One of these two - can’t remember which came first. North Walsham Woolworth’s, probably the 79p ex-chart rack, late 1981.
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
One of these two - can’t remember which came first. North Walsham Woolworth’s, probably the 79p ex-chart rack, late 1981.
Alison Moyet at Webster Hall last night. Lively crowd and a great set. Highlights: an acoustic It Won’t Be Long, Whispering Your Name, and a barnstorming Situation.
May 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Alison Moyet at Webster Hall last night. Lively crowd and a great set. Highlights: an acoustic It Won’t Be Long, Whispering Your Name, and a barnstorming Situation.
A Broken Frame and Construction Time Again got more plaudits for the photography, but this is perfectly evocative of the contents within - highly polished, mildly industrial, a little sinister
March 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A Broken Frame and Construction Time Again got more plaudits for the photography, but this is perfectly evocative of the contents within - highly polished, mildly industrial, a little sinister
First gig of the year - Open Head album release show at TV Eye. If your preferred music venue doesn’t have a massive oil painting of a nude Iggy Pop in thigh-high boots I suggest you have a word with the proprietor.
January 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
First gig of the year - Open Head album release show at TV Eye. If your preferred music venue doesn’t have a massive oil painting of a nude Iggy Pop in thigh-high boots I suggest you have a word with the proprietor.
New Nurse With Wound track just dropped
December 27, 2024 at 4:59 PM
New Nurse With Wound track just dropped
“You will be visited by three spirits”
December 24, 2024 at 4:23 AM
“You will be visited by three spirits”
Sunday morning TG. Bought the CD of this at one of the Chicago shows on the 2009 tour, (missed out on a signed Gristleizer for lack of cash though). Nice to see it get this vinyl reissue. #NowPlaying
December 15, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Sunday morning TG. Bought the CD of this at one of the Chicago shows on the 2009 tour, (missed out on a signed Gristleizer for lack of cash though). Nice to see it get this vinyl reissue. #NowPlaying
December 13, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Ending the year in gigs the way it began - Ride live, this time at Warsaw in Greenpoint. Band great, audience a little subdued for some reason.
December 7, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Ending the year in gigs the way it began - Ride live, this time at Warsaw in Greenpoint. Band great, audience a little subdued for some reason.
Great set from Midwife last night, opening for Blood Incantation at a packed Elsewhere
November 27, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Great set from Midwife last night, opening for Blood Incantation at a packed Elsewhere
Now Playing - 2024 reissue (w/2 extra tracks) of 2016 On U-Sound comp of Prince Far I guest appearances with house bands Creation Rebel and Singers And Players.
Great stuff, Quanté Jublia a particular highlight w/guests Keith Levene and Ari Up.
Great stuff, Quanté Jublia a particular highlight w/guests Keith Levene and Ari Up.
November 24, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Now Playing - 2024 reissue (w/2 extra tracks) of 2016 On U-Sound comp of Prince Far I guest appearances with house bands Creation Rebel and Singers And Players.
Great stuff, Quanté Jublia a particular highlight w/guests Keith Levene and Ari Up.
Great stuff, Quanté Jublia a particular highlight w/guests Keith Levene and Ari Up.
Uniform, American Standard
November 21, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Uniform, American Standard
First @thecure.com 7-inch single since 2008 - a couple of Robert Smith remixes of A Fragile Thing. The A-side doesn’t depart much from the album mix but the B-side changes things up, paring back the instrumentation, pushing the keys forward and adding a softer, shuffling drum track.
November 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
First @thecure.com 7-inch single since 2008 - a couple of Robert Smith remixes of A Fragile Thing. The A-side doesn’t depart much from the album mix but the B-side changes things up, paring back the instrumentation, pushing the keys forward and adding a softer, shuffling drum track.
Sunn O))) last night at Lincoln Center, not a venue I’d have expected to see them play at. No concession to volume, as what remains of my right ear this morning will attest.
November 18, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Sunn O))) last night at Lincoln Center, not a venue I’d have expected to see them play at. No concession to volume, as what remains of my right ear this morning will attest.
Once again considering weighting my Top 20 Albums Of The Year rankings with a negative modifier based on how long it takes me to work out which side to play based on the label design. No penalty to @warringtonruncorn.com with very strong work indeed here.
November 16, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Once again considering weighting my Top 20 Albums Of The Year rankings with a negative modifier based on how long it takes me to work out which side to play based on the label design. No penalty to @warringtonruncorn.com with very strong work indeed here.
I really hope this is what it seems to be, which is the rebirth of Saint Vitus Bar, though presumably in a new location. I loved that venue and there’s been a void without it. (Pasted screenshot due to Instagram link weirdness.)
November 15, 2024 at 12:30 AM
I really hope this is what it seems to be, which is the rebirth of Saint Vitus Bar, though presumably in a new location. I loved that venue and there’s been a void without it. (Pasted screenshot due to Instagram link weirdness.)
Compilations that shaped your musical taste.
November 14, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Compilations that shaped your musical taste.
Now playing - German edition of The Autumn Stone compilation by Small Faces, featuring this absolutely insane gatefold sleeve artwork
December 2, 2023 at 7:06 PM
Now playing - German edition of The Autumn Stone compilation by Small Faces, featuring this absolutely insane gatefold sleeve artwork
2023 reissue of Front 242’s 1991 major label effort Tyranny For You (in the US - it was on PIAS in Europe). Hadn’t heard this since the mid 90s. I was underwhelmed other than the first single at the time but it bears up well, if decidedly in the shadows of Front By Front and Official Version…
November 14, 2023 at 12:50 AM
2023 reissue of Front 242’s 1991 major label effort Tyranny For You (in the US - it was on PIAS in Europe). Hadn’t heard this since the mid 90s. I was underwhelmed other than the first single at the time but it bears up well, if decidedly in the shadows of Front By Front and Official Version…