Milo here. So that's 2019! Done, diddly. And we all survived! A cute bonus. As is the case with every year, we had a positive bounty of massive phat big ol' bangin' choons; standard. From returning favourites like IDLES to brand-new debut singles from bands like Control Top to whatever the hell Eric Andre was doing…Read more Best Songs of 2019 – Milo.
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MMM: Nude – Radiohead
Milo here. These intros are getting a bit redundant nowadays, eh... Today, we're looking at gorgeous piece of peak-era Radiohead in Nude, the second single from their 2007 masterpiece In Rainbows. Check the video below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbWBRnDK_AE Originally written in 1997, as part of the OK Computer sessions, it's unsurprising then that Nude is one of Radiohead's most melodically-successful, accessibly-written…Read more MMM: Nude – Radiohead
MMM: Windowlicker – Aphex Twin
Milo here. Heyo, let's distract ourselves from the crippling anxiety of the future and what it holds with some reminiscing of some goldie oldies, eh? Today, we're looking at Glitchy Rich himself, with one of his more mainstream singles (fake fan) in 1999's Windowlicker. Check the video below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZT3gTu4Sjw I first found myself in the terrifying…Read more MMM: Windowlicker – Aphex Twin
Best Songs of 2018 – Milo.
Milo here. And so, 2018 is behind us (well, it's behind you, I'm writing this in December), and we're bollocks deep in the end-of-year roundups. We've got some lovely stuff coming up but I figured we'd kick things off with a look back at the year in bangers and tracks. I've been keeping tabs on…Read more Best Songs of 2018 – Milo.
SAT500: Best Album Of The 10s So Far
There's still a lot to love in the world of today -- with genres of all shapes and sizes being invented and improved and experimented and messed with in all sorts of wonderful ways. Milo. Plastic Beach - Gorillaz (2010) The final entry of Gorillaz groundbreaking first three albums, it's this, as well as the,…Read more SAT500: Best Album Of The 10s So Far
SAT500: Best Album Of The 90s
Arguably the greatest decade in music -- rock was grungy, rap was badass and Björk was, well, Björk -- let us reminisce (except I was born in '01) Milo. Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991) There's not much to say about RHCP's funky, sexy, dirty, dancy, heavy, druggy, buggy, filthy magnum…Read more SAT500: Best Album Of The 90s
SAT500: Best Electronic/Dance Artist Of All Time
Electronic music really doesn't get a lot of coverage -- I mean we're grungy alt bois after all -- however, we're feelin' good, the anniversary n' all, so let's give it a go! Milo. Gorillaz Gorillaz are one of those bands that are so tricky to pigeonhole -- easily fitting into alt rock, trip-hop and…Read more SAT500: Best Electronic/Dance Artist Of All Time
MMM: Optimistic – Radiohead
Milo here. More MMMs, you say? I'mma have to take a break soon... Today, we're looking at Optimistic, an album cut from Radiohead's 2000 experimental-turning-point-smash Kid A. Check the video below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COUaNmm53VA On first listen, like many who weren't exactly *into* the more experimental side of alt rock and were quite fond of Radiohead's 90s…Read more MMM: Optimistic – Radiohead
MMM: Safe From Harm – Massive Attack
Milo here. There any point to these sentences? No, but I'mma keep at 'em anyway. Today, we're looking at Massive Attack's breakout single Safe From Harm, off their 1991 critically acclaimed debut, Blue Lines. Check the video below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKtTmZnVhhI One of the Brizzle group's signature tracks, the lo-fi electronic grooves of Safe From Harm help it…Read more MMM: Safe From Harm – Massive Attack
MMM: Seasons (Waiting On You) – Future Islands
Milo here. And we're back with another sure-to-be classic in the MMM collection. What joy. Today, we're looking at what was heralded by many as the "best song of 2014", Seasons (Waiting On You) from Future Islands' fourth album Singles. Check the video below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Ae-LhMIG0 Yes, yes, the video's a little bit poncey, there's no…Read more MMM: Seasons (Waiting On You) – Future Islands
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