Archive for March, 2009

From The Hips by Cursive on Vimeo.
I’ve been a bit fan of Cursive ever since I first heard Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand, a track on The Ugly Organ which is unparalleled in terms of raw energy by anything else in my music collection. They’ve just dropped a new album, Mama, I’m Swollen, and [...]

So after a bit of a wait, Skype has finally rolled out onto the iPhone.
The idea of having free calls on a device which is designed to make money through  costed calls is an interesting one, and it’s something Apple have nipped in the bud – you can only use Skype over wi-fi, not a [...]

If you can think of a better use for Spotify than listening to the Ghostbusters theme, I’d like to hear it. #
Dinner of champions! http://twitpic.com/2lzk1 #
I’ve started blogging again. If you fancy more of this, head over to http://bitterfingers.net/ #
Cursive are playing the UK! But apparently only Manchester and Newcastle. Hopefully a London date will [...]

I’m a big fan of Bat for Lashes, and Daniel is the first single from her new album Two Suns. It’s a departure from Fur and Gold, her first effort, but I think it works well. The production is superb, which makes me excited to see how this translates live.

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30 Mar 2009

Hello everyone, and welcome to Bitter Fingers. I put the mat down for you and everything.
This blog will contain a few things, mainly words. Most of them will be about music. Some of them might even be interesting. Regardless, it’s lovely to have you along for the ride.


Welcome to Bitter Fingers - a blog about music. Written by the hand of Mark Higgins, it serves up the very finest in new music videos, plus classic tracks and any other ace stuff he can think of.

Single of the Week

Stars and Sons – Futureproof (video)

Twitter

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