Category Archives: Pop

Veda Rays – All Your Pretty Fates

I know I’m prone to bashing noisy monstrosities upside your collective heads, thanks to my musical proclivities. My apologies in arrears and also a bit in advance as I’m sure that my tastes will still remain what I like to … Continue reading

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Unfamous Songs (That Shouldn’t Be)

[Debut post by new addition to Minor Scratches, Atavistic.] Bob Dylan – I and I (Infidels) Produced and picked by Mark Knopfler, and sounding rather similar to Telegraph Road at times, I and I is one Bob Dylan’s bitter songs.  He … Continue reading

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Points of Interest

A quick collation of some stuff for your eyes and ears from around the net, mostly grabbed from my Facebook feed. Hometown favorite Whitey has pulled together a massive (107 videos/10+ hours) playlist of classic house tracks. In lieu of … Continue reading

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On Association

Cap had the following to say in the comments under one of his recent posts: I know I love the music of the 80s and I definitely prefer it to the sounds of the 70s. This is due to my … Continue reading

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Music for the Masses: Pop and Cultural Elitism

If you need a definition of where the lowest common denominator in lies in pop music, you probably don’t need to look any further than this: New research has revealed that Adele’s singles were the most popular karaoke tracks in … Continue reading

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Link Dump No. 2

io9 – Korn’s Music Voted “Most Futuristic 0f 2011″ by Someone Working for Korn’s Label (Full Disclosure: I will now undermine my entire selection with one simple sentence.) Tin House Blog – Emma Straub on Joey McIntyre’s (New Kids on … Continue reading

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