Wake Me Up Before You Crow-Crow
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Category: Soundtrack
Adamson Schmadamson
In which our young hero sets the controls for the heart of the pelvis. Continue reading Adamson Schmadamson
Black, Muscular, Fine Looking
1537, pasty, muscular, fine looking is in bed with his woman, Mrs 1537, a doll, also pasty. Continue reading Black, Muscular, Fine Looking
Conscience Free Depravity
Beware: The ultimate depravity. Continue reading Conscience Free Depravity
Shrimp! Shrimp! Shrimp!
Sick shrimp shit going down? can only be Elvis. Continue reading Shrimp! Shrimp! Shrimp!
Casual Brutality, Adversity, Disco Toms
The triumph of indomitable will in the face of horrific adversity, with added disco toms. Continue reading Casual Brutality, Adversity, Disco Toms
Dumm, Dum, De Dumm-umm
It’s customary here at my Gilded Palace of Sin to begin reviews with a quotation from my favourite lyric on the … Continue reading Dumm, Dum, De Dumm-umm
Do Your Duty LL
God this is a tedious listen! After watching a good interview with Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee last night I … Continue reading Do Your Duty LL
The Way I Use My Walk
This post is my entirely non-humble entry for the Film Soundtrack Festival which is being tirelessly and lovingly curated by … Continue reading The Way I Use My Walk
Liquid Light
*** Welcome to a Joint collaborative teaming-up together-y simulcast post thing with the lovely Sarca Sim on the game and … Continue reading Liquid Light
Super Cool, Super Mean, Super Sonic Sweatshop
It had to be a great one tonight to rouse me from my death sick bed and type, let’s not … Continue reading Super Cool, Super Mean, Super Sonic Sweatshop
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
Robby Arranges Flowers, Zaps Monkey
Let’s kick it 1955 style and get down with Louis and Bebe Barron on Altair 4 and their Tonalities – … Continue reading Robby Arranges Flowers, Zaps Monkey
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
She Had It Coming, Man!
Ever seen the film River’s Edge? I caught it once by accident when I was about 19 and it really … Continue reading She Had It Coming, Man!
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
The Decline and Fool
Here’s one I’ve really not listened to for a very long time, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The … Continue reading The Decline and Fool
Away In The Sky
I find the Beatles particularly difficult to write about, they’re too much part of me – my parents played them … Continue reading Away In The Sky
You Have Nothing To Worry About Mr Adamson
Play this first and see if it appeals: Still here? good. Welcome to Barry Adamson Moss Side Story, a soundtrack … Continue reading You Have Nothing To Worry About Mr Adamson
The Battle’s Fought And The Game Is Won
Here you go, record #3 of the 1537*, Queen A Kind of Magic, I remember cleaning out our goat shed … Continue reading The Battle’s Fought And The Game Is Won
The Bangy-Bangy Spectrum
Unless they were carefully constructed purpose-built suites of music, think Paris, Texas or Blade Runner, soundtracks can be a bit of … Continue reading The Bangy-Bangy Spectrum
Making Figure Eights Through The Pearly Gates
You know I’ve smoked a lot of grass O’ Lord, I’ve popped a lot of pills But I never touched … Continue reading Making Figure Eights Through The Pearly Gates
It’s Got Groove, It’s Got Meaning
Grease is the word. I’ve just sat through a fabulous performance of Grease, my daughter finishes primary school next week … Continue reading It’s Got Groove, It’s Got Meaning
Blush Response
Blade Runner is one of my all-time Top 5 films* and along with the highbrow debate about what constitutes life … Continue reading Blush Response
Judgment Night Judgment
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
Gaze Upon This Filth
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’d Rather Be A Free Man In My Grave, Than Living As A Puppet Or A Slave
Reading back I notice I’ve used the phrase ‘life-affirming’ several times in my recent pieces and I’m really, really going … Continue reading I’d Rather Be A Free Man In My Grave, Than Living As A Puppet Or A Slave