1-2-3-4 Ramones!
A COUPLE of columns ago we examined how Dr Feelgood evolved in early-1970s Essex as a dagger to the heart of the (in some cases) increasingly overblown and narcissistic rock … Continue reading1-2-3-4 Ramones!
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Dave Burland, Tony Capstick, Dick Gaughan: Shoals of Herring
Apart from being such a good comedian (see yesterday) Capstick was also no mean singer. Here he joins Burland and Gaughan on a song by that great class warrior Ewan … Continue readingDave Burland, Tony Capstick, Dick Gaughan: Shoals of Herring
Tony Capstick: Capstick Comes Home
What a genuinely funny man Tony Capstick was. He got fired from local radio in South Yorkshire after suggesting that sex shops in the mining area sold inflatable pit ponies. … Continue readingTony Capstick: Capstick Comes Home
David Bowie and Marianne Faithfull: I’ve Got You Babe
Utterly bizarre. Can’t imagine for one minute that drugs were involved.
John Cale: My Maria
With a slightly deranged edge that was Cale’s trademark, here’s a great track from the 1975 album Helen of Troy. Love the juxtaposition of soaring female voices and Chris Spedding’s … Continue readingJohn Cale: My Maria
Neil Pillock and the prancing Maybot
One of the most toe-curling moments in British political history when, at a 1992 Labour election rally in Sheffield, the Welsh wanker adopted a faux-American accent to declare: ‘We’re aw-right!’ … Continue readingNeil Pillock and the prancing Maybot
Mike Cooper: Rayon Hula
Dig out the old Hawaiian shirt again, close your eyes and let this waft over you.
Audience: Indian Summer
The recent fine weather reminded me of this song, taken from the 1971 album The House on the Hill and released as a single to minor success. You will probably … Continue readingAudience: Indian Summer
Jilted Gail meets Jilted John
Lovely moment from Corrie in January 1979 when it was still a must-watch. Gail goes to meet a boy at the cinema but he doesn’t turn up. A lad approaches … Continue readingJilted Gail meets Jilted John
Brian Eno: By This River
Such a relaxing track – my iPod shuffled it when I was trying to reach the Land of Nod the other night and it did the trick beautifully. From 1977’s … Continue readingBrian Eno: By This River