A-Zs are, like, SO traditional
Posted: December 22nd, 2004, by Simon MinterSo here are my 26 As of the year, instead (in no particular order)…
Audioscope
Asking for Trouble putting Sunnyvale in the box set
Aufgehoben album released on Fourier Transform!
Anxiety, Clinical: and the slow fight against it
Alice
All Tomorrow’s Parties
All Tomorrow’s Parties (went to two this year)
Aquanaut (my old band whose tapes I have rediscovered)
A new G5 iMac!
Appearing on a big stage at Truck Festival
Alphabetising my record collection
A growing interest in NWOBHM. Kind of
Acquiring the new Sonic Youth album, the best one in ages
A big graphic design magazine featuring the Aufgehoben sleeve!
A new pair of glasses
Attending my friend Tom’s wedding and realising I really should stay in contact with people more
Absolutely loads of gigs this year – I’ve seen more bands than ever
Accepting that I have no need for hairdressers and can do it myself
Acquainting myself once again with the fun of all night excessive binges
Another trip to Glasgow
Actually meeting Damo Suzuki – pretty cool
Attempting to design anything and everything music-related in Oxford
Ageing: it’s not so bad
Always having too much to do
Arguing
Absolutely loving living in Oxford
Simon Minter
Simon joined diskant after falling on his head from a great height. A diskant legend in his own lifetime Simon has risen up the ranks through a mixture of foolhardiness and wit. When not breaking musical barriers with top pop combo Sunnyvale Noise Sub-element or releasing records in preposterously exciting packaging he relaxes by looking like Steve Albini.
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