*This is a companion piece to a similarly-themed article on Karen’s site which, all things being equal, should be published at roughly the same time.*
Most of this was utterly uninspiring, though I think I did quite like *Simmer Down* by The Wailers. I guess Ska just isn’t my thing. I can’t think of anything even remotely interesting to write about this.
Yeah, yeah, I know. You’re thinking of some witty comeback which plays on the “doesn’t usually stop you, Pete” motif. Heard them all before. You’re going to have to bring something sharper than that if you want to burn me.
The next week’s playlist
Random number: 381
Two playlists on this page – Thrash Metal and Tindersticks. Tindersticks won the coin toss. This is probably for the best. The book says:
> Nottingham’s kings of soul-tinged, booze-drenched melancholy.