From manic to not so manic…
3315. Dubstar – Not So Manic Now
From manic to not so manic…
3314. Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
‘The Durutti Column’ was a misspelt tribute to the anarchist Buenaventura Durruti, who fought in the Spanish civil war. A republican propaganda poster from the Spanish civil war carried the slogan ‘If you tolerate this, your children will be next’, from which the next track takes its title…
3313. The Durutti Column – Sketch for Summer
The ‘iver’ in ‘Bon Iver’ means ‘winter’, so from winter to summer…
3312. Bon Iver – Calgary
Franz Ferdinand (the actual archduke, not the band, obviously) was assassinated in Sarajevo, which was host city of the winter olympics in 1984 before handing over to Calgary for the 1988 winter olympics, so…
3311. Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls
The last track was used in an iPod advert, as was the next track…
3310. Chairlift – Bruises
Bob Dylan’s real name is Robert Zimmerman. If you need a Zimmer frame you might also need a chair lift, so…