PinnedIain Boyd, Bristol UKThe Tunes in My HeadMost mornings I wake up to music, something I might not have heard for decades. Most don’t, so I thought I would write about it.Oct 29, 20231Oct 29, 20231
Iain Boyd, Bristol UKinFanfareThe Zone of InterestA harder watch than Schindler’s List. And for all the right reasonsFeb 213Feb 213
Iain Boyd, Bristol UKPoor Things v. BarbieYes, there’s a lot more sex and blood, but Lanthimos’s film also makes a better feminist tale.Jan 14Jan 14
Iain Boyd, Bristol UKinThe RiffShine On You Crazy Diamond, part IV (the sung bit)The impact of this extraordinary music in 1975 and a reflection on how bands cope with loss of loved members.Dec 11, 20231Dec 11, 20231
Iain Boyd, Bristol UKinThe RiffIf I Should Fall From Grace With GodThe Pogues, 1988 - Albums Revisited No. 1Dec 4, 20232Dec 4, 20232
Iain Boyd, Bristol UKIf You Like A Lot of Chocolate On Your Biscuit, Join Our ClubThe inside track on the shady world of 70’s jingles. But really, much more Proustian stuff about chocolate biscuits.Nov 28, 2023Nov 28, 2023
Iain Boyd, Bristol UKValerie. The Zutons. From the album Tired of Hanging Around, 2006.Would you want your name in a song title? The risks of being anybody’s muse.Nov 10, 2023Nov 10, 2023
Iain Boyd, Bristol UKHello GoodbyeThe Beatles From the album Magical Mystery Tour, 1967Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 2023
Iain Boyd, Bristol UKAlabama Song (Whisky Bar) The Doors, 1967From Berlin to a Paris cemetery via the West Coast. The influence of Kurt Weill, poison-tip shoes and would they all be cancelled today?Nov 3, 20232Nov 3, 20232
Iain Boyd, Bristol UKDon’t Cry — It’s Only The Rhythm. Grace Jones. 1985.Unpacking an extraordinary musial forceOct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
