BOOK: “I Partridge” (2011) by Alan Partridge
Nick chose, and loved, "I Partridge", however everyone else was slightly less enthusiastic though most found something to enjoy in Alan's autobiography.
There are some very funny sections and Alan’s self-aggrandisement, self-delusion, absurdity, pettiness and point-scoring are invariably amusing however, with 33 chapters, there is a lot to get through and it sometimes got quite monotonous.
Ut stays true to Alan’s story and so is a nice trip down memory lane for the character’s fans
NIck 9/10
Robin 6/10
Keith 7/10
Tristan 6.5/10
Roland 5/10
Nigel 6/10
Hamish 3/10
Nick's exploration into the very essence of Englishness (revisited) continued with..
MUSIC: “Born in the Echoes” (2015) by The Chemical Brothers
Nick loved Born in the Echoes, the eighth album by English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 17 July 2015 by Astralwerks. It was their first studio album since 2010's Further. The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, marking the duo's sixth chart topper and making them the dance act with the most number-one albums ever in the UK.
Others were less enthusiastic "Two great tracks (Go feat Q Tip + Wide Open feat Beck) and a lot of monotonous and frankly annoying interchangeable dance tracks with little in the way of tunes or memorable hooks" opined one HBGer
FILM: “Brian Clough: I Believe In Miracles” (2015) directed by Jonny Owen
To varying degrees we all bloody loved it. Genius soundtrack - brilliant tunes and quite a few obscuro, but still great, tunes, culiminating in an unexpected VU Rock n Roll for the open top bus parade. Brian Clough and Peter Taylor came across brilliantly. The ex-players still seemed to be disbelieving about what they achieved and still seemed genuinely humble and v likeable people
We cannot praise it highly enough…1970s, Football, Music, Old clips
ENDORSE IT
Here's what we're endorsing at the moment...
Keith: Slaves (punk duo)
Roland: Jon Hopkins Lost In Thought (Music)
Nigel: Lazarus OST (Music
Nigel: Bye Bye Baby: My Tragic Love Affair with The Bay City Rollers by Caroline Sullivan (Book)
Tristan: Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre (book)
Tristan: Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre (book)
Robin: Lifepaint - fluorescent spray for cyclists etc
