New obsessions with old music

I have a tendency to get deeply and seriously in love with and obsessed by seminal bands and musicians which i should have been listening to years ago instead of gangsta rap and bad metal. My last one was with Joy Division (probably somethong to do with my ceaseless and intense love of Interpol). Anyway that faded and i was recently wondering who would take it's place. And along come Talking Heads from out of nowhere. Now this band are not actually new to me, during a period of intense fear and darkness i embarked on a rigorous banister renovation therapy session where Speaking in Tongues became the soundtrack, it was on constant repeat. I loved that album but most Talking heads passed me by, i actually found some of it a bit annoying, but as with most omnipresent things they may eventually become a thing of comfort. I now love the heads for two main reasons, the first, well, come on they are alternative music heritage, it would be a crime to not love them. And secondly, i heard this music as a kid, before i even knew what post punk/alt rock/indie/whatever whatever was, and hence nostalgia fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa faaaaa

And it's not all about comedy

But for now, it is. Some years ago i was sitting at home, sofa bound and desperate for something to come and erase a chronic case of catatonic boredom. Now it's quite dangerous to simply bombard your brain in this state with heroic amounts of stimuli, it will turn you into a replica of an acid casualty for a while. Far better to inject the good stuff gradually, let it sink in. Which is where the more sublime type of comedy can work wonders. Sean Lock is a genius, nobody can argue this. Yes he does have a tendency to repeat old material in his standup routines however i don't think anyone quite reflects the absurdity of modern english life quite how he can. Nobody can encapsulate the lunacy of something as mundanely english as queueing as hilariously as he often does. Anyway, Mr Lock created a sitcom which tapped directly into my brain gradually releasing chemicals which effectively cured a moment of terrifying boredom, 15 stroeys high, one of the most underrated shows ever made. Here's a clip





It was developed from a radio show which you can get here, it's well worth a listen and you can hear some of the material for the tv show developing. Enjoy.

Sean Lock. 15 Minutes of misery
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Comedy will ruin my career

Ok, so i'm in the middle of a particularly boring degree, and i'm supposed to be applying some kind of work ethic here. The thing is, i once saw a tv show way back in the early 90s that has through a process of osmosis been slowly destroying my work ethic that has been lovingly passed down to me through generations of working class heroes. Here's where the lineage ends folks, and here's one of a myriad reasons why.....