Category Archives: History

Mp3: Lost tracks #6 – Luna – Dear Paulina

OK – a ridiculously long post so skip to the end if you’re just here to leech a couple of Luna rarities! In Summer 1997 I had this half-baked idea to release a kind of Beatles Fan Club single only … Continue reading

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It was 20 years ago “Today”

Oh I’ve been looking forward to using that clever post title for weeks. To be honest I’m not 100% certain of the exact date that Galaxie 500′s first album was released. But I do know, thanks to a picture in … Continue reading

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A History Lesson #2 – Illumination

I grabbed a handful of CDs from the Ps this morning…amongst which was a bunch of Pastels albums and while listening to them this picture popped into my head and I headed off to hunt it down. It lived for … Continue reading

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A (Luna) history lesson #1 – Matt Quigley

OK maybe this’ll turn into a series or maybe that “#1″ in the title will be redundant but here goes… #1 Matt Quigley Matt Quigley was Luna’s (very) short-lived bassist filling the gap between Justin’s "leave of absence" and Britta’s … Continue reading

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On the 20th anniversary of Galaxie 500

I think I’ll declare 29th August 2007 a holiday – take the day off and tell your boss it’s OK because it’s Galaxie 500′s birthday… I guess I’m not really in a position to decide at what point Galaxie 500 … Continue reading

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