I wanna try some rearranging

Hey-oh, humans! It's me, Pale Fungus Son. I know nobody much cares at this point, but as of several days ago I've moved this blog off Host Gator, back to WordPress. I wasn't using the site enough to justify the expense, and the reasons I needed a web host in the first place fell through. … Continue reading I wanna try some rearranging →

Best of 2018: Top Five Albums

Well would you look at the time? It's January 2019 AD. How did that happen? Nobody knows. Join me once again for the annual album of the year awards. Last year was a strange one for me, both personally and musically. But all years are like that, aren't they? I didn’t listen to nearly as … Continue reading Best of 2018: Top Five Albums →

Seven Radiohead songs I love

In 2016 I saw the video for Radiohead's "Burn the Witch", and I was suddenly hooked and decided to buy the album (A Moon Shaped Pool) when it came out. Then for whatever reason, I didn't bother to go through their back catalogue until this year, starting with OK Computer, and then jumping around with no real sense of purpose. It turns out to my very great surprise that I've come to realise that Radiohead are probably the greatest British band of the past 30 years.

Best of 2017: Top Six Albums

I managed to not publish anything to this blog in 2017. That's an odd achievement that I'm not proud of. The truth is that within the past 12 months I've written literally thousands upon thousands of words that I didn't publish. There are many reasons, but primarily, I lost faith in the idea that my writing was really reaching out to anyone. Why publish something effectively no-one will read? In today's dissolving world, what use are my words? They're buried in noise, subsumed in an endless sea of arbitrary distractions.

Okay, so that's not really a great way to start of a post about my favourite music from 2017. But a little context goes a long way, and on that front it's worth mentioning that in 2017, podcasts have squeezed music out of my everyday life. And I was catching up on a lot of music from 2016 (ATCQ, RTJ, De La, etc.)

For those reasons, and others, I've opted to keep this list to six albums I enjoyed this year. No rankings - although Oxbow would take the top spot for sure. So join me, won't you?

Best of 2016: Top Ten Albums

I don't always do one of these lists at the end of the year, because I'm old and lazy and I don't think anybody really cares what I think, and all this needless self-deprecation is no-doubt making you sick. The main thing you need to know is that I did one of these this year, and … Continue reading Best of 2016: Top Ten Albums →

Travel Report: Richmond (or What is Art?)

A belated report from my time in Richmond, Virginia, the former capitol of the Confederate States of America, and current capitol of hip young art students.

Kayo Dot – Plastic House on Base of Sky

My review of the new Kayo Dot album, which is weird in all the odd places, and odd in all the weird complacences.

EU Referendum

Well, not much to say. I've been watching from Christchurch, New Zealand. All the votes are now in. It's over, and we're out. Very mixed feelings. As much as this was a vote for the UK to leave the EU, it may also have been a proxy vote for Scotland to leave the UK, and perhaps Northern Ireland … Continue reading EU Referendum →

Playlist (Jun 3rd 2016)

Yeah I know, I'm five months behind on the travel reports. I'll get back to those shortly. In the meantime, here's something I'm sure you care about just as much - what I've been listening to over the month or so. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool Death Grips - Bottomless Pit John Grant - Pale Green … Continue reading Playlist (Jun 3rd 2016) →

The Dark Tower

Well, I finished Stephen King's The Dark Tower. I read slowly. Well, no, I read at a reasonably normal pace, it's just that I don't read very often. The desire to read is a very sporadic thing for me. It's taken me 5 years and 5 months to get through these seven books, and although … Continue reading The Dark Tower →