Great tune! I won’t hear a word against New Musik…”This World of Water” and “Sanctuary” are good singles as well.

Some truly pleasurable listening in this thread, thanks all. And the two playlists will no doubt get a lot of in car listening over the summer months, well done to all concerned. Despite the subsequent punk, soul […]

A very current thing that really bugs me is where, whenever they are interviewed about some important but not exactly helpful to their personal worldview Brexit-related issue, is when Tory MP’s begin their answer […]

Brilliant…he does also look like he should have a Watney’s Party Seven in the other hand…

Can’t call myself a fan, most of the music just wasn’t for me, in fact the vocal ticks were a complete “no thanks” from me whenever I heard them. But the sheer joy in the performances of ABC and I Want You Back […]

I was an earlyish convert to The La’s, in about 1987 if memory serves. Saw them a few times over a three or four year period and they played the same set each time. It was exactly the same set too, although there […]

Quite right @Freddy-Steady I think it was Alex Griffin. My memory not being what it was I’m afraid I had to look up the names of the band members!

I loved REM from 1983 to about 1990. The first few albums up to and including “Green” are all brilliant. Lost faith around the time of “Shiny Happy People” which to my ears is a naff song from an otherwise good, […]

Agree with this, The Eight-Legged Groove Machine was a punchy, loud and refreshingly tuneful album after some of the insipid indie-schmindie stuff that had been around during the C86 period.

Reading through this month’s Vive Le Rock magazine, I notice that Neds and Pop Will Eat Itself are playing at Shepherd’s Bush Empire this Easter. Good for them if they still merit that level of gig. I worked at […]

UB40’s first album is great. Good singles and not a lot of filler. As a ska fan at the time I kind of lumped them in with the midlands reggae/ska thing that was huge around 79-81.

Absolutely agree with this. Great album. And Tom is still very much worth seeing today.

I quite liked the early Wonder Stuff, good live band and some decent tunes. But when they went all tartan suits and big shorts, they started to embarrass some of those who had got into the first album I think, and […]

I really enjoy Vive Le Rock Rigid, it’s great to have a magazine that’s coincides with so much of my tastes. I don’t have it on subscription yet but I’ll probably rectify that very soon.
How are The Stranglers […]

Ha, yes, I would if I could Dai! My team have been sleepwalking towards the relagation zone and although I think we probably have just enough of a cushion to survive its made for a depressing season. Bring on the summer.

Heard
The Specials new album, “Encore”, with its bonus live CD. Been listening to this a lot. It’s great that The Specials are back with a relevant album where Terry and Lynval sing about current topical stuff. […]

Going to listen to this later because it sounds great, but in reading the feedback I agree with pretty much everything Uncle has said about the books here.
I liked Ian McNabb and The Icicle Works quite a lot […]

That’s really impressive Col, and probably the way I should go really. But 12 stone?? Now you’re just showing off! (I’m envious really. This said while tucking into a doorstep cheese sarnie.)

Ha! Well I don’t think we’d ever be so harsh as to simply evict them or move with no forwarding address, (although as they have displayed certain teenage behaviours a couple of times in the last few years there […]

Kind of, we know a few people to visit and have spent a lot of time there in recent years. I’d like to think joining in with local community things would help to some extent but I completely take your point about […]