Something Blue

31st May – Something Blue

Something BlueSomething blue, that’ll be me am feeling incredibly down.

Music

  1. Shrag – Rabbit Kids
  2. Shrag – Unseasonal Thoughts
  3. Shrag – Long Term Monster
  4. Shrag – Punk Grammar
  5. Shrag – Life! Death! Prizes!
  6. Shrag – Shrag, Life! Death! Prizes! & Canines
  7. Shrag – Shrag
  8. Shrag – Different Glue
  9. Shrag – Pregnancy Scene
  10. Shrag – Talk To The Left
  11. Shrag – Canines
  12. Shrag – Devastating Bones
  13. Stereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal Film
  14. Hawkwind – There Is No Space For Us
Messy

29th May – Messy

MessyMessy, the contents of my pockets. Last late and a final HBB. Value is the thing?

Music

  1. Sweet Juice – Milson EP
  2. Sweet Juice – Sweet Juice
  3. Sweet Juice – Sweet Juice
  4. The Great Electric – Harkonen EP
  5. The Great Electric – The Greater Electric
  6. The Great Electric – The Great Electric
  7. The Great Electric – Recognizer
  8. The Great Electric – Agamemnon Counterpart
  9. These New Puritans – Inside The Rose
  10. These New Puritans – Crooked Wing
  11. These New Puritans – Beat Pyramid
  12. These New Puritans – Field Of Reeds
  13. These New Puritans – Expanded Live At The Barbican
  14. These New Puritans – Hidden
  15. The Standells – Try It
  16. The Standells – The Hot Ones!
  17. The Standells – Dirty Water
  18. The Standells – The Live Ones!
  19. The Standells – Why Pick On Me Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White
  20. The Standells – The Very Best Of The Standells
Something tiny

22nd May – Something tiny

Something tinySomthing tiny… the nose of the cat!  Last of the set of three earlies, back in on Sunday, then a run of 4 lates.  Value is terrible, a bit better today as I finally sold a HBB.  Retrieve Jo from the station.

Music

  1. The Thingz – In The Age Of Giant Moths
  2. The Thingz – From A To Z
  3. The Thingz – Dressed In Rags
  4. The Flaming Sideburns – In loving memory of Robert Dahlqvist (Hellacopters)
  5. The Flaming Sideburns – Soulshaking
  6. Gary Wilde – Keep On Walking
  7. King Salami & The Cumberland Three – Howlin’ For My Woman
  8. King Salami & The Cumberland Three – Bayou Fever
  9. The Maharajas – Opposites Attract
  10. The Maharajas – Ride The Wylde Mammoths
  11. The Maharajas – Floor Killers
  12. The Maharajas – Rock’n’Roll Graduates
  13. The Maharajas – Black Box
  14. The Sellwoods – House Rockin’ Party Tonight With…
  15. The Sellwoods – Two Stroke Smoke
  16. The Sellwoods – Dressed In Rags / Zombie Rats
My shoes today

May 19th – My shoes today

My shoes todayMy shoes today… well some of them.  What should be a chilled day off turns out to be somewhat more complex.  First off the fence gets painted.  Then the washing is done and hung and repeated with the paint spattered clothes.  The whole thing was a three cup of tea job.

Then off to the GPs to argue with the receptionist about an appointment for C and my meds – there are no Pioglitazone 15mg to be had in the country.  Still waiting for an alternative from the GPs pharmacist.

Meet C off the bus, she decides to change GP practice.  Fetch forms, nip to the Tom and Gerry’s because she’s knackered.  Nip to the shop as she heads home.  Pie for tonight and shove on a chilli on for tomorrow.

Music

  1. Luke Haines & Peter Buck – Beat Poetry For Survivalists
  2. Walter Daniels And The Del Valle Trustees – Have a Coffee Break With…
  3. Walter Daniels And The Del Valle Trustees – Work Release
  4. Pete Shelley – XL1
  5. Pete Shelley – Homosapien
  6. Pete Shelley – Homosapien II
  7. Pete Shelley – Heaven & the Sea
Favourite colour

May 12th – Favourite colour

Favourite colourFavourite colour black and Palooka 5 T-shirt from this year’s Part Time Punks. Back to the late shift… knackered and we’ve only just started.

Music

  1. Various Artists – Original Psychedelic Music 1976-1996. Vol. 1
  2. Various Artists – Original Psychedelic Music 1976-1996. Vol. 2
  3. Various Artists – Original Psychedelic Music 1976-1996. Vol. 3
  4. Various Artists – Original Psychedelic Music 1976-1996. Vol. 4
  5. The Aqua Barons – Extreme Guitar Conditions
  6. futureVolt – The futureVolt is NOW!
  7. The Cryptkeepers – Spektra’s Sinister Cinema ~ Daughter of Horror
Weekend Vibes

May 3 – Weekend Vibes

Weekend VibesWeekend Vibes and it’s Part Time Punks weekend and it’s a trip to Leeds.  Begins well when I miss the bus, cancelled train and it’s travel as normal.  I’ve built in time redundancy so not stressed.  Get to Leeds and it’s off for lunch in Kirkgate Market.  Cracking veggie thali washed down with a Mango Lassi.  Then off to find the Airbnd.  Positives, it’s central, negatives, how do I get into the fucking place and the host is not the most communicative.

In and out and in time for a beer at Wharf Chambers before kick off.  See Jay who introduces me to a few people, includes Gareth’s label boss.  See Andrew and Anne.  We shoot the breeze and Nervous Twitch kick off.  A few camera issues as I sort out the best lens for the circumstances.  Cracking set with a few new tunes.  Fab stuff.  They day continues in this vein. By the end of the night I’m knackered, I’ve probably drunk too much and I’m hangry.

Music

  1. Rats! Rats! Rats! – Live! Live! Live!
  2. The c33s – Benzodiac EP
  3. The c33s – Take Me Off The Face Of The Earth
Glimmer 25

April 25 Glimmer 25

Glimmer 25Day off and I sleep, sort all of the washing up and sort the cat’s litter trays. Traditional Friday pint with C at the lickers. Glimmer 25 and it’s Elsie starring in her cat tunnel.

Music

  1. Glimmerpit – Nein Danke
  2. Mecca Normal – Mecca Normal
  3. Mecca Normal – Calico Kills The Cat
  4. Mecca Normal – Dovetail
  5. Mecca Normal – Jarred Up
  6. Mecca Normal – Flood Plain
Stillness

22nd March Stillness

StillnessSaturday and C is still not right, late up and a trip to the shops, a quick coffee.  A bit of a lazy day generally.

  1. Elizabeth Morris – Athens
  2. Elijah Minnelli – Perpetual Musket
  3. Elijah Minnelli – I Hope The Goats Come Back (ze hood de sham lichdal)
  4. Elijah Minnelli – Bebé Durmiendo Cumbia
  5. Elijah Minnelli – Slats
  6. Elijah Minnelli – Venn Diagram
My Fave Treat

14th March My Fave Treat

My Fave TreatDay off and Elsie goes to the Vets for her jabs.  Given a lift by Steven and Ryan.  Cat behaves well, jabs go well.  Struggle with tiredness, Elsie and I repair to bed.

Beer avec Carol in The Lickers, snack that buggers me up for the curry I cook later.

  1. The Loons – Memories Have Faces
  2. Shake Some Action! – Spend Your Days In The Sunshine
  3. Shake Some Action! – Chase the Light EP
  4. Shake Some Action! – Wide Awake – Single
  5. Shake Some Action! – Angel Of Night
  6. Shake Some Action! – Break It Down
  7. The Assembly – Never Never
  8. Various Artists – Casino Classics
  9. Various Artists – Rusty Egan Presents Blitzed!
  10. The Chills – Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs
Z

26th February Z

ZA slightly better day, copped out of the cycle to work.  Was too shattered this morning.

  1. Peter Hook & The Light – So This Is Permanence
  2. Peter Hook & The Light – Movement Tour 2013: Live In Dublin (Live)
  3. Joy Division – The Best Of Joy Division