Revisiting: Carter USM’s 30 Something
Carter USM’s seminal album, 30 Something, turns 30 years old today. Our editor, Bobby Townsend, revisits it.
Category Archive: revisited
Revisiting: Manic Street Preachers’ Holy Bible
There have been a lot of reminders recently for my generation that we’re getting old. The onward march of time means that records which soundtracked my coming of age – Definitely Maybe, Siamese Dreams,… Read More
Revisiting: Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha
Somethingyousaid.com’s Ruth Hodge reminds us of the excellence of Frances Ha: I never go to the movies. One reason is because I could watch Garden State over and over again and never start… Read More
Great Lost Albums of the 90s – Strangelove
Gary Page revisits a great lost album of the 1990s, “Time For The Rest Of Your Life”, from Bristol-based alternative-rock band Strangelove: 2014 has seen a raft of reissued albums celebrating the twentieth anniversary… Read More
Revisiting: Gavin & Stacey
You know those television programmes that you don’t bother watching because they give off the middle-of-the-road vibe that only appeals to your parents? The ones that seem to do little more than fill… Read More
TV: The best sitcom episodes ever?
Much as we enjoy attempting to comprehend exactly what the heck Professor Brian Cox is talking about (while also swooning just a little bit), or getting angry at politicians playing for applause on… Read More
Revisiting: Top Casino & Vegas based films
Something You Said recently spent the weekend at Caesar’s Palace. Because we’re massive cowards though, we didn’t have the cojones to gamble especially flamboyantly. We certainly didn’t put it all on red at the roulette… Read More
Revisiting: My So-Called Life
Somethingyousaid.com’s Sonia Clarke embarks on an emotive journey through her teenage televisual experiences: It saddens me to tell you that a lot of the films, books and TV I loved as a teenager… Read More
Joy Division. Play Loud Or Perish
THE BEST ALBUM NEVER MADE? – by g. william rex We all have “defining” moments of varying intensity in our lives. One of mine occurred thirty-three years ago. I had just finished law… Read More
Revisiting: Rings Around The World
Had Welsh weirdos Super Furry Animals towed the line a little, not bolted seven-minute techno freakouts onto the end of gentle guitar-led ballads, not released a Christmas single furnished with a gazillion swearwords… Read More
Revisiting Ricky Gervais’ The Office
Most of us have done jobs that we don’t really love. We’ve trodden the same carpet each day, sharing painful small-talk with the same people that, otherwise, we would absolutely have no reason to converse… Read More
In Pursuit Of The Great White Whale
If you spend more time in dusty old record shops and on eBay than you should in the hope of finding long lost LPs, you’re not alone.