2016-03-19 18:53
Yes my friends it's that time of the year again. There is a ferry waiting for me in the port of Marseille, tomorrow morning I will be on the island of Corsica. Should things go well I'll be… Read More
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30 years of listening to Peel and reading NME, or as my parents said a wasted youth, I think not, I'll let you judge
2016-03-19 18:53
I guess I'm quite lucky as I can recognise what is good in most forms of music even actually appreciating some of it. despite my personal preferences I respect much traditional music and hav… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
A name that is enough to strike fear in these troubled times of religious extremism be it in the form of Christianity, Judaism or Islam, the name may one day have that effect of fear as the… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Not got a great deal to say today. After Mondays post I got round to digging out an old Fun Da Mental 12", and my memory did not disappoint me another great culture bending mix with good sen… Read More
2007-07-02 13:07
If I'm to be honest I'm not the worlds greatest fan of electronic dance music, let's just say techno and rave has left be more or less cold. Having said that there are certain things that I… Read More
2007-07-01 07:59
So has it really been 30 years since Bob Marley & The Wailers delivered 'Exodus', many people are saying it was his best album, I'm not too sure about that, it was though the album that… Read More
2007-06-30 08:54
Regular readers will know that it is rare that I post a whole album as one of the good things about Cd's is that much more old and rare albums are available than in the good old days of viny… Read More
2007-06-29 13:29
It's Friday and so here is the famous list as decided by those taste makers at Uncut, despite the fact that they gave them a number from 1 to 10 I don't think for one minute that this is a s… Read More
2007-06-27 16:20
It's a funny thing blogging, you spend large parts of your time either researching, writing or thinking about your posts and most them go without comment, while other touch a nerve and gener… Read More
2007-06-27 16:17
Something noisy for you today from a band that I don't often listen to, but when I do it's for real !!!!!! Head Of David were one of the pioneering bands that breached the gap between heavy… Read More
2007-06-27 16:17
A little story. As I have previously mentioned I was born in Forest Gate in London's East End, and I lived there until I was 14 years old. My early child memories are very vague and tend to… Read More
2007-06-27 16:14
Uncut has listed the 10 worst baggy bands as being; Ocean Colour Scene, Northside, The Mock Turtles, The Soup Dragons, Airhead, My Jealous God, The High, Intestella, The Real People and The… Read More
2007-06-26 14:03
No regrets, as the Walker Brothers would have said, for posting another Rolling Stones cover today, it comes in the shape of this amazingly danceable and uplifting reworking of 'She's A Rain… Read More
2007-06-25 13:37
Lists, they are just about everywhere these days, you can't avoid them and music journalism seems to have made them almost the backbone of their craft. It all started with end of the year li… Read More
2007-06-24 09:15
Being part of the generation that was there and lived through the year zero mentality of punk, I as well suffered the same dilemma as many others, should I hide my pre 1977 records or should… Read More
2007-06-21 16:06
The name might just be stored away there somewhere in your grey matter, as he was indeed the guitarist / vocalist with the early 90's shoegazeing band Swervedriver that were signed to Creati… Read More
2007-06-17 08:55
I must admit that I have been rather absent of late this has been due to a number of factors one of which is that I have a large garden that needs attention especially at this time of the ye… Read More
2007-06-10 17:51
So it's now a week since I've got back from Barcelona, and as they say the dust has settled, I've almost caught up with the enormous backlog at work and as far as sleep goes let's just say t… Read More
2007-06-05 17:58
When you're my age after the party is the pay back, as far as I am concerned a little bit of sleep should put things to rights, though unfortunately where I work they appear to think I am so… Read More
2007-05-31 05:20
Sea, sex, sun and rock 'n' roll.Barcelona here I come!The Pogues - 'Fiesta'La Mano Negra - 'Indos De Barcelona' Read More
2007-05-28 14:00
Gallon Drunk, great name, great band. I had what I would consider to have had the good luck to have seen them live, they were only the support band but after their full frontal audio and vis… Read More
2007-05-23 12:36
Not the most handsome looking of bands were they? Though they were capable of making some fine guitar led pop rock that did the indie ghetto proud in the early 90's though for some inexplica… Read More
2007-05-21 12:45
Does one need a reason to post PJ Harvey? No I would tend to say as not only does the lady produce some fine music but by way of a bonus she is also pleasant on the eyes, I don't know about… Read More
2007-05-19 08:34
I couldn't believe my eyes when I flicked my way through the pages of the May issues of the music press upon seeing Doll By Doll albums being reviewed. Was this some kind of sick joke? A qui… Read More
2007-05-18 13:14
My absence these last few days has been due to an exceptionally heavy workload this last week so I thought something of a frivolous nature to get the week end off to a good start is in order… Read More
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