Things really haven’t changed a bit. I’ll hand you over to the Young’s and Bon Scott et al. and their 1975 release of It’s A Long Way To The Top If You Want To Rock’n’Roll. Really does tell it like it is. I’ve just enjoyed listening to the audio book of AC/DC Maximum Rock’n’Roll, which …
Category: Listening Now
Squirrel Nut Zippers – “Ghost of Stephen Foster” music video. From the album “Perennial Favorites” (Mammoth Records). Winner of “Best Animated Music Video” at the 1999 Vancouver Animation Festival. Directed by Raymond Persi and Matthew Nastuk. http://www.snzippers.com OK, we know… this is old but hey such a great song and video it DESERVES some dusting …
A few weeks back I discovered The Humms whilst surfing around on Spotify (and yes all you naysayers, Spotify is great for that). What struck me the most about them, apart from their sound, was that the album has been self produced and released / promoted via their own label “Gypsy Farm”. This gem of …
I almost spat into my coffee yesterday morning when I read an article by Alan Connor on the BBC news website that The Clash’s 1979 punk anthem ‘London Calling’ was used as as part of the countdown coverage to the 2012 Olympics. Yes, yes you’re reading this correctly. Yes we’re talking about the very same …
Whether it was chance or fate that brought these six freaks together is immaterial. All that matters is the glorious, infectious energy these boys are injecting into the capital, like a delicious shot of skank-flavoured adrenaline straight to the heart. Hailing from the four corners of the city and drawing their influences from the four …
Had the pleasure of coming across these guys working on Strummerville DIY. The Vagabonds are from Dublin and have a great sound, here’s their track “John Mellor” The Vagabonds – John Mellor “…a brilliant slice of apocalyptic punk that’s just the medicine for recession depression. It’s no wonder legendary producer Stephen Street picked up on …