Is it just me, or does Birdland remind anyone of the Jackson 5’s ‘ABC’?

Will there we go. I can claim to be at both gigs. The only two times I ever saw Sham 69. Reading 1978 – Friday afternoon – blistering line up, Radio Stars, Penetration, Sham, the Pirate, Ultravox and the Jam. […]

Yes, I’m up for this. Despite being on the site for a few years now – and posting for the last year or so -this has passed me by before. Looking forward to doing my first “mix tape” for over 30 years. My […]

3 that I have seen and would like to see again – as they’re not making them anymore

The Specials with Jerry Dammers – Hammersmith Palais August 1979 – the week Gangsters went into the charts, supported by the […]

oh by the way for those who don’t get it
original buddhism – rock n roll
second wave mahayana – prog rock
zen – punk

Giving you 5 of the absolute genius, one off, post punk singles
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Hong Kong Garden, – just two chords, described by ZigZag magazine at the time as The Velvets play the Water Margin and […]

Yes it Stan Deely here, Yes I can confirm she was the 4 years older, 17/18 in 1977, the perfect age for punk, and so saw all the first wave bands at our local tiny club in Swindon 3 minutes walk from our house – […]

I’m a buddhist. Stay with me here. As far as I can see Buddhism has had 3 waves. The origins (whats known as Theravada – the original Buddhism) the Buddha reacts to his native Hindu-ism with its pantheon of Gods […]

Just had a quick look at others’ entries and would probably have added Billy Liar and The Graduate to my choices, and then there’s If and Kes. What’s the deadline again? I am finding this easier and more […]

Done off the top of my head in 5 minutes and posted without looking at anybody elses so I am not influenced. I may revise later.

In no order, 5 points each – films that stand up to repeated […]

thank you

what have you been listening to

I’m about to move so have most of my CD’s packed away. I am left with two to listen to – The Best of the Kinks 1966-67 – comfort listening – a cheapo Pickwick compilation CD, […]

have been watching

watched ‘normal people’ with the girlfriend who loved it. i thought it was pretty good but possibly dragged out a bit – it could have been cut by a third. the tv production was in my opinion […]

Just outside the top 10 with Katy Lied. An issue with some of my favourite artists – Van Morrison, Neil Young is that one album doesn’t particularly stand out above the rest of their output to be included.

I […]

Top ten in no order (hence chronological
Kind of Blue – Miles Davis
And Nico – Velvet Underground
Hejira – Joni Mitchell
Low – David Bowie
The Clash – The Clash
Lust for Life – Iggy Pop
Another Music in a […]

No I haven’t. But I once spent 2 hours on a blazing hot 30c + summer afternoon in a closed provincial library reading the whole of Jeff aka Stinky Turner’s autobiography ‘Cockney Reject’ Foreword by Morrisey, […]

Thanks for the interest guys and some good points raised.

To challenge my own theory slightly I’m surprised no-one mentioned XTC. Andy Partridge has recently said that he believes that they are the only band […]

Thanks for all your entries guys. I’m afraid that they and my subsequent musings have lead me to the following conclusions.

1 – That there are very few or none late classic albums released by the school of 77 […]

Although initially disappointed when I bought Positive Touch at the age of 17, I now think it’s their classic. I was one of the deserters, so I never heard Sin of Pride in its entirety, just the odd track […]