Monthly Archives: February 2009

Fidelity Wars #21: Pushing Daisies – “Birdhouse In Your Soul”

There’s a TV series called Pushing Daisies which I currently know very little about.  I vaguely recall seeing it being compared to the comic book Fables, which I do know a decent amount about, having subscribed to it at my … Continue reading

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Fidelity Wars #20: Kashimashi – “Tanoshii Mainichi”

Recently finished watching the school life romance anime series Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl. The story is basically a love triangle involving three high school girls. Are they lesbians? That’s up for debate; the love interest in the series starts out … Continue reading

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Islands Return To Oslo

I saw the band Islands live on Thursday at John Dee in Oslo. As most indie peeps should know, Islands formed as a response to the split-up of The Unicorns and contained two members from that trio – but Islands … Continue reading

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Fidelity Wars #19: Darren Hayman And The Secondary Modern – “Amy And Rachel”

[A day delayed due to having been assaulted and semi-mugged.] In October last year I mentioned that Darren Hayman was to release a new CD January this year, entitled Pram Town. It’s now out, and as with his previous albums … Continue reading

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Merriweather Post Pavilion

Finally got my hands on the new Animal Collective album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, which has been getting rave reviews. I actually pre-ordered it from online UK retailer CD WOW!, hoping I’d then get it shortly after the release date – … Continue reading

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Fidelity Wars #18: The Black Lines – “Black Lips”

I received two EPs this week, in trade for a copy of my own album. They were Fiona + Sal from 2007, and Black Lips from 2008, both home made affairs by Matt Neyens aka. The Black Lines – because … Continue reading

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