The Modern Lovers

The was an article in yesterday's Guardian about the Modern Lovers, by Keith Gessen.

I remember their eponymous album first time round, when my brother bought it in 1976; I think he may even have seen Jonathon Richman play that year.

It is a classic album - recorded before Richman dumped the rest of the band and found his irritating whimsical style. The band got their own back - Jerry Harrison went on to join David Byrne in Talking Heads whilst David Robinson formed the Cars.

A piece of 1970s brilliance.

The Modern Lovers

The was an article in yesterday's Guardian about the Modern Lovers, by Keith Gessen.

I remember their eponymous album first time round, when my brother bought it in 1976; I think he may even have seen Jonathon Richman play that year.

It is a classic album - recorded before Richman dumped the rest of the band and found his irritating whimsical style. The band got their own back - Jerry Harrison went on to join David Byrne in Talking Heads whilst David Robinson formed the Cars.

A piece of 1970s brilliance.

Pride and Prejudice

As white_hart has pointed out, my review of Pride and Prejudice has been published on the blogapenguin website.

I wrote it so long ago, I had forgotten about it until the kind people at Penguin sent me an email last weekend, telling me they had finally posted it.

Pride and Prejudice

As white_hart has pointed out, my review of Pride and Prejudice has been published on the blogapenguin website.

I wrote it so long ago, I had forgotten about it until the kind people at Penguin sent me an email last weekend, telling me they had finally posted it.