The Music Banter Members' Journals Monthly Update Thread

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And already we're into the last update for May. Isn't time just flying?

First off this week we have the return of an old friend, as Antonio updates http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ng-ground.html for the first time in a year, with a review of You're dead! by Flying Lotus and a little inside information on what he's been up to all this time...

... and Aux-in has been setting up a Review Randomiser in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...continuum.html which this week yields, among others, ASTR, Foxy as Fox and Mercer ...

... while we all know what Batty has been up to! Oh yeah, and reading comics. http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...-oblivion.html and see him investigate the world of Ultimates by Mark Millar.

Persona 2, Streetfighter 2 and Mortal Kombat 2 ... and 1. See a pattern here? Then head over to http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ms-nes-ps.html where Black Francis will satisfy the inner game nerd in you and perhaps bring back fond memories of your childhood. If you had one. Unlike me.

http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...63-2013-a.html is up to 2008 and he's looking at The Bird and The Bee, Tigerstyle, Flying Lotus and Boduf Songs among others. Soon be caught up! Whatcha gonna do then Goofle?

Plans are still well in hand for the wedding of the century, but innerspaceboy also has to to kick off The Retrobox Project. What's that? Step this way... http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...nnerspace.html

http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...band-week.html continues as joenorwood77 looks into Avenged Sevenfold

and Oriphiel has chapter eleven in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...rgy-story.html

Plainview is getting ito the Velvet Underground in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...attention.html

and there's a new entry in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...o-reviews.html as he looks at Brandon Flowers' new release. It's unscripted by the way, so be kind to him.

Not that much in my journals this week. There's an interesting observation on Gary Numan in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...d-journal.html while http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...-emporium.html has another “Surprising and Unexpected Moment in Movie History”, but yeah, that's about it. I know. Been busy with my “Love or Hate” thread...

No new entries in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...y-history.html this week, as Unknown Soldier tells us he has yet to listen to all the albums he needs to for 1985. In the meantime, he promises some more 1984 albums to fill out the time. Sounds interesting. Meanwhile the boys are up to Tambu in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...78-2015-a.html.


No prizes for guessing who's being welcomed back after a year in the wilderness! With a “Victory Screech!” Antonio rejoins us for what we hope will not be just a fleeting visit. Good to have you back man!

Once I saw this post in “Pounding Decibels” there was no doubt at all that it was going to be my

Proof from Plankton that you can change a top forty mindset, one person at a time. Rock on!

Originally Posted by Plankton

I remember blazing with a GF back in the 80's and I put Rising Force on. We sat in my car and listened to the whole thing in my driveway. After it was over, I put her station back on the radio, which was a top 40 thing. Here's how the conversation went:

GF: "You're an *******"
Me: "Why? What'd I do?"
GF: "That guitar player"
Me: "Was it that bad?"
GF: "No."
Me: "Well, whats wrong then?"
GF: "You ruined all my music"
Me: "I did what?"
GF: "I can't listen to this anymore, it sounds like crap"
Me: "Good"

I gave her the cassette tape and went and bought another one.

Been a whole lot of talking and exchanging misty-eyed memories in http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ms-nes-ps.html, so Black Francis wins another award this week, for having the busiest and liveliest journal. Well done! Now how do I use this emulator again??

So that's the last update for May. Just imagine, next week we'll be halfway through the year! Only two hundred and fifteen shopping days left to ... okay okay! I'm going! Sheesh!

Till next week,
Toodles!