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Should He Stay or Should He Go?

On AskMetaFilter, an anonymous poster who's getting married in June wants to know if he should take a month-long work-related trip to England for the month of May when his fiance isn't enthralled with the idea.  To me, this is an obvious “no”.  If you weigh those two things – a wedding (which *should be* […]

Posted 09 April 2010 § Jobs § Main Page § Travel ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – "I got a letter from the government the other day/Opened it and read it/It said they were suckers/They wanted me for their army or whatever"

When I was in England in 1995, this song (and the album it appeared on) were consistently rated at or near the top of the “best of” lists for that year by the NME, Melody Maker and Q.

Posted 09 March 2010 § Main Page § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – "You were the first girl at school to get breasts/And Martin said you were the best/Oh, the boys all loved ya but I was a mess/I had to work to try to get you undressed."

Pulp's “Different Class” album is a classic, topping many UK “Best of” polls for 1995 in a year when Oasis and Blur were stealing all the headlines.  (Linked clip is in French but the description sums up that rivalry.) “Common People” was the defining song on the album (and the Shatner cover is all kinds […]

Posted 19 January 2010 § Main Page § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – "I got chills/They're multiplyin'/And I'm losin' control"

The easiest way to make a cover version sound unique is to slow down a quick song.  Dozens of artists use this trick on their own hits and on the hits of others (and some artists seem to specialize using this trick on all kinds of songs).  This week, I thought I'd feature a particulary […]

Posted 17 November 2009 § Main Page § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – "You know I've been drunk a thousand times/And these should be the best days of our lives"

Another in the never-ending series – Jason's fond memories of his semester in England…  Sometimes you just need a song that makes you get up and dance and this one fits the bill perfectly (especially when you're 22 and have a couple pints in you!)(Sorry – embedding disabled by request.  I'd link to a live […]

Posted 06 October 2009 § Main Page § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) °