Steve Burnham
@steveburnham.bsky.social
Leftie, blue, listens to the music that nobody likes and writes tediously about it.
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This is a great album. Possibly I need to get VAR on to my review!
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Television - Marquee Moon (1977)
Tom Verlaine died yesterday. Marquee Moon is one of those albums that’s been with me for over forty years, and been revisited frequently in that time, so this is a sad listen.See No Evil is a reasonab...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is a great album. Possibly I need to get VAR on to my review!
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There’s a half decent single LP I there. There isn’t 80 minutes of enjoyment.
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
There’s a half decent single LP I there. There isn’t 80 minutes of enjoyment.
What are you finding bleak? The prospect of 5 days of work or Radiohead?😉
October 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
What are you finding bleak? The prospect of 5 days of work or Radiohead?😉
Only just saw this. Fantastic album, missing from my collection!
Nice video of NL and Graham Parker and others in recent gig remembering Bob Andrews (piano on ‘Broken Glass’ single) who died earlier this youtu.be/waK-pg1Ec_A?...
Nice video of NL and Graham Parker and others in recent gig remembering Bob Andrews (piano on ‘Broken Glass’ single) who died earlier this youtu.be/waK-pg1Ec_A?...
Nick Lowe, I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass, Half Moon, Putney, London, October 13, 2025.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Only just saw this. Fantastic album, missing from my collection!
Nice video of NL and Graham Parker and others in recent gig remembering Bob Andrews (piano on ‘Broken Glass’ single) who died earlier this youtu.be/waK-pg1Ec_A?...
Nice video of NL and Graham Parker and others in recent gig remembering Bob Andrews (piano on ‘Broken Glass’ single) who died earlier this youtu.be/waK-pg1Ec_A?...
That’s a fantastic album!
October 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
That’s a fantastic album!
As an Everton fan, I really think he could have flourished playing in front of Grealish, Dewsbury-Hall and Ndiaye. Hope he succeeds at Leeds
September 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
As an Everton fan, I really think he could have flourished playing in front of Grealish, Dewsbury-Hall and Ndiaye. Hope he succeeds at Leeds
I think I’d just done the pic and intro when you saw it. Now complete!
September 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I think I’d just done the pic and intro when you saw it. Now complete!
Great review. Loved their early couple of albums, then like the worst kind of music snob ignored them when they became popular. Time to revisit!
September 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Great review. Loved their early couple of albums, then like the worst kind of music snob ignored them when they became popular. Time to revisit!
But if you prefer “no frills, handy for the hills, that’s the way you spell New Mills” you want HMHB. But do give the Dillinger a listen, it’s worth it. youtu.be/fvn4CeaJp_s?...
HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT - The Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Is The Light Of An Oncoming Train)
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August 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
But if you prefer “no frills, handy for the hills, that’s the way you spell New Mills” you want HMHB. But do give the Dillinger a listen, it’s worth it. youtu.be/fvn4CeaJp_s?...
I think Joe going upset me more than any other pop star. Here are my thoughts on the album.
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The Clash – Combat Rock (1982)
By 1982, were The Clash past their prime? Probably - I'm saving London Calling and Sandanista for later, as their (in my humble opinion) finest albums. In fact, I don't think I had this on vinyl until...
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August 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I think Joe going upset me more than any other pop star. Here are my thoughts on the album.
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Just fantastic! I’m coming up to number 600 on my blog, and this will be perfect to mark that.
The personal is what makes a great review. No one should need London Calling explaining track by track (although that’s probably exactly what I’ll do) 😉
The personal is what makes a great review. No one should need London Calling explaining track by track (although that’s probably exactly what I’ll do) 😉
August 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Just fantastic! I’m coming up to number 600 on my blog, and this will be perfect to mark that.
The personal is what makes a great review. No one should need London Calling explaining track by track (although that’s probably exactly what I’ll do) 😉
The personal is what makes a great review. No one should need London Calling explaining track by track (although that’s probably exactly what I’ll do) 😉
GREENSLADE :: Gangsters (UK 1975)
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August 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Im a bit late to this, but as ever, a fantastic review. Now there’s all the live albums, compilations, Peel sessions… You’ve got another couple of years’ worth yet. Here’s my take on this one steveburnhamuk.wixsite.com/my-ridiculou...
The Fall – New Facts Emerge (2017)
The last and the most prized of the Amble Harbour Boot Fair discoveries is the final Fall studio album, released six months before Mark E Smith's death. And while it's clearly not up there with the gl...
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August 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Im a bit late to this, but as ever, a fantastic review. Now there’s all the live albums, compilations, Peel sessions… You’ve got another couple of years’ worth yet. Here’s my take on this one steveburnhamuk.wixsite.com/my-ridiculou...
If it’s in Lincolnshire, you can safely bet it’s nowhere near her home.
August 1, 2025 at 7:46 AM
If it’s in Lincolnshire, you can safely bet it’s nowhere near her home.
It also shows that he isn’t interested in the sort of crime that affects working people, low value thefts, car crime and assault. Just whether his class can flaunt their extreme wealth in public.
July 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It also shows that he isn’t interested in the sort of crime that affects working people, low value thefts, car crime and assault. Just whether his class can flaunt their extreme wealth in public.
Thanks! Been a bit lazy recently, both in reviews and catching up with yours!
June 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Thanks! Been a bit lazy recently, both in reviews and catching up with yours!
Might it mean that councillors are held personally responsible when they make wrong decisions due to refusing to attend training? I’m looking forward to a Reform councillor losing his house to legal bills due to refusal to attend basic inclusion training.
May 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Might it mean that councillors are held personally responsible when they make wrong decisions due to refusing to attend training? I’m looking forward to a Reform councillor losing his house to legal bills due to refusal to attend basic inclusion training.
The ‘silent majority’ are neither.
May 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The ‘silent majority’ are neither.