Go Diddley!
Who do you love? 1537, of course! Continue reading Go Diddley!
Category: Rock & Roll
The Killer, Kills
Holding your face to the white-hot flame of rock and roll. Continue reading The Killer, Kills
Mama Get Your Hammer
Must-follow parental and financial advice on a rock and roll compilation Continue reading Mama Get Your Hammer
High Times And Misdemeanours
Some righteous testimony for y’all. Continue reading High Times And Misdemeanours
A Big Splash On The Amsterdam Vinyl Scene
A roving dweeb writes about canals and all that shit. Continue reading A Big Splash On The Amsterdam Vinyl Scene
Shrimp! Shrimp! Shrimp!
Sick shrimp shit going down? can only be Elvis. Continue reading Shrimp! Shrimp! Shrimp!
December 10, 1949
The date of the biggest and best eruption there has ever been? Continue reading December 10, 1949
The Jim Jones Review
Doesn’t have to be complicated does it? that music thang, I mean. So, technology is great, you can do some … Continue reading The Jim Jones Review
Cuddlin’ More And Drivin’ Slow
As I was motivatin’ over the hill I saw Maybellene in a Coup de Ville 90 years aint too bad. Chuck … Continue reading Cuddlin’ More And Drivin’ Slow
Love Me Tea Vendor, Love Me True
Quite simply the best Christmas present we got this Christmas, a knitted Elvis tea cosy from Mrs 1537’s mother*. This … Continue reading Love Me Tea Vendor, Love Me True
Behind These Shades The Visions Fade
You ever get stuck on a song? I do, often. Tonight I was spinning Mott The Hoople Greatest Hits, in … Continue reading Behind These Shades The Visions Fade
1537 Vs. Scotland
This weekend was time for my annual pilgrimage to Cardiff to watch mighty red-clad warriors smashing 18 shades of enlightenment … Continue reading 1537 Vs. Scotland
Deprav-O-Rama-Lama-Ding-Dong
I’ll run amok on you… do the devil’s dance You happy face fucks will pee your pants After revisiting some … Continue reading Deprav-O-Rama-Lama-Ding-Dong
Matching Leopard Skin Bowtie And Boots
One of my fondest memories of university life is walking back from a tiny club called Riffs through a fucking rough … Continue reading Matching Leopard Skin Bowtie And Boots
Spencer Speaks!
In the fine tradition of Frost/Nixon in this exciting episode of 1537 I give you my no-holds-barred interview with Spencer Evoy, lead vox … Continue reading Spencer Speaks!
Hot Little Twig
Well I’ve got a gal, she’s as cute as she can be She’s a distant cousin but she’s not too … Continue reading Hot Little Twig
MFC Solid!
Okay boys and girls, I’m done with playing nice here. I have previously extolled the virtues of MFC Chicken Music … Continue reading MFC Solid!
Love Is Gonna …
What do you get if you combine the talents of a Canadian, a Brazilian, a Mancunian, a Czech Jewish Indian … Continue reading Love Is Gonna …
Party! Get Naked! Buy Us Beer!
Poor Bobby Dylan he’s been scratching around in the music business for a lifetime without even coming close to scratching … Continue reading Party! Get Naked! Buy Us Beer!
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
How That Elastic Snaps Against My Kneecaps
Dames, Booze, Chains and Boots Bend Over, I’ll Drive I Wanna Get in Your Pants Two-Headed Sex Change … and … Continue reading How That Elastic Snaps Against My Kneecaps
Vogliamo Bene A Elvis
After staying up far too late and writing far too much about a couple of 12″s yesterday, I’ll let you … Continue reading Vogliamo Bene A Elvis