bleary
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Essays about old pop music over at http://off-the-records.com
Essays about old pop music over at http://off-the-records.com
People do these things!
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
People do these things!
I drove to Dublin and back last year for a film I'd already seen. It's a 500km round trip.
January 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I drove to Dublin and back last year for a film I'd already seen. It's a 500km round trip.
Stephen Focaccia-Lennon
January 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Stephen Focaccia-Lennon
Pretty much how we watched movies in the old days, wasn't it? We watched things simply because that's what was on TV.
January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Pretty much how we watched movies in the old days, wasn't it? We watched things simply because that's what was on TV.
I was surprised to see Black Country New Road in the current selections. Guess it’s hard to thread the needle of “obscure stuff people will try” and “popular stuff people will actually play”
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I was surprised to see Black Country New Road in the current selections. Guess it’s hard to thread the needle of “obscure stuff people will try” and “popular stuff people will actually play”
Crooked Wing, Lucinda Chua, King Geedorah, Kiran Leonard, Shaking Hand, Black Country New Road, Hayden Thorpe, Water From Your Eyes, John Glacier, and Just Mustard are the current selections
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Crooked Wing, Lucinda Chua, King Geedorah, Kiran Leonard, Shaking Hand, Black Country New Road, Hayden Thorpe, Water From Your Eyes, John Glacier, and Just Mustard are the current selections
There’s only around a dozen LPs on it at any one time, although it seems fairly genre agnostic.
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
There’s only around a dozen LPs on it at any one time, although it seems fairly genre agnostic.
Yeah and the music on Cantilever isn’t even exclusive! It’s purely a curation service, so something with very niche appeal.
January 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Yeah and the music on Cantilever isn’t even exclusive! It’s purely a curation service, so something with very niche appeal.
I don’t know Cantilever’s financial situation but I *hope* they pay a good price to artists
January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I don’t know Cantilever’s financial situation but I *hope* they pay a good price to artists
Possible that I was disappointed in Suspiria because it wasn’t weird enough
January 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Possible that I was disappointed in Suspiria because it wasn’t weird enough
I did watch a giallo starring Sabrina From The 80s and had a good time despite it being objectively terrible.
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I did watch a giallo starring Sabrina From The 80s and had a good time despite it being objectively terrible.
I was basically hoping for an extended version of her cameo in No Time To Die
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I was basically hoping for an extended version of her cameo in No Time To Die
Too much chatting in it. I don’t care an her dead dad, I want to see her kick people.
January 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Too much chatting in it. I don’t care an her dead dad, I want to see her kick people.
I haven’t seen any other Argentos, I will keep looking. What’s a good place to start?
January 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I haven’t seen any other Argentos, I will keep looking. What’s a good place to start?
For the record, I don’t think Suspiria is a bad film. I just didn’t click with it.
January 16, 2026 at 2:25 PM
For the record, I don’t think Suspiria is a bad film. I just didn’t click with it.