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Roll Of Honour

Category: Pop

Lesser Majesty
Culture, Music, Pop, Queen, Vinyl

Lesser Majesty

Good morning, you wanted to be woken up Continue reading Lesser Majesty

Rhythm Reigns, Melody Is Queen
Culture, Indie, Julian Cope, Music, Pop, Record collecting, Reviews, Teardrop Explodes, Vinyl

Rhythm Reigns, Melody Is Queen

Up Kilimanjaro arse-backwards Continue reading Rhythm Reigns, Melody Is Queen

Gunfire, Guillotine, Dynamite With A Laser Beam
Culture, Music, Pop, Queen, Record collecting, Reviews, Rock, Vinyl

Gunfire, Guillotine, Dynamite With A Laser Beam

Oh give me a good guitar and you can say that my hair’s a disgrace Continue reading Gunfire, Guillotine, Dynamite With A Laser Beam

Fancy A Quickie?
Culture, Indie, Music, Pop, Reviews, The Magnetic Fields, Vinyl

Fancy A Quickie?

In which our young hero encounters some larger-than-normal avians Continue reading Fancy A Quickie?

Rogue Maels
Culture, Music, Pop, Record collecting, Reviews, Sparks, Vinyl

Rogue Maels

I-Ron-Y Mael-den Continue reading Rogue Maels

For Fox Sake!
Culture, Indie, Music, Pop, Saint Etienne, Vinyl

For Fox Sake!

Dr Spooner in the house! Continue reading For Fox Sake!

She Calmly Smokes A Cigarette While Her Pyrotechnic Bra Activates
Culture, Lady Gaga, Music, Pop, Record collecting, Vinyl

She Calmly Smokes A Cigarette While Her Pyrotechnic Bra Activates

One of my top 7 Lady Gaga reviews, that Continue reading She Calmly Smokes A Cigarette While Her Pyrotechnic Bra Activates

The Principal Pleasure
Culture, Gary Numan, Music, Record collecting, Vinyl

The Principal Pleasure

Oh, the Numanity! Continue reading The Principal Pleasure

Scratch Out Her Eyes!
Glam Rock, Music, Record collecting, Suzi Quatro, Vinyl

Scratch Out Her Eyes!

In which our young hero unleashes his Id. Continue reading Scratch Out Her Eyes!

Knickers Knackers Knockers!
80's, 80s, Culture, Madness, Music, Pop, Record collecting, Ska

Knickers Knackers Knockers!

Hey you, don’t read that blog post, read this! Continue reading Knickers Knackers Knockers!

Slave To The Virgin
80s, Culture, Grace Jones, Madonna, Music, Pop

Slave To The Virgin

Madge, Grace, Jimmy Nail and Lovejoy … all bets are off. Continue reading Slave To The Virgin

What?! On the Piano?!
Culture, Kate Bush, Music, Pop

What?! On the Piano?!

The tail of the comet is worth watching too. Continue reading What?! On the Piano?!

I Might Just Follow
80's, Record collecting, Rock, U2

I Might Just Follow

An LP that really should have been called something else. Continue reading I Might Just Follow

I’ll Hug You With My Legs, Baby
80s, Culture, Funk, Music, Pop, Prince, Record collecting

I’ll Hug You With My Legs, Baby

Fleur dans votre bain, amour dans vos draps … whatever next? oh, that. Continue reading I’ll Hug You With My Legs, Baby

That’s A Good Move
Culture, Giuda, Glam Rock, Music

That’s A Good Move

Stompy-stompy, bass line, handclaps, guitar lick, enormous chorus: repeat = glory. Continue reading That’s A Good Move

Band Members In A Carefree Tableaux
80s, Culture, Go-Go's, JaneWiedlin, Music, New Wave, Obsessive behaviour, Pop, Record collecting, Vinyl

Band Members In A Carefree Tableaux

‘It’s the real killer-diller’, says our young hero. Continue reading Band Members In A Carefree Tableaux

Satin-Clad Snake-Hipped Boogie Droog
Culture, Music, Pop, Record collecting, Scissor Sisters, Vinyl

Satin-Clad Snake-Hipped Boogie Droog

Pricking Floyd’s large gravitarse. Continue reading Satin-Clad Snake-Hipped Boogie Droog

Daylight Throbbery
60's, Culture, Music, Pop, Tom Jones

Daylight Throbbery

The greatest living Welshman … writes about a compatriot. Continue reading Daylight Throbbery

Now The Party’s Over
80's, Culture, Music, Pop, Roxy Music

Now The Party’s Over

In which our young hero enjoins everyone to ‘be more Bryan’. Continue reading Now The Party’s Over

Still Life In Tokyo, With Zombies
80's, 80s, Culture, Games, Japan, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Pop, Record collecting, Vinyl, Zombies!!!

Still Life In Tokyo, With Zombies

All hail the throbbing future! (and Zombies!!!) Continue reading Still Life In Tokyo, With Zombies

Sean Of The Dad
Culture, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Pop, Record collecting, Sean Lennon, Vinyl

Sean Of The Dad

‘It was 20 years ago in May / Sean Lennon told the band to play’ Continue reading Sean Of The Dad

1537 Buys A Birthday Card
Black Sabbath, Culture, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Pop, Record collecting, Self-indulgent nonsense, Vinyl

1537 Buys A Birthday Card

Now I’m not one of those obsessed types of fellas who has to buy an LP wherever he goes, no … Continue reading 1537 Buys A Birthday Card

Do Believe The Hype
Culture, Dire Straits, Hip Hop, Lego, Music, Public Enemy, Record collecting, Vinyl

Do Believe The Hype

From a rebel its final on black vinyl Soul, rock and roll comin’ like a rhino     (Rebel Without a Pause) … Continue reading Do Believe The Hype

Smells Like Goat Shhh
80's, Culture, Dire Straits, Music, Pop, Pub Rock, Record collecting, Vinyl

Smells Like Goat Shhh

You’ve probably never heard of this next LP I’m going to cover, but that’s okay I am here to educate … Continue reading Smells Like Goat Shhh

Infected Heartland
80's, 80s, Culture, Music, Pop, Record collecting, The The, Vinyl

Infected Heartland

Sorry there’s a bit of a glitch in my matrix, I’ve just become totally obsessed with one song, ‘Heartland’ by … Continue reading Infected Heartland

Frictionless Fruitiness And Other Delights
Culture, Disco, Goldfrapp, Music, Pop, Record collecting, Vinyl

Frictionless Fruitiness And Other Delights

Switch me on Turn me up Don’t want it Baudelaire Just glitter lust Switch me on Turn me up I … Continue reading Frictionless Fruitiness And Other Delights

The Valium Panthers
Culture, Music, Pop, Record collecting, Roxy Music, Vinyl

The Valium Panthers

On a shiny gatefold cover an impossibly angular woman in shiny sheath couture totters forwards with a panther on a … Continue reading The Valium Panthers

Winged Demons Are The Hardest To Outfox
Culture, Music, Pop, Pretenders, Punk, Record collecting, Vinyl

Winged Demons Are The Hardest To Outfox

I only picked up The Pretenders a couple of years ago but I’ve known and dug it for ever, great … Continue reading Winged Demons Are The Hardest To Outfox

Can’t Run Butt
Culture, Music, Paul Simon, Pop, Record collecting, Vinyl

Can’t Run Butt

Like most of the Western world I fell in love with Paul Simon’s Graceland album, coming from a household where … Continue reading Can’t Run Butt

Thanks Juli
80s, Bruce Springsteen, Culture, Music, Pop, Record collecting, Vinyl

Thanks Juli

I really like the man and quite a lot of his music but I only own two Springsteen LPs.  When … Continue reading Thanks Juli

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