Welcome, friends, to the 2008 edition of the Amazing Compilation CD. Much like the 2007 version, but like, 12 months on… Hello you. To commemorate the 12ish months that was 2008, I’ve put together some of my favourite music of the year onto one solitary audio CD (under 80 mins). With 16000GB capacity MP3 players giving more music at fingertips than you’ll live long enough to listen to, I’m keeping it frugal (flick-snap the fingers) by forcing myself to choose [...]

Modern day television is a daunting thing. No longer are there 4 or 5 nice little channels you can sit and watch while you cosy up with your family who are all wholesome, smiley, and immaculately groomed… no. These days there are more television channels than there are numbers, and with the advent of the digital record-y box thing, you may never, ever let yourself miss all those old reruns of El Dorado, Big Brother 3 and When Cars Go [...]

There are some pleasures in life that aren’t all that costly, fattening, or illegal. One such pleasure is the introduction to a wonderful new band. One such wonderful new band goes by the name Wild Beasts. It’s depressing describing the sound of band in the digital age, as by the time you’ve thought of something original or witty, or managed to draw some illustrative and elaborate comparison… the person you’re informing has already been on MySpace, YouTube or last.fm and [...]