I Disagree
Authenticity, meaning it, not ripping your fans off, doing it for the kids – all a bit overrated in my … Continue reading I Disagree
Category: Punk
Flame That Bright, Don’t Last the Night
Fired by the white-hot righteous flames of punk rock rebellion I bought Dead Kennedys Bedtime For Democracy way back in … Continue reading Flame That Bright, Don’t Last the Night
The Lurkers At The Threshold
Heat, I’m on heat Don’t you wanna treat I’m on heat Welcome to the complex and nuanced world of The … Continue reading The Lurkers At The Threshold
Got A Concrete Skull
Here’s my joint favourite band ever, creators of my favourite LP ever, makers of my favourite 5 seconds of music … Continue reading Got A Concrete Skull
76 Going On 77
I don’t want love ’cause it’s a bore I found more love with a 3rd Street whore I don’t want love ’cause it’s … Continue reading 76 Going On 77
Whimsy & Chips
Tell you what, they don’t make LPs like this anymore; John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett. Released during the fervent … Continue reading Whimsy & Chips
Side Order Of Sin
The song titles pretty much tell you all you need to know about The Black Halos: Tracks BSF (Blood Sucking … Continue reading Side Order Of Sin
Leave Me Dancing With Myself
Here’s a tune that cheered me up immensely on my commute home tonight. Sitting there morosely with my pod on … Continue reading Leave Me Dancing With Myself
Skin Deep
We’ve had far too much sophistication and elegance gracing these pages recently, so let’s smash it all to the floor … Continue reading Skin Deep
Gary And His Eyes Have Parted Company
Smart, fast and so of their time The Adverts Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts embodied the London punk scene in … Continue reading Gary And His Eyes Have Parted Company
Cover And Duck
Picked up for a few quid in Chester one lunchtime when I was feeling a bit blue, I bought Duck … Continue reading Cover And Duck
Feel The Poison
Nope not Bret Michaels and chums*, but a full-on 1990 metallic hardcore punk savaging from Portland’s finest, Poison Idea Feel … Continue reading Feel The Poison
Chicks And Kicks
Well I don’t care about history Rock, rock, rock’n’roll high school ‘Cause that’s not where I wanna be Rock, rock, … Continue reading Chicks And Kicks
Oh Canaduh!
Picture the scene: 29 October 1997, Mrs 1537 looking slightly miffed as her saintly patience is tested yet again by … Continue reading Oh Canaduh!
Car Slick
Whilst I really like The Cars Heartbeat City, sometimes when I hear it I just think ‘Yuk, too many 80’s synths’ and … Continue reading Car Slick
When You Look Me In The Eye
This is one of the very few bootleg LPs I own, it always messes up my compulsive cataloguing system – it … Continue reading When You Look Me In The Eye
Question Everything You’re Told
Stiff Little Fingers never get their dues it seems to me. If they’re remembered at all, it’s as politically angry young … Continue reading Question Everything You’re Told
Jesus This Is Iggy
See a black Eldorado Oh, rolling along down below my window That black girl in the back looks pretty good … Continue reading Jesus This Is Iggy
Shave Your Soul
Doing the whole 1537 thang, I’ve come to realize I own far more compilations than I ever thought I did*, … Continue reading Shave Your Soul
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
Harmony In My Head
I’ve been involved in a few conversations about greatest hits LPs recently, most notably at Mike’s (wonderful) place and whilst my … Continue reading Harmony In My Head
Achelate Crustacean
Time for some fun, people! Obviously being November, it’s time for some B-related fun and so here’s the funnest LP … Continue reading Achelate Crustacean
When I Done Them Things I Done Them Just For You
There’s gonna be a borstal breakout There’s gonna be a borstal breakout There’s gonna be a borstal breakout There’s gonna … Continue reading When I Done Them Things I Done Them Just For You
The First Time
I met her last Friday At the local dance She was across the room I caught her glance We started … Continue reading The First Time
Here Comes The Summer
I’m feeling happy and the weather is good so I’ve reached for The Undertones, well-being the king vinyl nerd I am* I … Continue reading Here Comes The Summer
A Time Bomb Cruisin’ In A Killing Machine
My second ever punk LP* was Adrenalin O.D Cruising With Elvis In Bigfoot’s UFO which I bought in 1988 after … Continue reading A Time Bomb Cruisin’ In A Killing Machine
Going Through A Tight Wind
It really is no exaggeration to say that my life changed on 6 April 1990, it changed for the better … Continue reading Going Through A Tight Wind
More Unpleasant Numbers
How to crown a romantic day on my first ever visit to Liverpool with the woman of my dreams? easy, drag … Continue reading More Unpleasant Numbers
Unless You Think
I’m not quite up to reviewing Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables yet, it is one of my favourite LPs … Continue reading Unless You Think
Farrah Fawcett Hair
Ahhh, I love the smell of cowbell in the morning. Lard 70’s Rock Must Die has more cowbell than the … Continue reading Farrah Fawcett Hair