PLAYLIST: Fiery Furnaces – Chris Michaels Suede – Moving Clinic – The Return of Evil Bill Sharks – Brassneck Standard Fare – Fifteen The View – Wasted Little DJs Poster Children – He's My Star Carter USM – The Undertaker and the Hippy Protest Singer Sugar – Frustration The Concretes – You Can't Hurry Love The Soundcarriers – Cannonball Flowered Up – It's On Husker Du – Books About UFOs The Raveonettes – Twilight The Twang – Loosely Dancing
Bloody hell. This time last week I was typing out a Friday Five and planning a couple of quite weekends before Away Game at the end of the month. I was thinking about maybe shopping for camping supplies. In an odd turn of events, however, as you read this I'm standing in a field in Dorset at End Of The Road with M'So, the 'Glowl and whichever other reprobates have shown up. (As I actually type this it's the day before yesterday at around 4pm. Weird, huh?!) Anyway, [...]
The Wind-Up Birds From: Leeds, United Kingdom Once upon a time dear children of the Devil there was a musical sub culture in the United Kingdom called Grebo (occasionally spelled Greebo). Centred around the Midlands the style was largely the creation of the British music press and never entered the consciousness of a wider audience. One of the bands that was lumped into the manufactured musical scene was Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (usually shortened to [...]
PLAYLIST: Fiery Furnaces - Chris Michaels Suede - Moving Clinic - The Return of Evil Bill Sharks - Brassneck Standard Fare - Fifteen The View - Wasted Little DJs Poster Children - He's My Star Carter USM - The Undertaker and the Hippy Protest Singer Sugar - Frustration The Concretes - You Can't Hurry Love The Soundcarriers - Cannonball Flowered Up - It's On Husker Du - Books About UFOs The Raveonettes - Twilight The Twang - Loosely Dancing
Just like a Simpsons episode, Danger Radio only gets better with repeated listenings. PLAYLIST: Fall On Me - Alpha Stone Just Desserts - Art Brut Needles In My Eyes - The Beta Band Kaleidoscope - The Boo Radleys The Undertaker And The Hippy Protest Singer - Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine One To Another - The Charlatans This Is Radio Clash - The Clash Human Behavior - The Decemberists Under Canvas Under Wraps - The Delgados Well And Truly Done - Little Barrie [...]
This week the Mackerel family celebrated Moomin's birthday with Norwegian Blurt Kake (or something like that). We've presented workshops on good writing (ha!), been to the seaside, accidentally mowed down a rabbit, missed out on the fireworks with Mrs Mackerel, and watched the brilliant Frailty for the first time - go Otis!So in some respects we've had some death and glory this week, compounded
Speaking of indie discos, my local disco was held on a Thursday night in a run-down pub-cum-club in Rotherham called 'Shipmates'. It was the only night available to alternative music in Rotherham, all the other clubs would cater for chart music every night, and access to these clubs was only allowed with shiny black shoes and a shirt with a collar (oh, how I remember the black shirts with dragon emblems, and the black shoes and white socks brigade!!) Anyway, DJ Liam and DJ Oaksey were our saviours on those Thursday nights. The only other indie 'slot' was a five [...]
Non-linear Sod it, the time has come. Blow off the cobwebs, crank up the loudspeaker, cos an announcement is in order here at pogo a go-go: FiL is hereby abandoning linear time. What? You thought I was packing it in? Not a chance, Dearest Friend. Yes, yes, I know postings have been rather thin around here as of late, but it's a trickle, not a drought. I still have stories to tell, it's just that I can't [...]
Those lucky enough to have got to the above gig, or the one held the previous night at the same venue were awfully lucky. REM had, just the previous Monday, released their new LP Out Of Time. Having exhausted themselves touring previous LP Green, the band decided the promotional work this time round would be entirely different. The only two UK gigs were at the Borderline in London, where they
I've shoved up a lot of cover versions in the previous near-500 posts at TVV, many under the guise of a long-running series called, oddly enough, From Under The Covers (which I stole from a song title by The Beautiful South). Some of these have proven quite popular, others have been more or less ignored, and here's a selection of some of the ones that are slightly more obscure:- mp3 : The
Continuing the series of great non-singles which open up LPs. Back at the beginning of the 1990s, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine vied for my favourite act of the moment. As much as I loved their punningly-clever lyrics over some incredibly catchy, machine-driven tunes, it really was all down to the energy, vibrancy and sheer fun of the live shows that made Jim Bob and Fruitbat so special.
It may be good to be the king, but it also sounds like a heck of a lot of work. I guess that's what separates the royal born from us mere peasants. That and chunks of paraffin crammed into the nasal passages. Elvis Presley - King Creole (from King Creole , 1958) - If the late monarch of the House of Tupelo had chosen to stuff his face with wax instead of fried banana sandwiches and amphetamines, he might not have died so unceremoniously upon his throne. [...]
(from Chronos #6, August 1998; by John Francis Moore, Paul Guinan, & Steve Leialoha) As is the usual way of things, the wife has gone off to actually do something while I remain comfortably ensconced in our humble home to write about it. It might seem rather sad to outside observers, but we're quite happy with the arrangement. Besides, any scenario that doesn't involve me having my flesh perforated with an electric needle is tops in my book. After much contemplation and consideration, Maura has finally gone off [...]
I wish you would ... but I guess it's out of the question, right? So instead, we continue the Pet Shop Boys single history with Rent : Although already written in 1984, Rent was released only in October 1987. Originally it was a high energy song, but was later toned down because the boy's producer thought they already had too many uptempo-songs on their new album. Rent [...]
The Indelicates Genre: Indie / Folk Rock / Punk From: Brighton, United Kingdom Last.Fm is one of the 7th wonders of the Internet. Since signing up (a little late to the party I know but then I saw it's face and now I'm a believer) I've been introduced to some great stuff that had passed me by. The [...]
I'm feeling under the weather today (an awful sinus headache), so this is all I've got the energy to offer, presented completely free of any context or specific relevance: Carter USM - Everytime A Churchbell Rings (from 101 Damnations , 1989) - Due to the writers' strike, NBC has been running repeats of the Tonight Show . Last night's episode was originally taped back in the last spring or early summer of 1992, the tail end of one of the [...]
It`s official , Carter USM can add an`ology` to their long list of exploits , trails & tribulations. Our almost `comic book like` indie heroes have a new (in sense & purposes) double CD anthology `You Fat Bastard` released through EMI towards mid-October , wonderfully timed to coincide with Jim Bob & Fruit Bat`s two night musical reunion in Glasgow & London. . . Any Advance On Two Dates ? Carter USM : After The Watershed Carter USM Online
Jim Bob and Fruitbat may not exactly be iconic monikers in rocks roll of honour but for a while their zany brand of indie dance as Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine held the British youth market in its grip. Not only did they have the naff hair but from time to time they could pull a decent tune out of their turned up baseball caps. 'Sheriff Fatman' is a near indie classic yet it is this
The big big football match this afternoon didn't go as hoped. Raith Rovers lost 3-1 to Stirling Albion in the play-off match. The season is thus, officially over. It was a better season than initially expected, but today turned out to be a bit of an anti-climax. In truth however, it was a fair result. mp3 : Carter USM - The Final Comedown Off to drown my sorrows and to celebrate the end of
While perusing Mini-Obs , I noticed that Dearest Natsthename had a chain interview going. You know, someone sends you a few questions, then you answer them on your blog or else you and your descendants will have four millennia of bad luck, your dog will get scrofula , and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will move into your living room. Anyway, I felt game for a bit of an inquisition, so I asked Nats craft five questions for me. Thanks Nats! And here they are: [...]
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