Every Record Tells A Story
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The Beatles Stereo Box Set Challenge Part 3
Buying Beatles records on eBay. Part 3/6: The story so far: A bet has been struck: Buy a complete set of Beatles records on vinyl for less money than the Re-issued Box Set by the 20th October. The clock is ticking and the stakes are high…the loser has to listen to a Mariah Carey album.…
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The Beatles Stereo Box Set Challenge Part 2
Looking For Beatles Records In Charity Shops Part 2/6 The story so far: A bet has been struck: Buy a complete set of Beatles records on vinyl for less money than the Re-issued Box Set. The clock is ticking and the stakes are high…the loser has to listen to a Mariah Carey album. Ten times.…
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The Beatles Box Set Challenge
“I bet that I can buy the original Beatles records on vinyl for less than the cost of the new stereo box set on Amazon.” Part 1/6 The announcement made on the 27th September that The Beatles are to re-release all their albums on vinyl on the 12th November in a deluxe box set has…
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Remember The First Time You Heard…Black Sabbath?
Black Sabbath’s Seventh Star is not the most obvious starting point for a rock fan to be introduced to heavy metal’s most iconic band. Growing up in a religious household presented the odd challenge for a young heavy metal fan not necessarily seeking ways to aggravate his parents. I had a number of damage limitation…
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Mystery Jets’ Will Rees Talks About Radlands, Party Bags and Rod Stewart’s Trousers – Exclusive Interview
At Jack Daniels’ recent Mr Jack’s Birthday shows in Castleton I was given the opportunity to interview Will Rees, guitarist with The Mystery Jets. Their 2012 album Radlands is one of my favourite records of the year so far so it was great to get the chance to find out the story behind the album….…
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Motörhead’s Best Record Is…
Motorhead’s best record? It’s a tricky one. Many people would say Ace of Spades – but I’m not so sure. Orgasmatron is the one for me. There are lots of opinions in rock n roll but few facts. It’s probably a Fact that The Beatles were the greatest creative force of the 20th century. Radiohead‘s…
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Bowie’s Back! New V&A Exhibition
David Bowie is to be the subject of a brand new exhibition at the V&A Museum in 2013. Museums were something of a mixed bag when I was growing up. Memories of seeing the T Rex skeleton and huge Blue Whale model in The Natural History Museum are etched in my brain. Pressing buttons on…
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Remember The First Time You Heard….Bowie’s A Space Oddity?
Whilst David Bowie hibernates in the winter of his fine and distinguished career “nursing his enigma” as Gary Kemp put it, there is no shortage of people trying to coax him out of retirement. Bowie appears to be a rare case of a rock n roller actually retiring (not that he’s announced any such thing…
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Cowbell – Live at the Lexington, N1
Having raved about Stoke Newington garage rockers Cowbell following the release of their single Tallulah, I braved the muesli-and-vegetarian-infested Islington scene and found its finest music venue / boozer The Lexington on Wednesday night to see the band play live. A decent old pub with an upstairs area for bands, The Lexington was a perfect…
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How I Learned To Love Radiohead – Live At The O2 Arena
In many ways, writing a Radiohead concert review is somewhat redundant. What do you want to know about last night’s O2 Arena show ? That they were mesmeric? That they played two songs each from OK Computer and The Bends? (Airbag, Street Spirit, Paranoid Android and Planet Telex)… Strangely enough last night was my first…
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Palma Violets: Mr Jack’s Birthday Show Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield
“The best new band in Britain” screams the NME’s front cover this week which features a chaotic interview with Palma Violets – a South London four piece who played a secret show at Sheffield’s Leadmill last night as part of Mr Jack’s birthday celebrations. The article is great fun, as the band explain: How they live…
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Mystery Jets Live at Mr Jack’s Birthday Show
The Mystery Jets supported The Vaccines at the Jack Daniels Mr Jack birthday shows at The Devil’s Arse in the Peak District last night and nearly stole the show. The Mystery Jets are a band I haven’t seen since 2006, when they were a fresh faced bunch from Eel Pie Island mainly notable for their…
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The Vaccines, Mystery Jets, and Tribes at Mr. Jack’s Birthday
The Vaccines headlined a special show last night – at The Devil’s Arse Cave in the beautiful Peak District as part of Mr Jack’s (of Jack Daniels) Birthday Celebrations. It has been quite a couple of years for The Vaccines. Their rise must have seemed pretty meteoric when they played Later…With Jools Holland before they…
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Ray Davies is Something Else – Live at Southend on Sea
Ray Davies live in concert at Southend on Sea We still walk alongside legends. Sometimes it seems we just don’t appreciate it. Alongside contemporaries Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Pete Townsend, there stands one of the greatest songwriters in rock history who is still impressing audiences wherever he plays. Whilst some might expect Ray Davies…
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A Look Back At Look-in: The 1982 Pop Scene
1982 was a big year in pop music. Madonna’s debut. The release of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Ozzy munched a bat. But what was it really like? In the UK the biggest selling single was Dexy’s Midnight Runners‘ Come On Eileen. The Human League had a huge hit with Don’t You Want Me. I particularly liked…
Every record tells a story 