She was (is) an amazing front-woman - actually quite underrated despite her gargantuan fame - and I love to watch her expressions change in response to the lyric in this promo.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
She was (is) an amazing front-woman - actually quite underrated despite her gargantuan fame - and I love to watch her expressions change in response to the lyric in this promo.
Michael Haneke's Watership Down.
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Michael Haneke's Watership Down.
Tbh I've only heard bits of MC - every NO album after Get Ready just seems like a Bernard solo LP to me and that's something I can happily live without at this late stage!
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Tbh I've only heard bits of MC - every NO album after Get Ready just seems like a Bernard solo LP to me and that's something I can happily live without at this late stage!
Red Starr's reviews were very important to me back when I was devouring Smash Hits, but I didn't discover it was Cranna in disguise until years afterwards. He also wrote the short-lived Independent Bitz page which was pivotal to my evolving music tastes... if I met him I'd definitely buy him a pint!
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Red Starr's reviews were very important to me back when I was devouring Smash Hits, but I didn't discover it was Cranna in disguise until years afterwards. He also wrote the short-lived Independent Bitz page which was pivotal to my evolving music tastes... if I met him I'd definitely buy him a pint!
If you've read Hooky's stories about recording Republic you'll already know why it's such a terrible LP... "Regret" is the last bona fide NO classic IMWO - but I'm a miserable old fart, right?
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
If you've read Hooky's stories about recording Republic you'll already know why it's such a terrible LP... "Regret" is the last bona fide NO classic IMWO - but I'm a miserable old fart, right?
Tbh I find virtually everything after PC&L a downer... so much squandered potential. I should probably write a book and get over it!
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Tbh I find virtually everything after PC&L a downer... so much squandered potential. I should probably write a book and get over it!
Except: Billy Corgan cameoing on a New Order record?
Er, thanks but...
Er, thanks but...
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Except: Billy Corgan cameoing on a New Order record?
Er, thanks but...
Er, thanks but...
Get your strides on, sunshine...
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Get your strides on, sunshine...
I loved 'em when I was a TOTP-obsessed kid. Their daft high-speed covers actually turned me onto some decent music, albeit backhandedly...
Fave:
Fave:
The Dickies - Nights in White Satin [UK 7”] 1979
YouTube video by Skull F*ck Records
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November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I loved 'em when I was a TOTP-obsessed kid. Their daft high-speed covers actually turned me onto some decent music, albeit backhandedly...
Fave:
Fave:
"Wiggle wiggle, like a bowl of soup" - Bob Dylan, 1990.
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Wiggle wiggle, like a bowl of soup" - Bob Dylan, 1990.
The Grokefeller Plank.
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Grokefeller Plank.
I wasn't impressed the first time I saw it - being a fan of Ballard's book, etc - but a second viewing changed my mind. It's visually startling, if nothing else...
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I wasn't impressed the first time I saw it - being a fan of Ballard's book, etc - but a second viewing changed my mind. It's visually startling, if nothing else...
It's honestly one of the funniest black comedies I've ever seen.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
It's honestly one of the funniest black comedies I've ever seen.
Ah, you've mentioned it in the article - sorry!
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Ah, you've mentioned it in the article - sorry!
Yes, will do. I remember reading something years ago about the director's intended closing shot being of Bob Peck turning into a tree... odd, perhaps, but it's a deceptively odd show.
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Yes, will do. I remember reading something years ago about the director's intended closing shot being of Bob Peck turning into a tree... odd, perhaps, but it's a deceptively odd show.
I rewatched it a couple of years ago, it's still gripping viewing.
I doubt the Beeb has the budget or inclination to produce something equivalent nowadays unfortunately, but time will tell.
I doubt the Beeb has the budget or inclination to produce something equivalent nowadays unfortunately, but time will tell.
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I rewatched it a couple of years ago, it's still gripping viewing.
I doubt the Beeb has the budget or inclination to produce something equivalent nowadays unfortunately, but time will tell.
I doubt the Beeb has the budget or inclination to produce something equivalent nowadays unfortunately, but time will tell.
Some Velvet moaning. Big fave at the time, most of us wondered why it wasn't on the LP.
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Some Velvet moaning. Big fave at the time, most of us wondered why it wasn't on the LP.
Aha! I remember The Cow, and the pile of rubble the contractors left after it had been demolished. Beeston was a hotbed of punk & post-punk action it seems, what with Katie's plus numerous gigs at the University Union... it's a shame there's so little recorded or photogrphic evidence of any of it.
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Aha! I remember The Cow, and the pile of rubble the contractors left after it had been demolished. Beeston was a hotbed of punk & post-punk action it seems, what with Katie's plus numerous gigs at the University Union... it's a shame there's so little recorded or photogrphic evidence of any of it.
Whereabouts on Middle St was it - any idea? Just wondering if the building is still there?
Never heard of Dave Chaos before!
Never heard of Dave Chaos before!
November 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Whereabouts on Middle St was it - any idea? Just wondering if the building is still there?
Never heard of Dave Chaos before!
Never heard of Dave Chaos before!
Tbf I spent most of the '80s in that exact same position but with a far more modest vinyl stash.
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Tbf I spent most of the '80s in that exact same position but with a far more modest vinyl stash.
Peaking early, careful now.
November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Peaking early, careful now.
Groan. Looks more like the Steve Miller Band tbh. Sorry Paul.
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Groan. Looks more like the Steve Miller Band tbh. Sorry Paul.
