The last 12 months.

This blog has been fairly neglected over the past 12 months or so. I can’t really explain why, because my appetite for music is as strong as ever. Maybe it’s easier to tweet about new music I like. I don’t think blog reviews serve much purpose these days. The internet has kinda moved on from the idea that one chap in his bedroom can write anything about stuff that people can easily hear themselves. Why bother reading the post? And I know we still need pointers and there are many fine blogs out there still doing this. But the people doing the good blogs can actually write, to a reasonable standard. I am not sure I was ever the sharpest reviewer. So. Is this the end? I don’t know. I think I still want a place to share things that I find exciting. But whether I think I can add anything with a cruddy review is another matter. Time will tell.

Anyways, here is what I have been listening to the past year. This is culled from my last.fm account, so misses a lot of vinyl plays and all that. But here you go:

01 Ace Bushy Striptease (341)
02 Sarandon (267)
03 The Notes (209)
04 The Blanche Hudson Weekend (152)
05 The Lovely Eggs (149)
06 Dignan Porch (138)
07 Johnny Cash (128)
08 The Jesus and Mary Chain (124)
09 Clinic (101)
10 The Magnetic Fields (99)

11 The Middle Ones (97)
12 Trash Kit (89)
13 Milky Wimpshake (87)
14 Ducktails (79)
One Happy Island (79)
Personal and the Pizzas (79)
17 The Hairs (77)
18 Urinals (76)
The Beets (76)

20 The Smiths (74)
Radians (74)
22 Subtle Turnhips (72)
23 The Humms (68)
The Happy Thoughts (68)
25 Weekend (67)
Cause Co-motion (67)
27 King Tubby (65)
28 Sourpatch (64)
29 Gold-Bears (61)
Anguish Sandwich (61)

So there you have it, some new things and a smattering of old favourites. Surprised that somethings haven’t made the Top 30. But I guess they’ve been played on the iPod (which doesn’t want to scrobble to last.fm these days) or vinyl. Ah well. Charts were never an accurate reflection of anything anyway, were they?