MINE
Well that one just whizzed by - anybody would think there were less days to do everything this month. Oh, wait...
So I guess we mostly discovered whose musical bones are broken - or who we're tone deaf for, which in my case is Radiohead, and in my husband's case is Madonna. But the reviews keep coming and we're exposing ourselves to a whole bunch of stuff we ordinarily wouldn't be listening to.
This month I most enjoyed discovering The Grifters. And as I have the next week off from work, I'm looking forward to revamping my gym-workout list to include some of the new music I've discovered and the songs I've rediscovered. I'm also heading off to purchase Florence & The Machine after finally listening to some samples, and confirming to myself I can in fact still decide what music I like just by reading a review. Age-based self-doubt, begone!
I guess what I might ask from some of you who are reading is - given you've taken note of what we own and what we like, do you any suggestions for us? Who do you think we might enjoy getting down to?
YOURZ
February gave us the broken bone dilemma. As Mine has mentioned, we both discovered which of our musical bones are useless beyond repair. But isn't this again a perfect example of just how our individuality shines when it comes to any form of art?
I had a moment when the pointy stick came down on Madonna, you better believe it. But then I remembered Mine also had to go through the same with Radiohead and I felt a little better. These two artists are probably the most perfect example of the musical distance between Mine and YourZ (truly). But the beauty of this month, the moments worth savouring are not the distances, but those when we're close. I was stoked to hit on Aint My Lookout by The Grifters, an old favourite I hadn't listened to for ages. And it returned the favour Mine gave me last month with Wild Wood by Paul Weller.
In the last Wrapup, we wrote we were giving James Hunter's The Hard Way, to my parents. Well we're happy to report they really enjoy it, as we thought they would. In fact, my father, bless his orthopaedic socks, has said if there is anything else like that we want to get rid of, he'd be happy to take it off our hands. This month, we've decided to give away Billy Bragg's William Bloke to one of our favourite kindred bloggers, Chris at The Small Takeover (see his blog here). Chris, if you're reading this, send us an email with your address, so we can send you some padded baggy goodness (and we'll also try and contact you direct).
When we started this project, we wanted to do it without the influence of friends or family. We wanted to make a good start, suss out the problems and sort out exactly how we were going to run this blog without the burden of other opinions. And believe me, some of our friends and family have very large opinions, so this was important to us.
But the thin veil of anonymity became even thinner this month. It was lifted rather easily by an ex-girlfriend who, through another blog, discovered our identity. This has led us to deciding we're going to 'come out', so to speak, and let everyone know we're writing this blog. I don't know what this will mean but it's exciting.
Finally, I just want to mention two very important individuals who came into our lives this month, bringing with them chaos, mess and so much joy, our world is all the more richer for having them. Here's to Dusty and Strummer, our wonderful new kittens.
YOURZ
February gave us the broken bone dilemma. As Mine has mentioned, we both discovered which of our musical bones are useless beyond repair. But isn't this again a perfect example of just how our individuality shines when it comes to any form of art?
I had a moment when the pointy stick came down on Madonna, you better believe it. But then I remembered Mine also had to go through the same with Radiohead and I felt a little better. These two artists are probably the most perfect example of the musical distance between Mine and YourZ (truly). But the beauty of this month, the moments worth savouring are not the distances, but those when we're close. I was stoked to hit on Aint My Lookout by The Grifters, an old favourite I hadn't listened to for ages. And it returned the favour Mine gave me last month with Wild Wood by Paul Weller.
In the last Wrapup, we wrote we were giving James Hunter's The Hard Way, to my parents. Well we're happy to report they really enjoy it, as we thought they would. In fact, my father, bless his orthopaedic socks, has said if there is anything else like that we want to get rid of, he'd be happy to take it off our hands. This month, we've decided to give away Billy Bragg's William Bloke to one of our favourite kindred bloggers, Chris at The Small Takeover (see his blog here). Chris, if you're reading this, send us an email with your address, so we can send you some padded baggy goodness (and we'll also try and contact you direct).
When we started this project, we wanted to do it without the influence of friends or family. We wanted to make a good start, suss out the problems and sort out exactly how we were going to run this blog without the burden of other opinions. And believe me, some of our friends and family have very large opinions, so this was important to us.
But the thin veil of anonymity became even thinner this month. It was lifted rather easily by an ex-girlfriend who, through another blog, discovered our identity. This has led us to deciding we're going to 'come out', so to speak, and let everyone know we're writing this blog. I don't know what this will mean but it's exciting.
Finally, I just want to mention two very important individuals who came into our lives this month, bringing with them chaos, mess and so much joy, our world is all the more richer for having them. Here's to Dusty and Strummer, our wonderful new kittens.
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