There’s no place like home, but where is home for someone who moves around? I didn’t want to move to Brightlingsea. I had finally got a group of friends in Royston who shared my interests in books, music and RPGs. Also I was at a school that really suited me (very disciplined, low disruption andContinue reading “The Alcohol Loves You While Turning You Blue”
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In the Cruel Garden of Delights
They say that if you tell someone your favourite music they should be able to estimate your age, in most cases. This is the kind of track that marks me out as a teenager in the early 1980s. Bauhaus have not had one of those groups careers that has been marked out by endless reunionContinue reading “In the Cruel Garden of Delights”
“For theirs is a land with a wall around it; and mine is a faith in my fellow man”
The Bard of Barking. Billy Bragg is an amazing guy. I love his song A13 set to the music of Route 66, but it is a bit of a novelty from an artist who has said a lot of important things. He released a compilation of his early material called Back to Basics, the mostContinue reading ““For theirs is a land with a wall around it; and mine is a faith in my fellow man””
A Hatful of Hollow
It is really hard to pick the best track for the Smith as I like two so close to equally it just depends on my mood. I could write about Panic, in particular how it such a good commentary on what was happening to music in 1986. That would be so easy. However….. On mostContinue reading “A Hatful of Hollow”
Ten Non Fictions Books To Try in Lockdown
I know it is a bit Buzzfeed but why not. Ten great non-fiction books you can read in Lockdown. I’m not being paid by anyone, these are just good books. Not a lot of feelgood stuff though. Barbarians at the Gate by John Helyar The 1988 takeover of RJR Nabisco. It reads like a thrillerContinue reading “Ten Non Fictions Books To Try in Lockdown”
Surprise, Surprise….
My Mum likes The Shadows. My Dad likes the Shadows. We had a Shadows LP when I was a kid. They were originally backed Cliff Richard and were part of the fallow period between the birth of Rock and Roll and the arrival of the Beatles, like the Everly Brothers. The Shadows were safe withContinue reading “Surprise, Surprise….”
Children behave….
Some time after this track came out there was an article in one of the tabloid newspapers about which of three solo female singing newcomers would be the superstar that dominated the charts for the next twenty years. Taylor Dayne was ruled out for being an anonymous dance artist and Tiffany for not having herContinue reading “Children behave….”
American Gothic
The second oldest song on the list. My love for Alan Moore’s work will crop up a few times here. He is the sage of Northampton and one of the greatest writers of the 20th Century. An average cartoonist in the 70s he focussed on writing as the decade went on and into the 80s. Continue reading “American Gothic”
Pump Up the Jam
The Golden Age of European techno passed me by originally. I was still only listening to the music that I had listened to since I was teenager – rock, new wave, new romantic, heavy metal, etc. Then there was the 1991 holiday in Kos where the techno hits that had passed me by were onContinue reading “Pump Up the Jam”
In his house at R’lyeh Dead Cthulhu Lies Dreaming
Minne the Moocher by Cab Calloway The oldest song on the list. When I was young I only read science fiction or fantasy. Slowly I added horror (big thanks to John Bonney). When I was 14 I started playing Dungeons and Dragons with John Bonney, Graham Wright, Paul Ashby, Alan Curtis and Martin Walker. IContinue reading “In his house at R’lyeh Dead Cthulhu Lies Dreaming”
Five Miles Out 