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Musings on the byways of popular culture
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First track (You’re Not Alone) from solo album due in May
First impressions: There’s a touch of the Steve Harley about the voice The “der der der der” middle bit is vaguely recognisable from somewhere, but I’m bu**ered if I can place it.
Interest has been piqued enough to take a punt on the album when released, especially now I have heard the first single (see below)
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Official trailer for the film THE DAMNED: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead, the authorized documentary of the punk pioneers. Directed/produced by Wes Orshoski (co-director/producer of “LEMMY”), the film features all four original members of the Damned (Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Brian James and Rat Scabies), plus appearances by Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders), Mick Jones (The Clash), Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks), actor/comedian Fred Armisen, Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Duff McKagan (Guns N Roses), Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead), Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks/OFF!), Dexter Holland (The Offspring) and many more. Shot around the world over the past four years, the film makes its debut at SXSW in March 2015. The third prong in the holy trinity of UK punk, with the Sex Pistols and the Clash, The Damned were the first U.K. punks to release a single (“New Rose”) and album (“Damned Damned Damned”), and the first to tour the U.S. Having logged hits in the punk, new wave and goth eras, they are one of the only surviving bands from punk’s first wave.
(the above text was nicked from the YouTube page)
One to add to my “Must See” List
Just about every band has (at least) one nestling in their catalogue. Invariably, many bands will have a plethora of un-licensed, un-authorised Live albums drawn from all parts of their carrer, often of varying quality (most of these “cheap” alternatives are usually pretty band sound wise, if I’m honest).
Of the many I have owned. heard, and in some cases stated “… and I was there”, one of the best is Motorhead – No Sleep Til Hammersmith. Despite the suggestion in the title, the album was recorded in Leeds and Newcastle in early 1981 (the tour was only five dates long, and never actually got to Hammersmith). The band is the “classic” Motorhead line-up of Lemmy, Fast Eddie Clarke and Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor. The album captures the band at the top of their game doing what they do best – playing very fast, very loud, full of energy and commitment to an uproarious and appreciative crowd. As a Live Album, it is just about perfect.
Other nominations for Best (and Worst) Live Albums, please?
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That is the headline on the BBC News pages.
Now, I know that Pete is a bit mutton, but where does he get off telling us when and how long we can listen to music.
Whilst removing frost from the car windscreen this morning, I found myself singing The Jam’s “Scrape Away”.
I went shopping, and when we returned couldn’t find the bread. “Where Did Our Loaf Go?”
Spent late morning/early afternoon in the garden. I was singing in my head “Pruning Back The Hedge” (to the tune of Talking Heads “Burning Down The House”
Hoovering needed doing, and I had the urge to grow a moustache and sing about how I yearned to get away from domestic mundanity (I can report there was no urge to dress up in drag (honest!)).
First drink of the night just finished – I’m on the way to being “Comfortably Numb”
Never did get the chance to enthuse about this Box Set as the pub burned down before I managed to compose anything.
Brought to you be the compilers of the excellent Scared To Get Happy: A Story Of Indie-Pop ’80-’89 Set, this 4 CD set celebrates an often overlooked period of music, often unfairly referred to as “The Jam and some other bands. Oh, and Quadrophenia too”. All the big names are here: Secret Affair, The Chords, Purple Hearts, Squire, Merton Parkas The Jam do not appear (only in the guise of The Jolt performing the Weller song “See Saw” – and (perversely, possibly) that is a good thing. It gives lesser known bands a chance to shine. Bands which (in my opinion (which may not count for much!) that should’ve been massive like The Truth or The Prisoners (a retrospective statement, as I only discovered them 3 or so years ago) to worthy contenders, maybe not so vividly remembered names like The Combine, Untamed Youth, Beggar and The Vandells. The mid-80s Mod Revival-Revival is also represented in the shape of The Moment, Makin’ Time and the Gents.
Makes you want to buy some » Continue Reading.
moved to “Snagging List”
“There’s the Mayor. He used to be the Labour Mayor, then the Tory Mayor. Then he defected to UKIP when Trumpton went a bit racist”
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/17/ukip-trumpton-video_n_6698858.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/17/ukip-trumpton-video_n_6698858.html
Just testing to see if I can post something?
Now, thanks for all the work getting this up (said the bishop to the actress), but:
how come my username has changed to the one over there (rigid-digit) when I registerd an logged in as Rigid Digit.
I don’t know, I’m really confused