The weather's been "up and down, like a whore's drawers" (as my Nana would say) lately - one minute it's warm enough to go out in shirt-sleeves, the next moment, torrential storms. Just right for a three-day Bank Holiday weekend, of course.
Hey ho - we're off to the impressive London Palladium tonight, dear reader, to see this lot (and it would be curmudgeonly of me not to play them, as they are our "house band", after all)...
However, let's not just leave it there, shall we - how about a selection of "newer" music that's caught my ear of late?
Let's open with one of our all-time fave bands Pet Shop Boys, who continue to outclass the rest - and here's their latest, a tribute to Rudolph Nureyev, no less:
A surprisingly funky number from Miss Cyrus and Mr Williams:
Here's an irresistably catchy choon, as heard on the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC Radio 6 Music:
A rather faboo little slice of electro, with a very odd video indeed:
Rather uncharitably described by one commenter on the video as "The kind of song that'd be playing at H&M while you're trying on new jeans.", nevertheless I think this is rather good:
Our Princess teams up with a fellow pop powerhouse:
And finally... [thanks to Madam Arcati for discovering it] a little bit of pop nonsense from a French ensemble that cleverly incorporates a raft of familiar 80s classics into one!
As ever, dear reader, I welcome your thoughts...
