A blog about popular song by Mark Higgins.
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3 Jan 2011After writing up my Festive Ten for this year, I felt that mere Spotify and YouTube playlists weren’t enough to convey just how amazing a year it’s been in music. So, in a first for Bitter Fingers Radio, I’ve recorded a special two-part show playing out in full both mine and Mr. Matthew Sheret’s Festive [...]
In: Music Video
24 Dec 2010It’s that time of year again. The time of year I pick out my favourite tunes of 2010 and put them on here for you to disagree with. That’s what making a year end list is all about, right?
Of course, I’m referring to the Festive Ten 2010, which I did online last year and have [...]
In: Music Video| New Music
10 Jul 2010Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours (Youtube)
I made this really rather outstanding track the Bitter Fingers Single of the Week in this week’s Pile of Promos, which you can (and should) read again. Now I’m posting the video though, and what a video it is!
Watercolours and dancing and there’s a pretty lady in there as well. [...]
In: New Music| Pile of Promos
8 Jul 2010Promos, I listen to ‘em. Words, I write ‘em. Scores, I designate ‘em. Sentences, I finish ‘em.
The Gaslight Anthem – The Diamond Church Street Choir
It’s probably something of a death knell for a band to be branded “inoffensive”, but that’s about as far as I could go to describe The Gaslight Anthem. Maybe if you [...]
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