No, not the novelty ska act, but yes, definitely the consummate indie smart-arses from the Wirral. I've been battering through new music a bit much recently, so today there will be no newness at all, just some Billy Bragg (previous post), some stuff from the brilliant HMHB and later tonight some vintage indie [...]
you guys getting sick of christmas music yet?...well, here's our final mix of the season, featuring some pretty good tracks from leon russell, thad cockrell & roman candle, brook benton, t. rex & a killer version of "auld lang syne" from forgotten seattle funk band, black on white affair...i hope you've all enjoyed the abundance of leather canary xmas mixes over the past month, & if you haven't checked out the first six, there are links at the bottom of the post...i'm out of here until the new year, have a happy holiday & thanks for stopping by. [...]
I heard a song by The Wombats today. I do not especially like The Wombats, but they have done some good things, and this song isn't half bad. Thing is, it inspired a couple of bizarre synaptic leaps that seem related to the very raison d'etre of this entire blog. The song is [...]
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands : that was the sort of punishment our schools used to inflict on us as children. It was an irritatingly catchy bit of Christian proselytism that brought out the inner saboteur in me. I would either be overly loud and deliberately off-key, or exercise my eight year old wit to its fullest: how I would laugh at the thought of Jesus with the dog turd in his hands, or the piece of poo in his hands. Half Man Half Biscuit had a similar idea for their 1997 album, [...]
Ballboy Genre: Indie / Alternative / Rock From: Edinburgh, Scotland One of those bands for whom the term indie was invented, the seriously underrated, perennial Peel favourites Ballboy, have a new podcast available for download at their website (see below). You can also see what a marvelous time they had on their recent trips to New [...]
This is the last of the Half Man Half Biscuit session that I have on file; if anyone out there has got any of the many that I haven't posted please get in touch because I'd love to put up some more. Anyway it's reassuring in these days of mainstream 'indie' being generally horrendous that there are still a few bands like HMHB and The Wedding Present still trucking along, making great records and completely ignoring fashions and trends. Hooray for them. This was the very last of the band's huge run of Peel Sessions, recorded in Manchester [...]
Tim over at The Daily Growl has had a baby. Or rather, I presume the actual baby part was largely left to Mrs. Growl, but nevertheless, he's a dad! So in a rare instance of me not being sarcastic, snide, deliberately obtuse or excessively cynical, Song, by Toad offers its most heartfelt congratulations. [...]
Before I talk about today's music, I just thought I should quickly to say thank you to a rather wonderful friend of mine who has donated some webspace to me for me to host my mp3s. As you may have noticed, nearly all of the mp3 links on my old posts are expired. This is because the company I had PAID to host my files suddenly decided to delete any file that they didn't think I owned the copyright to. Damn them. Anyway so i've got some more space now, and that should mean that things will stay up for [...]
Half Man Half Biscuit - I Was A Teenage Armchair Honved Fan (MP3) (Le plateau du jeu télé Pyramide . Les couleurs du décor ont été changées: le sol est rouge, les tables et les sièges sont blancs, les grandes pyramides sont bleues. Ca fait mal aux yeux). L'ANIMATEUR Eeeeeennnnnnn... quatre ("Toudidoudidoudidoudi", fait le jingle tandis que les quatre briques s'affichent à l'écran) Hongrie ? LE CANDIDAT Nicolas Sarkozy ? [...]
This post is dedicated to the soon to be Mrs. 17 Seconds to wish her a very happy Birthday. These tracks are posted as a mixture of stuff she loves, likes and has seen at gigs with me (in a few cases). Thanks for coming to the gigs, hon, and here's to many more. XX Mika-'Relax, Take It Easy.' mp3 The Magic Numbers-'Forever Lost.' mp3 Pet Shop Boys -'Domino Dancing.' mp3 Micah P. Hinson [...]
It's Monday and there's a load of people who are returning to work today after a two-week break who are bound to be feeling lousy. This is intended to cheer you up a bit:- mp3 : Half Man, Half Biscuit - Architecture And Morality, Ted And Alice Available to buy on the extended version of Back In The DHSS right here. And here's a rare little number from a slightly more famous band:- mp3 : REM
HELLO! Sorry for the quick break in transmission there folks, had a busy few days. Tonight i'm gonna give you the first in a number of Half Man Half Biscuit sessions that i've been listening to a lot recently. They're one of those classicly British bands that manage to mix humour with social reference and a bit of romance in a way that I can't help but love. They recorded 12 sessions for Peel, which I believe makes them the band to have recorded either the second or third largest amount (The Weddoes are the other band!), and their sessions [...]
Today is dearest Simon's birthday! As Simon doesn't talk very much about himself, I thought I'd take this opportunity to tell you a few interesting things you might not know about him ( warning : some are quite scandalous). Simon - Not actually a spoilt victorian child . Simon - British accent. Who knew? Simon - Doesn't honestly recommend Def Leppard. I'm obviously not very happy that I won't be around to let him have a cheap feel on his birthday, but I thought the next best thing might be to [...]
Someone said to me that the postings and mp3s this past few days have been eclectic. I'm taking that as a compliment, for one thing I that I try to provide is a little something for everyone.....albeit jingly-jangly pop music from Glasgow singers and bands tends to be bit more predominant than most. And here's a handful of tunes to round off the short spell of everything being on vinyl. The
'When you grow up, son, what do you want to be?' 'Well, God, I've thought about it quite a bit and what I'd really like to be is the lead singer of a really cool band.' 'Really, son. You mean a global superstar like, say, Elton John?' 'Fuck's sake, God, he's not cool, he's a waddling great tranny who has contributed the grand total of two parts of fuck all to the world of music for the best part of thirty years.' 'Come on, some of his earlier stuff was okay.' 'Well, the old soldier song was nice. [...]
Half Man Half Biscuit - Joy Division Oven Gloves Half Man Half Biscuit - Song To The Siren / Vatican Broadside (Peel Session 03.08.2002) I'm in a jovial mood today, so let's have us some joviality. I used to love Half Man Half Biscuit back in the day, we drifted apart though about a decade or so back, but over the last couple of years we've started talking again, and now I'm as smitten as I used to be... I'm not really sure why [...]
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