10th January – Out The Window

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Back into work today.  Get up late.  Drive in.  Meet Henry and Kat on the way in.  Great day for verticals and Easy Leads!  Managed to add some data to my car spreadsheet. It now gives a much more realistic view of the costs of running the car per mile.

Day went OK but bit discombobulated by the late start.  C gave me the fright of my life when she called on the way home.  Blue and Me works well in the car.

Make soup as soon as I get in, takes it’s time but relaxing chopping the veg and getting things going.  Finish off with steam pudding.  Must remember to find peppers on the way home for tomorrows Enchiladas.

C has cleaned out and tidied my shit.  With a view to getting rid of some stuff.  Not overly happy about it, things work as they were.

Bit of a relax and TV time, get a film in and jobs a good ‘un.  Back is painful end up grabbing one of C’s cocodamols to help me get to sleep and reduce the amount of pain.

Review #10 – The Fadeaways – The Fadeaways

Consistently fiery, high-energy Japanese garage rock, blending raw ’60s punk energy with tight, fuzzy production, it’s infectious, no-frills sound that’s both classic and powerful. Reminiscent of very early The Pretty Things or The Gruesomes. The drums are lovingly blown-out, as are the vocals, and the fuzz is there but not so shaggy as to get in the way of tightly-arranged tracks that get to the core of what’s still satisfying about rock’n’roll all these decades in.

Music

  1. Various Artists – We Can Fly: Psychedelic Obscurities From The 60s And 70s
  2. Various Artists – Make More Noise! Women In Independent Music UK 1977-1987
  3. The Fadeaways – The Fadeaways
  4. The Fadeaways – Dirty Water EP
  5. The Fadeaways – 50years From ’66!
  6. The Fadeaways – Uncle Jazz Records Single 2023
  7. The Fadeaways – Rack My Mind
  8. The Fadeaways – Pretty Wild

Movies

  1. Kelly’s Heroes

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My Word For The New Year

2nd January 2026 – My Word For The New Year

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My Word For The New YearBack to work today.  Team is compact and small.  Tales of folk’s New Year drift in and some horrors have manifested themselves!  Day flows a few Easy Leads but not enough, HBB and a fair few sales.

Drive in via the ASDA to grab lunch and paella mix.  The latter is a complete waste of effort because the personnel due to eat has changed since yesterday.  Pain in the arse, duck out for a takeaway and a swift pint.

Drive home is kinda interesting. Need to learn patience when defrosting windows in the car.  It kinda helps when trying to see the road.  In other news I end up listening to some Bee Gee’s and realising how good they are as a bit of light frothy music.

Start to pull a driving playlist together.  It’s more a case of pissing about than anything else.  Still it’s kinda fun and will baffle herself tomorrow when we nip into Wigan for an appointment at the building society.  That bit of the proceedings will be amazingly grown up…. C is making me do it!

Review #2 – Loose Tooth – New Age

Dolewave album that is reminiscent of the laconic nature of Courtney Barnett.  Melodic, fuzzy and jangly with a girl group vibe.  A pleasant listen on a cold day on the basis that it is in itself in congruent with the weather.  Not an immediate album but a few listens will be rewarding.

Music

  1. Moderate Lovers – Lost City
  2. Moderate Lovers – Lucy’s Gardening Again
  3. Moderate Lovers – Crayon Shades
  4. The Silent Love – Rainy Season
  5. The Silent Love – Painted Feelings
  6. Neshband – Melodi Cinta
  7. Neshband – Dekadensi Cinta
  8. Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever

Movies

  1. Operation Mincemeat

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1st January 2026 – Something Fresh

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Melons #fms_fresh26January 1st… New Year New Resolutions etc. So this year is an attempt at colour in addition to the monochrome for FMS.  Prompt today was Fresh so Sainsbury’s to the rescue.  Sainsbury’s itself was odd, the place was cold and felt like it was full of zombie shoppers.  Wish the check out lady a happy new year and I get a tirade of all that’s wrong with the world.  Couldn’t figure out if I found it sad or funny.

Cook a Shepherds pie as we start this Dash Diet thing.  Forget to grab the cabbage and cook it – did not go down well.  I get a lecture on the need to stick to the diet and the need for veggies.  The Shepherds pie was coaching with the things!

C seems to think my mood is foul, I seem to think it’s over reacting to tone of voice.  Don’t feel too bad but I am trying to cut down on the Sertraline at the moment.  Maybe it’s having a bigger impact than I think.  C thinks I should see the doctor, I don’t.

Order meds.

Did the top 9 thing on Instagram, it’s not a bad selection, not necessarily my faves but hey, what do I know.

Review #1 – European Sun – School Report

Single in advance of the new album on Skep Wax.  Spoken word listing of the day to a Velvets based background – reminiscent of The Gift.  Very much a description of middle age life that sadly I can relate to!  Brief snippets of school reports.  All of this in a Bristolian accent which I find comforting.

Music

  1. European Sun – School Report
  2. Loose Tooth – Saturn Returns
  3. Loose Tooth – Everything Changes
  4. Loose Tooth – Will You
  5. Loose Tooth – New Age
  6. Loose Tooth – Keep Up
  7. Jacob Freddy – Jacob Freddy
  8. Jacob Freddy – Sports Announcer
  9. Various Artists – The Process / Lonely
  10. People Mover – Not
  11. People Mover – Trying
  12. People Mover – The Joy
  13. People Mover – People Mover

Movies Watched

  1. One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
  2. The Great Escape

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Something that’s changing

13th August Something that’s changing

13th, August 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Hip Hop, Indie, Landscapes, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Wednesday, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Something that’s changingSomething that’s changing – always the light. R canned.  More stress.  Another day of poor value.

  1. The All Seeing I – Pickled Eggs & Sherbet
  2. The All Seeing I – Walk Like A Panther EP
  3. Primal Scream – Reverberations (Travelling In Time) BBC Radio Sessions & Creation Singles 1985-86
  4. Echo & The Bunnymen – The John Peel Sessions 1979-1983
  5. Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon – The Singles 1980-1990
  6. Big Flame – Peel Sessions 84-86
  7. Big Flame – Rigour 1983-1986
  8. Adult Mum – Natural Causes

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A tiny detail

12th August A tiny detail

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A tiny detailFirst of the earlies, bit of a stressful week beckons. A tiny detail – value is shite for the day.

  1. The No Ones – All The Stupid Days
  2. The No Ones – A Christmas Voice I Don’t Want To Bring You Into This World
  3. The No Ones – My Best Evil Friend
  4. The No Ones – The Great Lost No Ones Album
  5. Peter Case – Doctor Moan
  6. Peter Case – Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John
  7. Peter Case -Wig!

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What I wore

August 11th 2025 What I wore

11th, August 2025, Bike, Date, Days, Emo, FMS Photo A Day, Gardening, Indie, Monday, Music, No Dig, Photos, Portraiture, Psychedelia, Selfies, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What I woreWhat I wore on a day off. Cycled to the allotment. Did a few chores, put the coffee grounds round the plants. Brief chats with a few people. Then cycle back, grab a pint on the way as I was sweating buckets. Home and quick change of clothes before C gets in from her day with Vicky.

Music

  1. Tunabunny – Tunabunny
  2. Tunabunny – Genius Fatigue
  3. Tunabunny – PCP Presents Alice In Wonderland Jr
  4. Tunabunny – Kingdom Technology
  5. Positive No – Kyanite
  6. Positive No – Partners In The Wild
  7. Positive No – Houndstooth
  8. Positive No – Automatic Cars / Slumber Sequence
  9. Positive No – Positive No Demo
  10. Positive No – For Want Of (Rites of Spring)
  11. Positive No – Glossa
  12. Positive No – Teenage Waistline
  13. Positive No – You’re To Blame (Holiday Charity Song)
  14. Positive No – Framed
  15. Positive No – Reinvent the Space
  16. Positive No – Noel Noel
  17. Positive No – Via Florum
  18. Positive No – Frozen Warnings
  19. Russian Spy Camera – You Are A Vulture
  20. Russian Spy Camera – M Withdrawals
  21. Russian Spy Camera – Mutiny In The Kitchen With Knives

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My reflection today

August 10th 2025 My reflection today

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My reflection todayMy reflection today – not particularly inspired but there you go.  Bleach the bathroom floor… C a wee bit stressed by the toilet which she is convinced is leaking.

Music

  1. Marshmallow Coast – Antistar
  2. Marshmallow Coast – Vangelis Rides Again
  3. Marshmallow Coast – Marshmallow Coasting
  4. Marshmallow Coast – Seniors & Juniors Strikes Back
  5. Marshmallow Coast – Ride the Lightning
  6. Marshmallow Coast – Marshmallow Coast
  7. Marshmallow Coast – Seniors and Juniors
  8. Marshmallow Coast – Say It In Slang
  9. Marshmallow Coast – Phreak Phantasy
  10. Marshmallow Coast – Memory Girl
  11. Katie Lass – Hypnopomp
  12. Katie Lass – Sunshine1 // Long Window
  13. Is/Ought Gap – SUA
  14. Outer World – Coming Down
  15. Outer World – Who Does The Music Love?
  16. Dahlia Seed – Survived By
  17. Dahlia Seed – Valentine Kid’s Litter
  18. Dahlia Seed – Please Excuse All the Blood
  19. The 17th – Unreleased post-Dahlia Seed project

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Something that sparkles

8th August 2025 Something that sparkles

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Something that sparklesSomething that sparkles

Music

    1. Stanley Brinks – Maltese Suite
    2. Stanley Brinks – Apocalypso
    3. Stanley Brinks & the Flying Kaniks  – Hafna Xita
    4. Stanley Brinks – Loiters
    5. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – Another one just like that!
    6. Stanley Brinks & the Old Time Kaniks – Babylon Vibrations
    7. Stanley Brinks – Bc
    8. Stanley Brinks – Dank U
    9. Stanley Brinks – Fiddles
    10. Stanley Brinks – Back in the Dales
    11. Stanley Brinks – Digs
    12. Stanley Brinks – Yodels
    13. Stanley Brinks – Bit
    14. Stanley Brinks – Hovers
    15. Stanley Brinks & Freschard – War
    16. Stanley Brinks & the Kaniks – Jamaica Inn
    17. Stanley Brinks – Bops a zap
    18. Stanley Brinks – Plastic Kettle
    19. Stanley Brinks – And The Wave Pictures
    20. Stanley Brinks – Claps
    21. CVS – Country Versus State
    22. Stanley Brinks – Sings the blues
    23. The Fox – The Fox
    24. Stanley Brinks & Freschard – New Cologne
    25. Stanley Brinks & The Kaniks – Alligator Twilight
    26. Stanley Brinks – Taf Taf
    27. Stanley Brinks – River Green
    28. Stanley Brinks – Cooks
    29. Stanley Brinks – Strikes
    30. Stanley Brinks and the Space Kaniks with Olav Christer Rosseboe – Night In The Country
    31. Stanley Brinks – Horns in
    32. Kreuzberg Museum – Calypso
    33. Kreuzberg Museum – More Calypso
    34. Kreuzberg Museum – Ten American Classics

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A little chaos

August 7th A little chaos

7th, August 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Indie, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Street Photography, Thursday, , , , , , , , , , ,

A little chaosA little chaos – and the last late.  In via the post office.  Long story involving a mistake on a form.  Cost £8 to fix.

Music

  1. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – Orange Juice
  2. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – My Ass
  3. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – Ice
  4. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – Gin
  5. Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures – Wakefield
  6. Stanley Brinks – Happy New Year
  7. Owl & Mouse – Good Moon
  8. Owl & Mouse – Departures
  9. Freschard & Stanley Brinks – Iron Eye
  10. Freschard & Stanley Brinks – Lion Heart
  11. Stanley Brinks & Freschard – Pizza Espresso
  12. The Maureens – The Maureens
  13. The Maureens – Something In The Air
  14. The Maureens – Rainy Day
  15. The Maureens – Fell In Love
  16. The Maureens – Everyone Smiles
  17. The Maureens – Outta Sight
  18. The Maureens – Bang the Drum
  19. Fortitude Valley – Part Of The Problem, Baby

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My shadow

August 6th 2025 My shadow

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My shadowMy shadow, phew enough sun for this one.

Music

  1. The Guy Hamper Trio (feat. James Taylor) – Mary Mary / Type 2 Error
  2. The Dynatronics – My Eyes Are Turned Inside / I Feel Obscene
  3. Comet Gain – Tickets To The Underneath EP
  4. Love, Burns – Dear Carol / Drawn Together
  5. Luke Haines & Peter Buck – Going Down To The River To Blow My Mind
  6. Elvana – From The Muddy Banks Of Disgraceland
  7. Lena Hall – Obsessed: David Bowie (EP)
  8. Lena Hall – Songs From Your Friends & Neighbors
  9. My Raining Stars – 89 Memories
  10. My Raining Stars – Momentum

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