So I write stuff. And some people read it. I think. Ordinarily I wouldnāt care, but sometimes a little self-doubt trickles into my coffee cup (*sad trombone*), I wonder whether or not people āget meā and (I) feel the need to explain myself. Hereās the skinny: there are more than a few records I love… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Disclaimer
Author: Abby
[Abby’s Road] And on the seventh day…
So, I might be a day late in blowing the trumpet (I have a Friday column, damnit) but this is it.Ā According to My Bloody Valentine, the long-awaited reissues of Isnāt Anything and LovelessĀ will be released this May. To paraphrase something a friend of mine said earlier today, I guess pigs do fly. While Iām still… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] And on the seventh day…
[Abby’s Road] Unjust Conclusions
I love Saturdays. Saturday mornings especially. No husbandly iPhone alarm blaring, slow to rise, leisurely grazing on fatty brunch food and celebrity guest DJ hour on my favorite local radio station. I find it fascinating to hear what makes an artist tick and how often the music selected seems to be in total contradiction to… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Unjust Conclusions
[Abby’s Road] Mersey Paradise
I am at a crossroads. When life lobs lemons and apples and rotten tomatoes at your melon, sometimes youāre so preoccupied itās impossible to make anything out of it other than a big, rancid box of mashed fruits and vegetables. It can be exhausting attempting to be fresh and new and, moreover, on top of… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Mersey Paradise
[Abby’s Road] I Got You Covered
Weāve all been there: a friend suggests meeting up at a bar or restaurant before moving on to a show; a place youāve never visited before. My most recent example of this was an Irish pub here in Munich. Such places arenāt usually chosen for the music, but for their drink or fattening bar food… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] I Got You Covered
[Abby’s Road] So, you’re keen on music?
My friends, the dear ones, are obviously aware of the music I fancy. Many of my closest relationships over the years were sparked by having a passion for the same records and artists. These people know my collection. Iāve left some of them confused (and annoyed!) in the past, not by what is in my… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] So, you’re keen on music?
[Abby’s Road] Resolution Revolution
Itās happening again: time to reflect on the good, bad and ugly of the past 365 days. For me, I must admit, things have been pretty decent. Iāve managed to get a handle on a new language (two if you include Bayerisch, which is totally in a class of its own), and began to forge… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Resolution Revolution
[Abby’s Road] Everybody Thinks It’s Oh So Easy
DJs. Disc Jockeys. Disk Jockeys. They are a magical breed of human being. I guess my first experience hearing one (as with many of my contemporaries reading this) would be via FM and AM radio. There were wacky ones, serious list making ones and even fictitious ones who, as a kid, I could aspire to… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Everybody Thinks It’s Oh So Easy
[Abby’s Road] Mephisto’s Wearing Figure Skates
Ok. So I might have said Iād sell my soul to the devilā¦or pay any amount of money for tickets and/or flight from the US to the UK for the event I am about to go all crazypants about. Now that it is happening (and I am actually living in Western Europe) I am quaking… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Mephisto’s Wearing Figure Skates
[Abby’s Road] Crisis Devices
You know how life creeps up and slaps us around once in a while? Just when we think all is going along swimmingly; nothing monumental happening, nothing precariously bad or particularly good, everything just humming along status quo? Whether itās good or bad, I am at my most comfortable at these moments. Then, like an… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Crisis Devices