‘Thoughts’ Archives
City focus – Wakefield: Not just the Jarmans….
Back in April I got a new job, which meant that I started commuting to Wakefield every day. I will hold my hands up, before getting said job I had never visited the city before - and indeed barely [...]
The Answering Machine – Lifeline
We don't really need to tell you that we are big fans of The Answering Machine do we? That's why we asked them to write a tour diary for us and stuff like that. Well, we are very excited about the [...]
PYT’s new stuff Monday
Here comes the week. Here's some stuff that we are particularly enjoying at the moment. Some of it is free for you to get. Brown Brogues - Treat U Beta This is the video for the b-side of Brown [...]
PYT’s Best of 2010 – Albums of the Year
Every year we struggle to rank our top albums of the year here at PYT Towers. This year the task has been made even more difficult than usual, with a massive number of albums we see as nigh-on [...]
PYT’s Best of 2010 – Singles of the Year
Over the run up to Christmas, we've got a few best bits of the year for you. To get things underway, here is my selection of the best three singles of the year. These are short chunks of brilliance, [...]
Very very kind words
2010 has been a big year for PYT. Things have really gone from strength to strength, with too many highlights to mention. Though some of them have been meeting and receiving high praise from Steve [...]
It takes an ocean not to break
On Saturday night I saw one of my favourite bands around stake their claim to be considered one of the best in the world, and they bloody well pulled it off. The National were fantastic at Academy 1, [...]
January Songs
Darren Hayman told us recently that he wasn't writing songs as prolifically as he used to do. Seems that he may have taken that as a challenge to himself, as in January he is going to be writing, [...]
The Answering Machine Tour Diary – Day 5 or Down and Out in Berlin
Berlin/Munich Last night went to far. Last we remember we were in a gay bar in somewhere in Berlin. Asking for a straight whiskey didn't translate particularly well... Great fun though. It was [...]
The Answering Machine European Tour Diary – Day 4
Cologne After a day off in Paris, sightseeing, eating and drinking we embarked on the long drive to Cologne. To hark back to the previous day though... Paris is an incredible place. Myself, [...]
