Tune of the Day - January to June 2008
Throughout my diary for this year, like last year, I've nominated a tune as my "Tune of the Day". Here's a brief summary of the last six months of what tune I liked on what day to save you reading the diaries back!
January
01 - 50 Foot Wave - Hot Pink, Distorted
02 - David Bowie - Five Years
03 - Fun Lovin Criminals - I Can't Get With That
04 - Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
05 - David Bowie - Heroes
06 - Sham 69 - Hurry Up Harry
07 - Dr Feelgood - Milk And Alcohol
08 - Devo - Whip It
09 - David Bowie - Heroes
10 - 808 State - In Yer Face
11 - REM - Leave
12 - Pantera - I'm Broken
13 - Cabaret Voltaire - Yashar
14 - Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers - Ice Cream Man
15 - Kristin Hersh - Torque
16 - 10 Acre - The Boys In Blue
17 - Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
18 - Philip Glass - Pruit Igoe
19 - PJ Harvey - Down By The Water
20 - Bonnie Prince Billy - Cold And Wet
21 - no tune of the day (ill)
22 - no tune of the day (ill)
23 - no tune of the day (ill)
24 - Roy Harper - When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease
25 - Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)
26 - Kristin Hersh - Around Dusk
27 - Portishead - Sour Times
28 - Lalo Schifrin - Theme From Enter The Dragon
29 - Fun Lovin' Criminals - Scooby Snacks
30 - The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
31 - Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae
February
01 - Bonnie Prince Billy - Strange Form Of Life
02 - Nick Harper - Is It Really Me?
03 - The Darling Buds - So Close
04 - Nick Harper - The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold
05 - Meitz - My Love
06 - Pink Floyd - Money
07 - The Clash - I Fought The Law
08 - Ultravox - Vienna
09 - Morrissey - Something Is Squeezing My Skull
10 - Amy Macdonald - Mr Rock And Roll
11 - Roy Harper - The Spirit Lives
12 - Frank Black - Whatever Happened To Pong?
13 - Levellers - Not In My Name
14 - David Bowie - The Jean Genie
15 - Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone
16 - Mr Walkie Talkie - Be My Boogie Woogie Baby
17 - The Cure - In Between Days
18 - Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Part 1
19 - Done Lying Down - Trenchmouth
20 - Bennet - Wanker
21 - Donna Marie - Make You Mine
22 - Orbital - Last Thing
23 - Morrissey - How Can Anyone Possibly Know How I Feel?
24 - Utah Saints - Something Good
25 - MJ Hibbett - Hell On Earth
26 - REM - Electrolite
27 - Roxy Music - 2HB
28 - DOSE featuring Mark E Smith - Plug Myself In
29 - John Keding - The Unknown Planet
March
01 - Joy Division - New Dawn Fades
02 - Tangerine Dream - Alchemy Of The Heart
03 - David Bowie - Warszawa
04 - Levellers - A Life Less Ordinary
05 - Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts II, part 6
06 - MJ Hibbett - A Million Ukeleles
07 - Levellers - Liberty Song
08 - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!
09 - Gary Numan - Cars
10 - MJ Hibbett - Gilette Soccer Saturday
11 - Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
12 - Pixies - Stormy Weather
13 - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Albert Goes West
14 - Booker T And The MG's - Soul Limbo
15 - Nick Cave - Nobody's Baby Now
16 - Deep Purple - Black Night
17 - Orbital - Oi!
18 - Seth Lakeman - How Much
19 - Morrissey - Irish Blood English Heart
20 - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
21 - Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun
22 - The Beta Band - Smiling
23 - Nine Inch Nails - Last
24 - Roy Harper - Me And My Woman
25 - Donna Marie - Goodtime Girl
26 - Kristin Hersh - Slippershell
27 - Pixies - Make Believe
28 - Nine Inch Nails - All The Love In The World
29 - 50 Foot Wave - Pneuma
30 - Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
31 - Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
April
01 - MJ Hibbett And The Validators - The Lesson Of The Smiths
02 - Buck 65 - Dang
03 - MJ Hibbett And The Validators - The Drummer's Lament
04 - Donna Marie - Faraway
05 - MJ Hibbett And The Validators - Being Happy Doesn't Make You Stupid
06 - Stump - Charlton Heston
07 - MJ Hibbett And The Validators - Do The Indie Kid
08 - Orbital - Last Thing
09 - Penny Broadhurst - Give It Up
10 - MJ Hibbett - Hell On Earth
11 - Donna Marie - Faraway
12 - Ben's Brother - I Am Who I Am
13 - The Breeders - Mountain Battles
14 - The Breeders - I Just Wanna Get Along
15 - REM - Living Well Is The Best Revenge
16 - Manchester City FC - The Boys In Blue
17 - Penny Broadhurst - Ljaded
18 - Röyksopp - Eple
19 - Wire - Outdoor Miner
20 - The Eels - Novocaine For The Soul
21 - Simone White - Roses Are Not Red
22 - MJ Hibbett - It Only Works Because You're Here
23 - Wire - I Am The Fly
24 - The Fall - Theme From Sparta FC
25 - Frank Sidebottom - Guess Who's Been On Match Of The Day?
26 - Fatboy Slim - Weapon Of Choice
27 - Gary Numan - Rip
28 - Doug Wood - Drag Racer
29 - The Fall - Hey! Student
30 - Ladytron - Discotraxx
May
01 - MC Solaar - Carpe Diem
02 - SPK - Metal Dance
03 - Silver Tree Club - Shakin'
04 - Nick Cave - Into My Arms
05 - MJ Hibbett - Boom Shake The Room
06 - The Cygnet Ring - Love Crime (12" remix)
07 - MJ Hibbett and the Validators - Easily Impressed
08 - Apollo 440 - Liquid Cool
09 - Jacob Fletcher - Nil By Mouth
10 - Pete Green - Best British Band Supported By Shockwaves
11 - Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
12 - Cabaret Voltaire - Don't Argue (Who's Arguing?)
13 - Darling Buds - Mary's Got To Go
14 - Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
15 - MJ Hibbett - Gilette Soccer Saturday
16 - Johnny Cash - Like The 309
17 - The Cure - The Only One
18 - Moby - Everyday It's 1989
19 - Roxy Music - Editions Of You
20 - MJ Hibbett and the Validators - Do The Indie Kid
21 - Donna Marie - Shooting In The Dark
22 - Julian Velard - Little Demons
23 - Laura and the Tears - Nobody Knows
24 - Prodigy - Get Up Get Off
25 - Moby - 257.Zero
26 - Portishead - All Mine
27 - Fighting Cocks - Son Of A Bitch
28 - Portishead - Machine Gun
29 - Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
30 - Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
31 - Kristin Hersh - Nerve Endings
June
01 - MJ Hibbett - It Only Works Because You're Here
02 - Rollins Band - Are You Ready?
03 - Donna Marie - Shape Of Your Heart
04 - Donna Marie - Shooting In The Dark
05 - Shannon Noll - Shine
06 - Seth Lakeman - Lady Of The Sea
07 - Amy Studt - Misfit
08 - Moby - Lift Me Up
09 - David Bowie - Drive In Saturday
10 - Levellers - Burn America Burn
11 - Moby - Feeling So Real (Ecstatic Piano Mix)
12 - Suzi Quatro - Can The Can
13 - 808 State - Cubik
14 - Rawbau - Vatreno Ludilo
15 - Moby - Ah Ah
16 - Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
17 - Nitzer Ebb - Join In The Chant
18 - Pete Green - Best British Band Supported By Shockwaves
19 - 50 Foot Wave - Pneuma
20 - Weezer - Pork And Beans
21 - Jack Black - Let's Get It On
22 - Frank Sidebottom - Guess Who's Been On Match Of The Day?
23 - Frank Sidebottom - Youtube Is Really Fantastic
24 - Keith Mansfield - Light and Tuneful
25 - Weezer - Keep Fishin'
26 - John Mayer - Belief
27 - Hard Fi - Hard To Beat
28 - Pullover - Holiday
29 - Prodigy - Get Up Get Off
30 - Fatboy Slim - Right Here Right Now