Nothing like some music tickets to make you feel summers almost here, kicking off with Radiohead this Saturday, July sees Tom Waits in Paris and, though I don't normally do the reunion tour thing, My Bloody Valentine also in Paris. I never saw MBV first time around (though I did grow up on the same street as Kevin Shields) but I'm a bit of a Loveless nut, you've got to love the back story it's got it all arrogance, obsession, insanity and reclusiveness and finally reunion - pure rock n roll.

In keeping with my new academic bent a few academic references: From The Journal of Music and Meaning Torben Sangild, Noise - Three Musical Gestures Expressionist, Introvert and Minimal Noise and a Masters in Music Thesis on Loveless.