assassin’s Creed. It’s a non-stop laugh riot, filled...
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