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SONG OF THE DAY - 3/6/13

Girls Aloud - No Good Advice

NUMBER 100! We've come a long way since we launched in April, but unfortunately for now this is the end of No Good Advice for the forseeable future. We'd like to thank everyone who read the 'zine, clicked a link, RT'd, Favourited, Reblogged and everyone who supported us as we endeavoured to create SOMETHING.

Personally, I'm so proud of what we made. The fact that I have this little A5 sized magazine that I made with my best friend will never not be cool. I have one more post I'm planning to write for the blog sometime this week, but after that I'm focusing my attention elsewhere for the time-being.

If you want to follow either of us on the internet, you can listen to my podcast The Enthusiast and check out the extra content on its website, or you can follow Zoe's tumblr The Dissertation Diaries, where she chronicles a load of interesting things relevant to her studies.

In the words of my favourite band, 

All's Well That Ends.

Kieran Shiach.

#No Good Advice #Girls Aloud #Sound of the Underground #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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SONG OF THE DAY 2/8/13

The Ronettes - Be My Baby

Here we are at SONG OF THE DAY #99, and as we're talking about favourite songs, I have to feature my favourite song of all time. Those drums, man, those drums. The most referenced beat in pop music history. It's not the drums, it's the perfect mix of every instrument, including Ronnie's voice. While not the strongest voice on Phillies (Credit to Darlene Love), the passion and dedication she imbues the track sets it apart from of its contemporaries. Quite simply, it's the perfect song. 

#The Ronettes #Be My Baby #Phil Spector #Ronnie Spector #Phillies #Music #Pop #Girl Group #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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SONG OF THE DAY - 1/8/13

Kenickie - Acetone

No mention of favourite songs on this blog could ever be complete without a mention of Kenickie. My all-time, second favourite band ever (Behind Los Campesinos! but ahead of Girls Aloud) The whole of their debut album 'At The Club' is pretty much a snotty-punk masterpiece, but this is the song that sticks with me the most. It's haunting and beautiful and the saddest thing I've ever head. The way it floats and swells is unmatched in modern music, and the vocal delivery is heart-wrenching. Out of the 98 songs we've featured so far, if you only ever listen to one, make it this.

#Kenickie #Acetone #At The Club #Music #Pop #Punk #Britpop #Lauren Laverne #Rock #Indie #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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SONG OF THE DAY - 31/7/13

Bonde Do Role - Solta O Frango

Another suggestion from a friend, this one comes from @andothergames, who was the first, and only person to suggest something by an act I hadn't heard of it. She described it as a party song, and that's definitely what it is. It's in Portuguese, so a lot of people won't be able to understand the words, but that doesn't mean you can't understand the song. It's fun, lively and surprisingly, great to sing along to, even if you don't know what you're singing.

#Bonde Do Role #Solta O Frango #Music #Pop #Dance #Funk #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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SONG OF THE DAY - 30/7/13

Feral Conservatives - Control

Today's song comes from our good tumblr friends Feral Conservatives. I wasn't aware of them until they followed us, and we followed them back, but I'm really enjoying the stuff on their Soundcloud. It's got that sweet lilt to it that I love from my music, and they use mandolin in a way that enhances the song, without it being a crutch. Check them out, especially if you like bands like Sky Larkin, and The Indelicates.

#Feral Conservatives #Control #Breaks and Mends #Music #Indie #Rock #Mandolin #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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SONG OF THE DAY - 29/7/13

Super Furry Animals - Ice Hockey Hair

Today's SONG OF THE DAY was picked my friend Rush, AKA @BananaramaSharm on Twitter, who described it is as "everything I want in a song" and I can see what she means. I've never really listened to much by the Super Furry Animals, but I may need to re-evaluate some life decisions because this is great. It's sloppy in the way that Unicorns track from the other day is, but it still knows exactly what it wants to accomplish. I like it a whole lot.

#Super Furry Animals #Ice Hockey Hair #Music #Indie #Rock #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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#Titus Andronicus #Patrick Stickles #Music #Rock #Punk #Indie #The Airing of Grievances #The Monitor #Local Business #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley

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#Ike Turner #Tina Turner #Soul #RnB #Pop #Music #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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SONG OF THE DAY - 28/7/13

Columbia's Gayest Quartet - God Only Knows

So, I completed Bioshock Infinite last night, and as I sat there contemplating the brilliant ending, I was comforted by this excellent, haunting take on one of the greatest songs of all time, made especially bittersweet when you take it context of the game. Even if you're not a gamer, you can appreciate this brilliant adaptaion of a classic pop song.

#God Only Knows #Beach Boys #Pet Sounds #Bioshock Infinite #Music #Pop #Soundtrack #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine #Columbia's Gayest Quartet

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#Beastie Boys #Adam Yauch #MCA #Ill Communication #Licensed To Ill #Music #Rap #Hip-Hop #Rock #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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#Thom Yorke #Radiohead #Lotus Flower #The King of Limbs #Pablo Honey #The Bends #OK Computer #Kid A #Amnesiac #Hail to the Theif #In Rainbows #Music #Indie #Rock #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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SONG OF THE DAY - 27/7/13

David Bowie - Rock and Roll Suicide

Today's SONG OF THE DAY comes from Matthew Gibbon, who eschews the obvious Bowie picks for this intense, emotional cut from Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. What really strikes me about this song is how modern, and relevant it sounds. We all say Bowie was ahead of his time so often that it starts to lose meaning, but listen to this song and you understand why as we've deified Bowie to the extent we have.

#David Bowie #Rock and Roll Suicide #Ziggy Stardust and the Spider's From Mars #Music #Rock #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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#Robyn #Body Talk #The Lonely Island #Go Kindergarten #Music #Pop #Hip-Hop #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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SONG OF THE DAY - 26/7/13

The Unicorns - I Was Born (A Unicorn)

We're just over a week away from hitting 100 consecutive SONG OF THE DAY's, so to celebrate we're taking suggestions for those days. Let us know what your favourite song is, and maybe a bit as to why, and we might feature it in the run up to #100!

Today's song is one of my all-time favourites. It's almost a novelty song, with the back-and-forth bickering between the two leads, but the actual music is so strong that it transcends that and becomes something fun and beautiful. I could listen to it a million times and never get bored.

#The Unicorns #I Was Born (A Unicorn) #Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? #Music #Rock #Indie #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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#We Are Scientists #Keith Murray #Chris Cain #Music #Indie #Rock #In Love and Squalor #Brain Thrust Mastery #Barbara #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine

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SONG OF THE DAY - 25/7/13

Hot Chip - Boy From School

We're pretty excited for the all-new Warehouse Project this year, The Knife's Shaking The Habitual live-show is supposed to be awe-inspriring, and we're long-standing fans of everything Phoenix do. The one we're looking forward to most, however, is the Bestival curated one, featuring the final European show of 2013 for Chic and Nile Rogers, and also one of the most dependable British bands of the past two decades, Hot Chip.

I met Alexis Taylor at Glastonbury once, he was lovely.

#Hot Chip #Boy From School #The Warning #Alexis Taylor #Joe Goddard #Music #Indie #Rock #Dance #Electronic #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine #Warehouse Project #Chic #Nile Rogers

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#Desaparecidos #Bright Eyes #Conor Oberst #Read English/Speak Spanish #Music #Rock #Punk #Protest #Political Music #No Good Advice #Kieran Shiach #Zoe Riley #zine