In The Future … Grrr !
In 2005 news began to come through of an exciting new alt-rock band from Canada called Black Mountain who had … Continue reading In The Future … Grrr !
In 2005 news began to come through of an exciting new alt-rock band from Canada called Black Mountain who had … Continue reading In The Future … Grrr !
Okay this is cheating I know that 1537 is supposed to be a bit of a retrospective gig but I … Continue reading Crucial Velocity
Judgment Night to my mind is proof that a great soundtrack doesn’t necessarily need a great film to be tagged … Continue reading Judgment Night Judgment
I was 24 when I first realised it was possible to criticise the Beatles. The Beatles were the first band I … Continue reading I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
Okay so no smart-ass titles for once, listening to this LP just now has made me fall in love with … Continue reading Dollar Brand: Black Lightning
So here I am once more In the playground of the broken hearts One more experience, one more entry in … Continue reading Marillion Predict The Internet
Okay, okay I know this is two days late, please know I’m not doing this to be a ghastly little … Continue reading 1537 vs. RSD 2013
Now after some 40’s cool jazz where to go next? Short Music For Short People is the obvious, obvious answer, … Continue reading Short Music For Short People For Ever
I own quite a bit of jazz although I know very little about it really. I mean I can bluff my … Continue reading Hard Bop
Next up, ZZ Top Rio Grande Mud, from way back in 1972. Please don’t expect any proper criticism of this … Continue reading Just Got Paid
Patriotism is something I find a bit confusing, well, outside the context of rugby anyway* – possibly the legacy of a vaguely hippy … Continue reading Oasis & The Forbidden Rhyme
I love Billy Childish in all his various guises – author, poet, painter, artist (I own one of his woodcuts … Continue reading Thatcher’s Children, Who’d Believe It Was True
I don’t get out to see many gigs these days, what with kids and generally being a bit of an … Continue reading White Hills Live: Blade Factory, Liverpool 13-04-13
I find some LPs give you a lot to write about and some don’t so I won’t overstay my welcome … Continue reading Witchy-Woo
It’s becoming clear that I buy LPs for all manner of different reasons, to grab new stuff so i don’t … Continue reading Gaze Upon This Filth
I once read a truly great piece of writing about Thunder, in fact as I sit here to review their … Continue reading Men In Vests, Chicks in Suspenders
Spearhead Home from 1994 is quite simply one of my favourite LPs, easily in my Top Ten ever (don’t tell … Continue reading Living Life At The Top Of Our Lungs
Afros and Apple Pie Camaro Sports Cars, Gasoline Lines, Everything is Red, White & Blue We hate it here ‘Coz there’s … Continue reading Third Eye Fist Fight
I don’t tend to get surprised by the records I own very often, yes occasionally some things are better than … Continue reading Side White / Side Black
Sometimes I get by with just listening to a 12″ to complete a post here, sometimes even just a single … Continue reading Unearthed
As I voyage through the 1537 I’m beginning to come to the conclusion that I am really obsessed with space. … Continue reading U.F.Oric
For today’s little tidbit I’ve plumped for the morally upstanding, shrinking violets and wall flowers that are Nashville Pussy and … Continue reading Amphetamine Reptile Cheesecake
Bruised bad apples crawling through the night … I only own one Mötley Crüe record and I didn’t buy that … Continue reading Bruised Bad Apples
Now here’s a challenge – write something about an LP that’s been written about solidly for 41 years and counting. … Continue reading IV For Four