Bitter Fingers
A blog about popular song by Mark Higgins.
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Some spurious BRIT Awards 2011 predictions
In: Awards| Live Music| New Music
14 Jan 2011Every year, those lovable scamps in the British Phonographic Industry put their heads together pick out some musicians that they think have made very good music in the previous year. That in a nutshell is what the 2011 BRIT Awards are all about. Don’t listen to anyone who says it’s more complex than that.
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Bitter Fingers Radio Volume 12: Two Festive Fingers
In: Uncategorized
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 [...]
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Festive Ten 2010
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 [...]
A delightful show this week, as I was joined by my very special guest Lynn Roberts, editor of For Folk’s Sake. We got into topics including the resurgence of folk music, Laura Marling being the NME’s coolest person, and some of Lynn’s personal picks from the new band scene.
This was the first show I recorded [...]
Laura Marling – Devil’s Spoke
In: Music Video
11 Feb 2010Laura Marling – Devil’s Spoke (Youtube)
Apologies for an absence from blogging which has been rather longer than I would have liked, but the twin attacks of no home internet and some really rather fantastic work have double teamed me. Regardless, I’m back now, and serving up an amazing new track by Laura Marling.
I still find [...]
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- Hey so this new Kavinsky track is pretty choice
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- The top five songs by Wham!
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- Bitter Fingers Radio Volume 18: Quite Good Songs Of The Year
- I CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO SELENA GOMEZ
- The top five music videos where they’re driving a car, for some reason
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