Every now and then,1 I spotlight an ad on this blog. Today, I’ll write one. It’s going to be an ad for the Max Euwe…
CIPC #285: Fishbone, Party at ground zero
Long, long time ago, when music videos were a new thing, almost anybody could get some airplay. Even a rock band with a short, random…
CIPC #239: Ava Max, Kings & Queens
Perhaps I have been indoctrinated by Pepsi, but to me Ava Max sounds like some kind of soda. Or perhaps like some obscure British sports…
CIPC #231: D, In the name of justice
Take a good look at the picture below. It comes from the music video for the song In the name of justice by the metal…
CIPC #213: System of a Down, Lonely day
You know what’s been a long time? A music video blog post! So let’s have a look at today’s subject. System of a Down1 is…
CIPC #181: Yoko Ono, Don’t count the waves
Over the last two blog posts about movies, there was a distinct rising theme in quality. Now, I will make it a crab canon by…
CIPC #178: XTC, The mayor of Simpleton
It is remarkable how little commercial success correlates longevity. Nowadays, XTC is considered one of the quintessential British rock bands from the eighties, but back…
CIPC #164: Ahzee, King
After one hundred sixty three blog post, I can apparently still stumble upon something which is novel: I have never written about a DJ before.…
CIPC #134: Mari Govori, Pososi ty
If you were alive in the spring and summer of 2017 – and I suspect this is not an uncommon occurrence in my readership –…
CIPC #129: Roxette, It must have been love
I have always thought it rather strange that there is so much Swedish pop music. In classical music, the Swedish presence is basically nil, but…