Showing posts with label top six sunday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label top six sunday. Show all posts

Sunday, 13 February 2011

100 Not Out!

That's right blogging fans, 78s Don't Wobble has reached its 100th post! I'm surprised as much as you are!

Thanks to everyone that's kept on reading even when I've been less than prolific with posts, I've had a ball.....and here's to 100 more! Keep an eye out next week for a review of Asobi Seksu's latest record Fluorescence, but in the meantime Top Six Sunday is going to take you through my favourite moments from R.E.M's Tourfilm. Enjoy!

Begin the Begin




Get Up




Pop Song 89




King of Birds




Fall on Me




It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)


Sunday, 6 February 2011

Top Six Sunday: Blues

To celebrate the return of Fleet Foxes with new record Helplessness Blues, here's six corking tunes with blue(s) in the title:

Neil Young: Revolution Blues - this seething track from 'On the Beach' displays Young's disillusionment with Laurel Canyon perfectly, channeling the spirit of Charles Manson:



Galaxie 500: Blue Thunder - this version is actually by Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, but that's okay:



Fugazi: Blueprint - the godfathers of hardcore showing off one of their gems:



Laura Marling: Blues Run the Game - a gorgeous cover of Jackson C Frank's song:



Ryan Adams: Rescue Blues - remember that time Ryan Adams was good? If not, let this remind you. A song sung at the top of my lungs along with my old mate Barry on many a quiet evening in Waterstone's when we should have been working:



American Analog Set: Blue Chaise - AmAnSet are one of my favourite bands, and it's quite annoying they're not more prolific. This one is truly blue, and takes a while to get going...but it's worth it: