Well that was a bit odd. Within a couple of hours of posting that (and having not really given them a lot of thought for a couple of years at least) I get an email from the Battles mailing list announcing a new […]

How about veteran synth-pop cyborg and light-aircraft mangler Gary Numan guesting on “My Machines” from math-rock titans Battles.

Saw them doing this live with big screens on either side of the stage that they […]

“Your Ghost” was my first thought. Last time I saw Kristin live she brought the singer who’d been the support for the evening back to do the Stipe part, and every now and then you could see him just break into a […]

Nightbreed! That’s excellent news, have wanted a copy of that for ages. Though admittedly it’s been so long since I’ve seen it that I really can’t remember if it was actually any good or not 🙂

Argh, I’d missed that Homemade Weapons album, which is a bit remiss of me given that “Negative Space” was one of my favourite albums of 2016. Thanks for the heads up!

My response to the original tweet was

“Low-Life” – New Order
“The Golden Age Of Wireless” – Thomas Dolby
“101 Damnations” – Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
“1000 Years Of Trouble” – Age Of […]

Cautiously optimistic for the Amazon version of the ultra-violent ultra-nasty Garth Ennis / Darick Robertson superhero comics THE BOYS, hopefully it’ll be better than the PREACHER adaptation despite Seth Rogen […]

There was a nice followup to that Alien story when Sigourney Weaver paid them a surprise visit.

Having – somehow – turned 51 a few weeks back (albeit with the knees and hips of an 85 year old!) the concept of being in the Youth branch of anything is a bit mind-blowing! 🙂

This has been nagging at me today, as it’s a fair question that I wasn’t entirely sure of the answer to, so had a bit of think during the day.

Short answer is that I have a rough idea of what Dylan – to use […]

It’s at least going to be a draw, I’ve never heard any of those either.

Actually it’s probably “Low Life” thinking about it, as that was also the second CD I ever bought, so the combined plays resulting from those two factors probably settles it.

Using the theory of it being something from when I’d got properly musically obsessive, only had enough cash to have a few albums to play (with) and that I’ve also carried on playing, then I’d guess at one of […]

All’s well that ends well. Despite a bit of a post-birthday hangover, I managed to navigate the Rough Trade online shop early on Saturday morning after the RSD stock was made available at midnight, and snagged the […]

Plus Sleeper (“Alice in Vain”) and the Sisters Of Mercy.

Don’t normally pay attention to RSD, and so therefore completely missed until this morning that there was a remixed / remastered copy of “Crooked” by Kristin Hersh up for grabs.

Though having said that, I […]

Nope, the Stout Chap is probably Sam?

Edd is the pessimistic miserable sarcastic one who’s known as “Dolorous Edd”, can’t think why I identify with him.

“I never wanted to see half the things I’ve seen, and […]

That is a good idea.

I’ll be Edd from the Nightswatch.

Sorry, never did get around to sending you a tracklist, so here it is

1) White Lightning – George Jones
2) Blank Generation – Richard Hell and the Voidoids
3) Beachy Head – Veronica Falls
4) Sour Candy – […]

Just spotted this, which might be the most positive feedback I’ve yet had from you.
Which just shows what a curmudgeon you are give the number of zero ratings 😉

Well, that’s a clean sweep of downvotes for […]