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Adele - We Have Spoken
Adele – 21
Adele’s recent unprecedented levels of success would lead one to assume that she must be writing cutting edge, yet universal, music and delivering it in a new and modern way. Let’s have an objective look as we listen to, and review, her latest album…
1. Rolling In The Deep
Oh this one! Recognise the chorus of course, so 21 begins. Choosing to opt for the urgent opener,...
Pissarro in South London
In 1870 the French Impressionist painter, Camille Pissarro, moved to Norwood in South London. That’s really near Itchy Mansions. We thought it would be interesting to go and see the locations that he depicted in a couple of his paintings, and compare them with how they look in the present day. Below are the two paintings and what the places look like today:
The Avenue, Sydenham (then)
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In A Priest Driven Ambulance
In a Priest Driven Ambulance is the album that explains the loose philosophy behind Wayne Coyne’s Jesus/Whitman/Han Solo/flesh eating/star travelling persona, that he really honed in the group’s early years…
It is also the first Flaming Lips album to begin tackling the bigger subjects that later classics such as Yoshimi and The Soft Bulletin...
...That's The Way It Is
…That’s The Way It Is was Harry’s second choice for the title of his 13th studio album. RCA wouldn’t let him call it Eldridge & Beaver Cleaver U.S.A. Can’t think why…
If he’d got his first choice we could have gathered something of his moronic humour and state of mind of those days. The eventual title suggests resignation. And from the cover art of...
I Feel Like a Randy Newman
- Feeds 4
I state with complete confidence that this is the nicest tomato soup ever invented, bar none. It is crammed with fresh vegetables and goodness, so as well as being delicious, it is a kick-start to your system after a hard day.
This soup is suited for a quiet evening of recovery, reminiscence and re-birth. The music that fits...
A Little Touch of Nilsson Schmilsson Pasta on the...
- Feeds 6
If you’ve been on a bit of a bender, and wake up after the fourth day, feeling a bit worse for wear, this is the perfect recipe to curb those shakes, and make you feel a bit happier about things.
This is a pretty boozy dish, and the whole meditative experience of cooking and eating this meal only works if you’re listening to Harry Nilsson at the...
Itchy Teeth - Oxford →
WatchJekyll & Hyde - Rory filmed this in Mayo Park down the road, pretty early in the morning but great for sunlight apparently.
WatchOur first post! We filmed this back in March, whilst Olly Knight was still on bass. A great day spent frolicking around in our Sydenham flat: ‘Itchy Mansions’ of course.