Paul Weller: Wake Up The Nation Seeing Weller in Auckland in October was my gig of the year. He tore at his set-list with gusto, making the new tracks sound as impressive as Jam or Wild Wood-era solo output. Wake Up the Nation is surprisingly excellent, not just a return to form but possibly [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Albums of 2010
Posted in Music feature, Music reviews, tagged Belle and Sebastian, Burns Unit, Chris Difford, Courteeners, Goldfrapp, Howl Griff, Natacha Atlas, Paul Weller, Phoenix Foundation, Ten City Nation on December 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A groovy year
Posted in Music feature, tagged Porky Prime Cuts on December 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
2010 has brought many opportunities for Porky Prime Cuts, including interviews, reviews and features. Too much good stuff to pick out in particular but we’re pleased with the breadth and range of material the site has covered, some of it outwith music. We would like to thank everyone who has had even just a peek [...]
Redder than red
Posted in Music feature, Thought-provoking band, tagged Britain in the 1980s, Neither Washington Nor Moscow, politics in music, Redskins, Thatcher regime on December 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There was nothing frivolous about the three-piece; politics had to be lived and breathed, and if they weren’t singing about revolution and the class struggle, there were plenty of benefit gigs, in support of jobs or the Greater London Council, for example, to support.
