Steve Burnham
steveburnham.bsky.social
Steve Burnham
@steveburnham.bsky.social
Leftie, blue, listens to the music that nobody likes and writes tediously about it.

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Haven’t checked out my music blog yet? Over 500 CDs reviewed, with only 23 getting the 5* rating.

“…promises far more than it actually delivers…”

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Anyone like The Fall? I hope so, because I found quite a treasure trove yesterday!

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The Fall – Hip Priest And Kamerads (1985)
On a visit to Stamford yesterday, I popped into Oxfam, to see their CD wares, and had to think about this one. On the one hand, it's a compilation of their output on Kamera Records, drawing lots from ...
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September 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Sad to hear of the death of Mike Peters, front man of the Alarm and cancer charity campaigner. The band wasn’t particularly to my taste, but by all accounts he was a top bloke and will be missed.

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The Alarm – Standards (1990)
I've tried not to buy compilation albums since starting this blog, preferring to visit stand alone efforts, but for £1 in a charity shop in Leicester yesterday, a pang of 1980s nostalgia overcame me a...
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April 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
RIP David Thomas, founder and ever-present of avant-garage band Pere Ubu. Here’s some words about his early and later band Rocket From The Tombs. #PereUbu

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Rocket From The Tombs – Black Record (2015)
David Thomas, main man in avant-garage band Pere Ubu died this week, after a long illness. I saw Pere Ubu several times, but did once see Thomas head up Rocket From The Tombs, a revival of his pre-Ubu...
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April 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Remembering Mike Ratledge, who sadly died this week, by revisiting Soft Machine’s second album Volume Two.
#SoftMachine
#CanterburySound

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Soft Machine – Volume Two (1969)
Mike Ratledge, the final founding member of Soft Machine to leave the band, died this week, so we might have a couple of Softs albums in the next few days.About 20 years ago, we took our daughter to a...
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February 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Softies RIP Mike Ratledge
Nettle Bed
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February 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In my opinion, one of Scotland’s finest bands, and certainly in Billy Mackenzie a great and much missed singer.

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Associates – Double Hipness (2000)
I bought this album many moons ago, in a sale in a short lived Fopp outlet in Canterbury, and I don't recall ever listening to it. It seems to be a compilation of early (1977-78) demos by the duo on C...
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January 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Robert Wyatt was born on January 28, 1945 #HappyBirthday
January 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Think you don’t like a guitar solo? Listen to Bruford’s debut album from 1978 and think again…

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Bruford – Feels Good To Me (1978)
It's 1978, and for the most part, as a first year student I'm very punk resistant, still preferring the more cerebral challenge of the world of prog, especially if there are a few jazz overtones, alth...
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January 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The first five star album reviewed in 2025. It’s a classic from Gil Scott-Heron

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Gil Scott-Heron – Reflections (1981)
Reflections is the second album from the Original Album Classics box set, which Santa brought me, and was heavily drawn from on the Glory compilation and it contains a number of favourites of mine.It ...
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January 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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I first learnt of grooming gangs from @theTimes in Jan 2011
I became chief prosecutor May 2011
I authorised charging Rochdale grooming gang June 2011
After convictions (May 2012) Starmer put me in charge of national response
Far Right thugs attacked my home
1000s of rapists were brought to justice
January 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This.

Also, take a few books out regularly. You don’t even have to read them. But it tells your council the library is being used.
Remember you can make a difference!

Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!
January 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This fine gentleman was my inspiration.

If you don’t like my blog, it’s all his fault.
Well worth peoples time @steveburnham.bsky.social
Haven’t checked out my music blog yet? Over 500 CDs reviewed, with only 23 getting the 5* rating.

“…promises far more than it actually delivers…”

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January 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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My B.ENO strip is done. You can read the whole thing and a steaming pile of other goodies on my Patreon. Patreon.com/frasergeesin
January 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Haven’t checked out my music blog yet? Over 500 CDs reviewed, with only 23 getting the 5* rating.

“…promises far more than it actually delivers…”

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January 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM