My first encounter with Mr Bartholomew was when hearing this tune in the Aspidistra and Hatstand one tipsy Friday night. Further investigation proved very rewarding – but I never imagined he was actually still […]

More than one, Colin – I refer to A Little Deeper as “the” Ms. D album as it’s known for scooping up the MMP and its attendant career-derailing curse…

So deeply chiselled into my nut that I habitually pronounce the name of one contributor to this here blog as Kid Dynamit-ee-ee.
(Mind, I’m that dude who still digs out the Ms. Dynamite album de temps en temps…)

Removing that annoying exclamation mark from the band’s name and repositioning it across the lead singer’s upper lip was the equivalent of the Joanne/Suzanne wiggle in boosting this band’s fortunes…

Might be a U.K. thing, but thinking that milk still comes in pints would itself mark one out as phenomenally out of touch around these parts.
But I never understand the “still in touch” bona fides of the mil […]

But you can still buy the cassette down the TDK mart..

Should’ve called themselves The Es Jugs and Maracas Chain…

Simultaneously?
Either way, you’re buying that baguette now, smart lad..

Tch! I never thought I’d live to see folk forget our heroes from 1966.
You’ll be asking “who’s Bobby Ball?” next..

There’s already an Edit Posts button, but you have to be quick. I usually have more mistakes than can be fixed in time..

That would be two of the four from Joy Division but neither the distinctive voice of the charismatic singer – but like going to see Queen over the last few years.
More important question: what is it when […]

Sexy lady: Do you always wear those sunglasses, Jeff?
Jeff: Yes. Except in bed
Sexy lady: Well you can leave ‘em on then..

Could, and, indeed, would!

I really like that song you posted, Tiggs, but I find Prince frustrating as I know there’s loads of stuff I’d appreciate distributed thinly over about a million albums.
I dig almost all of Parade, but when I’v […]

Yep. Despite Mr Curtis helpfully kicking off the first LP with a perfect opening line and the second with an obvious introductory refrain “This is the way, step inside”, just like Smudger above, I listened to Clo […]

They also had to cough up for using bits of Leaving On A Jet Plane for Run, although not for being “inspired” by Queen Bitch on Leaders Of Men (Joy Division)..

Dude, there’s no “f” in Adelphi, it’s spelled with a “ph”.
Didn’t you notice when you were typing it…?

This is tough going, but, I think, ultimately magnificent:

(Brother Ali – Out Of Here)
I also get a lump in my throat whenever I play Billy Bragg’s Tank Park Salute..

Ta! I did enjoy that, but I’m always a little freaked out when twins wear exactly the same clothes, never mind having the same hair and playing identical instruments.
I further recall my mates who went deeper i […]

What this list demonstrates to me is that what I’ve always thought of as my early 80s NWOBHM phase was just a digression of my love of “chart music” into a particular subset: it so happened that rifftacular acts […]