Portable Wonder
Good afternoon chums, for my birthday today I was given something I really wanted – a beautiful, retro-looking portable record … Continue reading Portable Wonder
Month: January 2014
Wonky Woo-Woo
I live a fairly stressful existence at times but overall I like to think that I don’t let it knock … Continue reading Wonky Woo-Woo
They Cared A Lot
(We care a lot) about the gamblers and the pushers and the geeks (We care a lot) about the smack … Continue reading They Cared A Lot
Limelight
It all started two years ago, a psychedelic friend of mine, mentioned over a lunchtime pint that there was a local … Continue reading Limelight
Great Great Great
If any LP on earth can take you back to that first flush of ’76-77 London punk it has to … Continue reading Great Great Great
Hände Hoch Knackig Ohrwurm !
To my eternal shame I don’t speak a word of German other than small bits I’ve picked up from war … Continue reading Hände Hoch Knackig Ohrwurm !
Ding A Ding Dang My Dang A Long Ling Long
Soon I discovered that this rock thing was true Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil Jesus was an architect previous … Continue reading Ding A Ding Dang My Dang A Long Ling Long
Conceptual Jiggling
Here I am cheating again, sort of, Peter Gabriel 1 /Car/1977 ? Let’s just call it Peter Gabriel 1, isn’t … Continue reading Conceptual Jiggling
Stimulating Zonk & Zap
More comics, this time from 1970 dating back to Jack Kirby’s defection from marvel to DC and his work on … Continue reading Stimulating Zonk & Zap
Terrifying Prospect
This is what I was confronted with when I reached for an LP this morning, I was lucky to escape … Continue reading Terrifying Prospect
Smiling Vinyl Whores
Fugazi is the one that always sorted out the Marillion boys, from the Marillion men*, if you really liked this one … Continue reading Smiling Vinyl Whores
Don’t Put My Love Upon No Shelf
Baby’s got to know about the way I feel I got a heart that’s made out of railroad steel cold, … Continue reading Don’t Put My Love Upon No Shelf
More Shouty Bits
When I get home of an evening from a hard day at my gentleman’s club, I am habitually greeted by … Continue reading More Shouty Bits
The Marmalade Of Epicness
Just a quick one about some epic neo-Texan Krautrock today, Secret Machines Alone, Jealous & Stoned, 12″ which I bought … Continue reading The Marmalade Of Epicness
Play My Organ Solo
I don’t really feel like a man I feel alone playing on a keyboard Going to play my organ solo … Continue reading Play My Organ Solo
Crom’s Bones, Man!
As Mrs 1537 has commandeered the stereo to selfishly play her own music this evening, somehow forgetting the fact that … Continue reading Crom’s Bones, Man!
Nymph-Maniac
I want to believe in God but He never seems to show Himself around I want’a believe in people but … Continue reading Nymph-Maniac
Johnny, Dorsey, Paul
Surely the greatest rock and roll story, rarely, told? Johnny Burnette Trio The Legendary Johnny Burnette Rock n Roll Trio. … Continue reading Johnny, Dorsey, Paul
Funky Kingston
It’s cold and dark out and I’m starting to cold turkey from not buying records* and so I needed a shot … Continue reading Funky Kingston
Resolutions
Can’t beat a New Year’s Resolution or two, how else do you get to feel like a complete failure by … Continue reading Resolutions
Stoner Boner Nacht Musik
Chicks, greasy long hair, bongs, the entire cosmos, bright red custom cars, killer robots and the sheer awesomeness of a guitar … Continue reading Stoner Boner Nacht Musik
Psychosomatic, Addict, Insane
Here’s a trio of party bangers to tee up the start of the year. I liked the Prodigy when they were … Continue reading Psychosomatic, Addict, Insane