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That’s Me in the Corner

It’s hot. It is close to midnight but it’s still as hot as an English summer day. I am not yet drunk but I am well on the way there. I have travelled nearly 2,500 miles to be there and we are in a street full of youthful people and lined with bars. One ofContinue reading “That’s Me in the Corner”

I’ve never done good things

I am not usually affected when famous people die. It is sad if it is someone whose work you admire, especially if they die when they are young (Kurt Cobain https://wordpress.com/post/fivemilesout.home.blog/1855 , John Lennon https://wordpress.com/post/fivemilesout.home.blog/617 or Bob Marley https://wordpress.com/post/fivemilesout.home.blog/1677 to name a few). I really hate the hysterical outpouring of grief for someone people haveContinue reading “I’ve never done good things”

Also Known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu

I am counting the JAMs, The Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu and the K Foundation as one group here. It was going to be about how they withdrew all their music at the height of their success in a Great Garbo move, then they bloody go and release it again on streaming services after nearly 30Continue reading “Also Known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu”

Kill the king

A lot of British people are bemused by how Donald Trump won in 2016 and the Republicans remain a strong force in the USA, despite getting less votes than the Democrats. I suggest that they look closer to home for an electoral system that does not work. Britain’s political system is totally broken. Only twoContinue reading “Kill the king”

Two Riders Were Approaching and the Wind Began to Howl

It is Alan Moore time again. This time it was his use of lyrics by Jimi Hendrix in his Watchmen series that inspired me to listen to Hendrix’s work. At the time Watchmen was unusual – a prestige format limited series with no adverts. Alan Moore was already being acclaimed as one of the greatestContinue reading “Two Riders Were Approaching and the Wind Began to Howl”

I am so afraid of dying

I hated school dinners at primary school. There always seemed to be a lot of beetroot and steamed green vegetables. The dinner ladies (now called midday supervisors) made you eat everything on your plate. So I went home for lunch as it was such a short walk away (less than 5 minutes). This meant thatContinue reading “I am so afraid of dying”

It’s just a shot away

I am going to bring up Alan Moore twice in the top ten, his tacit endorsement of artist through his work made it acceptable for me to like them, even if they were too old to be normally acceptable to a teenager in the early 80s. Stephen Doubtfire had tried to persuade me that theContinue reading “It’s just a shot away”

The past is steeped in shame

Aztec Camera are ok – I had liked Walk Out To Winter and Oblivious, but they are the last entry on the list that will not have a playlist. This was a collaboration between them and Mick Jones (the first of two entries on the list for Jones, so one of his groups will appearContinue reading “The past is steeped in shame”

Your hair is beautiful

It is hard to imagine how big Blondie were. Coming out of the punk clubs of New York they assimilated musical influences, even managing to make lasting tracks from a disco influence. Debbie Harry was the sex symbol of choice for those just a touch older than I am (my friend Nigel, who is sixContinue reading “Your hair is beautiful”

My heart rushes through my brain

It might be hard to believe but there was a time when Bruce Springsteen was not only unknown in the UK, but even a lot of the people who had heard of him were quite dismissive. In the UK he had minor hits from The River album that I heard on evening radio, they evenContinue reading “My heart rushes through my brain”