Monthly Archives: May 2016

Song Of The Day – Josie by Jesse Hackett

Posted on 30/05/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Pun For Cover’ (2014)

Posted in Song Of The Day | Tagged Cheap and cheery, Cover, Deek Recordings, Jesse Hackett, Josie, Pun For Cover, Song Of The Day, Steely Dan, Well worth a quid | Leave a comment

Here’s to another summer of schadenfreude.

Posted on 23/05/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

The Great British summer. Bluebottles swarm around massive dog shits festering on roasting concrete. Warmer air elevates the potency of body odours, petrol fumes, dog piss and the remnants of discarded beverages. Glass shards from bottles line the gutters. Dogs … Continue reading →

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Song Of The Day – The Art Of Easing by Digable Planets

Posted on 22/05/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Blowout Comb’ (1994)

Posted in Song Of The Day | Tagged 90's, Blowout Comb, Craig Irving, Digable Planets, East Coast, Irresistible Jazz sampling, Ishmael Butler, Mary Ann Vieira, Song Of The Day, The Art Of Easing | Leave a comment

Song Of The Day – Begins by Jessy Lanza

Posted on 21/05/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Oh No’ (2016)

Posted in Song Of The Day | Tagged 2016, Begins, Brand new, Jessy Lanza, Oh No, Song Of The Day, Sophistopop, This album's making my end of year list | 1 Comment

Risin’ Up – finally a Tomb Raider game worthy of the concept

Posted on 13/05/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

All the arguments have been had, multiple times; what do the motivations behind our involvement with the Tomb Raider franchise tell us about our perceptions of gender equality and progressivism? Does the incremental intangible sophistication and overt desexualisation of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds & Ends | Tagged Bronies, Gaming, Gaming Evolution, Germaine Greer and Steve Irwin should've been friends, Harry Potter would've been better with fuck off guns, Jessica Rabbit, JK Rowling has an old grumpy arse, John Huston's vanity hunts, Lance Corporal Jones 'They don't like it up'em', Lara Croft, Measurables, Pocket Rocketness, Rise Of The Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider, White Hunter Black Heart | Leave a comment