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Thoughts for the day

Ruth Saxelby wrote 1 month ago: It’s 6pm on a Saturday and I am still in my pajamas. I am not hungover. I didn’t get to … more →

Tags: Head Music, WorDs, Italo Calvino

Jockey Slut: Jon Savage On Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works

Apiento wrote 3 months ago: Taken from Jockey Slut No.1, January 1993. Thanks to Emma Warren. [Apiento] … more →

Tags: Magazines, Review, aphex twin

England was dreaming, now it's comatose2 comments

Suki wrote 4 months ago: England’s Dreaming is a tome dedicated to the punk movement. Actually, this is inaccurate – it is 63 … more →

Tags: Punk, Books, england's dreaming, nancy spungen, Youth Culture, Book Review

On the internet: August 10, 2009

electricmud wrote 4 months ago: Raethro Pink, 1968 James Turrell, photograph by Florian Holzherr Sorry  for the lack posts. Life pri … more →

Tags: film, Music, Books, Art, Misc, Roberta Smith, Luc Sante, Philippe Garrel, Slate

Sex Pistols

agallix wrote 5 months ago: From Jon Savage’s The England’s Dreaming Tapes (Faber, 2009) Lee Black Childers on the Bill Grundy f … more →

Tags: phantom bands, Malcolm McLaren, Sex Pistols, lee black childers, Sid Vicious, bill grundy, Johnny Rotten, Jonh Ingham

The Flowers of Romance

agallix wrote 5 months ago: From Jon Savage’s The England’s Dreaming Tapes (Faber, 2009) Lee Black Childers: “ … more →

Tags: phantom bands, the clash, Sex Pistols, Flowers of Romance, lee black childers, Sid Vicious, viv albertine, The Slits, Palmolive

Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures at 30

seandodson wrote 6 months ago: Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures Originally uploaded by Littlepixel™ This week see the 30th anniversa … more →

Tags: Music, Joy Division, manchester, Factory Records, Peter Saville, unknown pleasures, unknown pleasures at 30, martin hannett

'Hang the DJ: an alternative book of music lists'

szczelkuns wrote 7 months ago: ‘Hang the DJ: an alternative book of music lists’ edited by Angus Cargill, Faber & F … more →

Tags: agit disco, Hang The DJ, Angus Cargill, roger armstrong, War, Hari Kunzru, Liner Notes

England's Dreaming

Tom wrote 7 months ago: A playlist based on the book by Jon Savage and the CD he later compiled to run alongside the book. A … more →

Tags: Playlists, Punk

Bill Wells vs Judy Garland1 comment

everetttrue wrote 7 months ago:   In constant rotation on the borrowed CD-player at True Manors are Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Blind Bla … more →

Tags: Music criticism, Blind Blake, maher shalal hash baz, The Stranger, trikont, judy garland, Teenage, zoot suits, Mildred Bailey

Buried Treasure: Kill City

dkpresents wrote 7 months ago: [Today: Char-broiled Iggy...] After a pair of disastrous, violence-marred shows in early February of … more →

Tags: Buried Treasure, Bomp! Records, David Bowie, Hunt Sales, Iggy Pop, James Williamson, John Harden, kill city, Ron Asheton

More books? Isn't this a music blog?

indieanorak wrote 8 months ago: My list of 10 music books worth reading had a couple of notable omissions. Lipstick Traces by Greil … more →

Tags: England's Dreaming Tapes, Sex Pistols, John Lydon, Malcolm McLaren

Exclusive Cassette Interview

musicalmover wrote 9 months ago: Cassette formed in 2005 and are known for their “often-outrageous live performances and their dedica … more →

Tags: Pink, darryl torr, Andrew Wessels, Jane Breetzke, Nathan Waywell, Cassette, Cassette band, Cassette band South Africa, Nelson Mandela

Cassette – Who Do You Trust (8/10)

wickedrock wrote 9 months ago: 2009 “I’m going to leave this town, leave it burning.” Whilst the latest releases from Keane and Sno … more →

Tags: Cd Reviews, Music, Rock, Pop, South Africa, Review, Cassette, Who do you trust?, Mark Needham

Cassette - Video & Interview

wickedrock wrote 9 months ago: Cassette impressed with their debut, Welcome Back to Earth. They’re pop with rock yet deliver … more →

Tags: Wicked Rock, Wicked Mike, South Africa, Music, best videos, Cassette, Who do you trust?, welcome back to earth, Interview

Books of the Week - 3/9/09

gc3library wrote 10 months ago: “Teenage: the prehistory of youth culture 1875-1945″ by Jon Savage Reviews: “The d … more →

Tags: Books of the Week, David Hajdu, Teenage, the hip hop wars, The Ten-Cent Plague, Tricia Rose

29. Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea (Andrew Weatherall mix)1 comment

awildslimalien wrote 1 year ago: from the Papua New Guinea EP, Jumpin’ & Pumpin’, 1992 In an otherwise positive revie … more →

Tags: Music, Books, Future Sound Of London, andrew weatherall

There’s ink on your hands1 comment

awildslimalien wrote 1 year ago: This Guardian Film and Music article by Matt Bolton will make you laugh, if it doesn’t depress you.  … more →

Tags: Music, paul weller

Remembering Rob Gretton: Manchester's maverick rock manager

seandodson wrote 1 year ago: rob gretton Originally uploaded by Maddie Yervant I am looking forward to reading the notebooks of t … more →

Tags: Culture, Joy Division, manchester, Music, new order, Rob Gretton


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