The art of film criticism comes to the blog, as I review/preview the hot films of the festive season. I run the rule over Fred Claus, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Bee Movie, The Golden Compass, and Enchanted. Download from the shiny text below.
WARNING - May contain ill-informed bullshit.
Wednesday 12 December 2007
Christmas Mural
Here is the Peter Simpson Show Christmas Mural, feel free to print out and colour it in at your leisure. Click on't to get the full-size view.
It features from L to R:
A christmas tree, a floating monkey head, an Enoch Powell/Neville Chamberlain snowman, a weird-looking Santa, Jerry Seinfeld circa Bee Movie, present with bow and that, a skateboarding robot, another tree, Chris Rock, a reindeer running over an old man, a generic man wishing you a merry Christmas, and a oddly-faced Santa Claus that looks like a smashed bear.
Enjoy.
11/12 Tracklisting...
These Arms are Snakes - Big News
Continuing this radio show's association with bands featuring ex-members of Botch.
Prince - Guitar
Everybody's favourite rock-god midget, off his new album 'Planet Earth'. However, if you've seen the "Priest and the Beast" episode of the Mighty Boosh then the line "I love you baby, but not like I love my guitar" carries unintentional but hilarious weight.
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Continuing this radio show's association with "na na na na"-type vocals.
American Football - Honestly?
Seminal emo from Cap'n Jazz/Joan of Arc/The Promise Ring members. Nice guitars. Listen to it, get it off http://www.download.com
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
One half of Simon and Garfunkel. Guess which half? And also, good video. Chevy Chase and that...
The Beatles - Back in the USSR
It's the Beatles. What should I say? John Lennon invented Yakult back in 1979, but Dr Shiroto had him offed to protect the yoghurt-based secrets. Also, George Harrison once knocked out Muhammed Ali in a bar-room brawl in Chepstow in the late '60s. Used a brick. It got a bit messy.
Sufjan Stevens - That was the worst Christmas ever.
Sufjan 'Dude, it couldn't hurt to tie my metaphorical hands together by promising to make an album for each of the 50 states of the USA whilst spending 7 months writing an album about a MOTORWAY and making a 4-disc compendium of Christmas songs, could it?' Stevens here, with a nice mellow Christmas number. Wunderbar.
These ones didn't go out, but they still deserve the PSB treatment;
The Go! Team - Ladyflash
The UK's answer to Moby, vis a vis sample-happy dance-pop.
Incubus - Wish You Were Here
Mellow and ocean-y rock. Discuss.
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Recently nicked by Craig 'Proper Bo' David, who's proper buffed up. He's away to kick the shit out of Avid Merrion, I'll bet.
Continuing this radio show's association with bands featuring ex-members of Botch.
Prince - Guitar
Everybody's favourite rock-god midget, off his new album 'Planet Earth'. However, if you've seen the "Priest and the Beast" episode of the Mighty Boosh then the line "I love you baby, but not like I love my guitar" carries unintentional but hilarious weight.
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Continuing this radio show's association with "na na na na"-type vocals.
American Football - Honestly?
Seminal emo from Cap'n Jazz/Joan of Arc/The Promise Ring members. Nice guitars. Listen to it, get it off http://www.download.com
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
One half of Simon and Garfunkel. Guess which half? And also, good video. Chevy Chase and that...
The Beatles - Back in the USSR
It's the Beatles. What should I say? John Lennon invented Yakult back in 1979, but Dr Shiroto had him offed to protect the yoghurt-based secrets. Also, George Harrison once knocked out Muhammed Ali in a bar-room brawl in Chepstow in the late '60s. Used a brick. It got a bit messy.
Sufjan Stevens - That was the worst Christmas ever.
Sufjan 'Dude, it couldn't hurt to tie my metaphorical hands together by promising to make an album for each of the 50 states of the USA whilst spending 7 months writing an album about a MOTORWAY and making a 4-disc compendium of Christmas songs, could it?' Stevens here, with a nice mellow Christmas number. Wunderbar.
These ones didn't go out, but they still deserve the PSB treatment;
The Go! Team - Ladyflash
The UK's answer to Moby, vis a vis sample-happy dance-pop.
Incubus - Wish You Were Here
Mellow and ocean-y rock. Discuss.
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Recently nicked by Craig 'Proper Bo' David, who's proper buffed up. He's away to kick the shit out of Avid Merrion, I'll bet.
Tuesday 4 December 2007
4/12 Tracklisting
Lightspeed Champion - Tell Me What It's Worth
As part of my continuing remit to play sub-standard indie rock off the freshair playlist on my show, Lightspeed Champion win this week's "Best of a bad bunch" award.
Don Caballero - June Is Finally Here MP3
Jazzy instrumental math-rock for you. Gotta love it...
Idlewild - Idea Track
Track from one of my favourite albums, '100 Broken Windows', lovely stuff.
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine
The bizarre freshair obsession with Led Zeppelin continues...
The Polyphonic Spree - Running Away MP3
Mad boys in robes making happy clappy music.
Minus the Bear - Fulfil the Dream
Good-on-record-but-boring-bastards-live-indie from a band that features an ex-member of Botch. Who were far superior to MTB. Swings and roundabouts I guess.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lions
"Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Ah, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Ah, oh. DNNNN-DAH-DUH-DNNN-DUHHH!" and so on.
SPOTLIGHT - Comedy AND music?
The Flight of the Conchords - Issues (Think About It, Think, Think About It) MP3
Flight of the Conchords is one of the best things on TV right now (Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe's off-air at the moment). Get the DVD for Christmas. Fucking do it.
Matt Berry ft Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness - One Track Lover
From the soundtrack of the hilarious 'Garth Merenghi's Darkplace', an ode to loving ladies, featuring Richard Ayoade rapping. A beast.
Damn Shames - Last Things
Edinburgh-based band purveying the "copius use of hi-hats=the basis of a good song" line of indie rock. Decent song though, so they get played on the radio.
Pretty Girls Make Graves - All Medicated Geniuses MP3
Yankee indie involves more shouting than ours. I like this.
The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
See Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but in a Sunderland accent.
As part of my continuing remit to play sub-standard indie rock off the freshair playlist on my show, Lightspeed Champion win this week's "Best of a bad bunch" award.
Don Caballero - June Is Finally Here MP3
Jazzy instrumental math-rock for you. Gotta love it...
Idlewild - Idea Track
Track from one of my favourite albums, '100 Broken Windows', lovely stuff.
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine
The bizarre freshair obsession with Led Zeppelin continues...
The Polyphonic Spree - Running Away MP3
Mad boys in robes making happy clappy music.
Minus the Bear - Fulfil the Dream
Good-on-record-but-boring-bastards-live-indie from a band that features an ex-member of Botch. Who were far superior to MTB. Swings and roundabouts I guess.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lions
"Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Ah, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Oh, oh. Ah, oh. DNNNN-DAH-DUH-DNNN-DUHHH!" and so on.
SPOTLIGHT - Comedy AND music?
The Flight of the Conchords - Issues (Think About It, Think, Think About It) MP3
Flight of the Conchords is one of the best things on TV right now (Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe's off-air at the moment). Get the DVD for Christmas. Fucking do it.
Matt Berry ft Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness - One Track Lover
From the soundtrack of the hilarious 'Garth Merenghi's Darkplace', an ode to loving ladies, featuring Richard Ayoade rapping. A beast.
Damn Shames - Last Things
Edinburgh-based band purveying the "copius use of hi-hats=the basis of a good song" line of indie rock. Decent song though, so they get played on the radio.
Pretty Girls Make Graves - All Medicated Geniuses MP3
Yankee indie involves more shouting than ours. I like this.
The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
See Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but in a Sunderland accent.
Saturday 1 December 2007
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