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January: Ramzi Yousef is sentenced to life in prison for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing The Drudge Report breaks the story about US President Bill Clinton’s alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky February: The 1998 Winter Olympics are held in Nagano, Japan; Germany win the most gold (12) and overall medals (29) Andrew Wakefield publishesContinue reading “1998: The News.”

Raining Stones. Post-Thatcher Manchester. Les Battersby Bruce Jones, is trying to make his way in life without a steady source of income; a situation all too familiar to those born north of the line that has divided the UK since the Industrial Revolution, and a recurring theme of director Ken Loach. When Bob, our protagonist,Continue reading “The Cinema of 1993.”

My Name is Joe. Glasgow. Joe is an unemployed recovering alcoholic. His only family is the hopeless football team he manages. Sarah is a community healthcare worker. She regularly makes home visits to one of Joe’s friends, Liam, to check up on his son, Scott. Scott’s mum, Sabine, is a heroine addict. Liam is aContinue reading “The Cinema of 1998.”

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. I’d been meaning to listen to this album for a while and when I finally did, it did not disappoint. The record that propelled Lauryn Hill into superstardom and brought hip-hop into the musical mainstream is rightfully regarded as one of the best albums of the 90s, if not allContinue reading “The Sound of 1998.”

Sketches of Spain. Having loved Miles Davis’ previous album, “Kind of Blue”, I was expecting a similar form of modal jazz that made that record so pleasant on the eardrums. “Sketches of Spain”, however, marks a different musical direction by Davis, made all the more impressive by the fact that the recording of the twoContinue reading “The Sound of 1960.”

Still playing catch up after last week, sorting out the content for the coming week first. The films of 1998: Titanic Boogie Nights My Name Is Joe Funny Games Dark City The albums: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Ms. Lauryn Hill XO – Elliott Smith Moon Safari – Air Music Has the Right toContinue reading “Week 3: 1998”

January: Diana, Princess of Wales announces she wants a divorce Bill Clinton sworn in as 42nd President of the United States of America February: Two year-old James Bulger is murdered by two ten-year-old boys A van bomb parked below the World Trade Center explodes, killing six Warrington bomb attacks, coordinated by the IRA March UnforgivenContinue reading “1993: The News.”

“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft a-gley”. Some technical issues with 1993, news and reviews incoming. The forthcoming week will showcase the best 1960 had to offer, filmwise: Spartacus. The Apartment. La Dolce Vita. Breathless. Ben-Hur. The available music is fairly sparce, however the 5 albums for the week are: AtContinue reading “Week 2: 1960.”

Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements. Although the title sounds like something concocted by Aphex Twin while waiting for the 3.15 to King’s Cross, Stereolab’s second album is in fact an enjoyable piece of quintessential 90’s indie. The droning, grungelike guitar chords and repetitive drum beats, occassionally accompanied by not-entirely-out-of-place electronic organs, work beautifully with LætitiaContinue reading “The Sound of 1993.”

This experiment begins with a trip back to 1993, so throw on as much plaid and denim as is humanly possible and enjoy the films this week: 1. Schindler’s List. 2. Carlito’s Way. 3. Madadayo. 4. In the Name of the Father. 5. Raining Stones. And the albums: 1. Vs. – Pearl Jam 2. No NeedContinue reading “Week 1: 1993.”