10th January – Out The Window

10th, Abstract, Beat, Cameras, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, January 2026, Kelly's Heroes, Mod, Music, Photos, Pop, Punk, Ricoh GRIIIx, Saturday, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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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3rd January – A New Habit

3rd, Cameras, Date, Days, Empire Records, FMS Photo A Day, Guns of Navarone, In Which We Serve, January 2026, Movies, Ricoh GRIIIx, Saturday, The Eagle Has Landed, , , , , , , , , , , ,

fms_habit26Struggled with this pic.  Not in the habit of picking up new habits.

Been a day of two halves.  Halve 1 the sensible half, we visit Nationwide and move money around to sensible places.  That’ll be the most grown up thing I’ll do all year!  Come home, get lost as a result of a road accident ahead but muddle through.  Then go shopping.  Gain a task for the next day off (Thursday following the recent shift change) in that I have to fetch meds (well hopefully mine should be ready by then anyway.  Second half of the day a gentle cook a bit of a chase around for photos and a swift ale.

Bit peed off with the shift change tbh. More because it lacked logic in that they’ve dropped a week in the pattern but then shifted the pattern back a week.  So weekend next week is on and we might have a bed arriving.  The whole thing is a pain as a result.

Review #3 – Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks – Kneejerk Reaction!

You know what your getting whenever you reach into Mark’s back catalogue.  Good time, no messing, garage, surf, rockabilly tunes.  It’s like a set of comfy trousers, reassuringly comforting, supportive in the right places and with the odd dubious stain about it.

Music

  1. Los Straitjackets – The Further Adventures Of Los Straitjackets
  2. Los Straitjackets – Play Favorites
  3. Los Straitjackets – Somos Los Straitjackets
  4. Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks – Get A Move On
  5. Hipbone Slim & The Kneejerks – Kneejerk Reaction!
  6. The Kryng – Sweet Vibration
  7. Beebe Gallini – Begged, Borrowed And Stealed
  8. Frankie – Strange Tales
  9. Les Robots – Robo Diddley vs The Rockin’ Robot
  10. The Breadmakers – Lonesome Sundown
  11. Child Of Panoptes – Down
  12. Falken’s Maze – Here We Come (EP)
  13. Human Toys – Live At The Poor Cow
  14. Human Toys – Human Toys Demos Feb 2019
  15. Human Toys – Japan Tour demos October 2019
  16. Human Toys – Go Go Alco / Generation Shit
  17. Sino Hearts – Mondo Paradiso
  18. The Capellas – Untamed
  19. The Capellas – Love Prayer
  20. The Capellas – Take Your Chance With The Capellas
  21. The Launderettes – Getaway
  22. The Launderettes – Back From The Sea
  23. The Five Cannons – The Five Cannons
  24. The Five Cannons – The Five Cannons
  25. The Questions – 恋の予感
  26. The Questions – Best Answer
  27. The Questions – Beehive
  28. The Questions – Yoake No Tori
  29. Thee Allyrgic Reaction – S/T
  30. Thee Allyrgic Reaction – Disques Rogue 45
  31. Thee Allyrgic Reaction – Dream About You

Movies

  1. Empire Records
  2. The Eagle Has Landed
  3. Guns of Navarone
  4. In Which We Serve

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Cosy corners

August 9th 2025 Cosy corners

9th, August 2025, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Music, Saturday, Soul, , , , , , , ,

Cosy cornersCosy corners – Elsie has taken to hiding in the cat tunnel.  Dunno why!  A wee bit of shopping today, housework and an abortive attempt to get to the allotment.  Catch up with the whole blog thing again.

  1. The Garment District – If You Take Your Magic Slow
  2. The Garment District – Luminous Toxin
  3. The Garment District – Flowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World
  4. The Garment District – Melody Elder
  5. The Garment District – Nature Nurture [Sonic Boom Remix]
  6. The Garment District – Bird Or Bat Buscrates (16bit Ensemble Remix)
  7. Daniel Johnston – Love Lives Forever (BBC Sessions 2003 – 2011)
  8. WUT – Mingling with the Thorns
  9. WUT – Now
  10. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band – Shake A Tail Feather Baby!
  11. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band – Hand Clappin’ Foot Stompin’ Funky-Butt…Live!
  12. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band – My Bombers My Dexy’s My Highs – The Sixties Studio Sessions
  13. Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band – Uptight

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A quiet joy

2nd August 2025 A quiet joy

2nd, August 2025, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Gardening, Hip Hop, Indie, Jazz, Music, Nature, No Dig, Photos, Saturday, Soul, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A quiet joyA quiet joy – allotment visit and a bit of edging of the plot, some watering. And we have signs of life….. the plug plants have yet to die, spinach, pak choi and bush beans seem to be appearing.  Add some oregano into the mix.  Meet a few other allotment holders as I’m leaving.  Think the whole early thing works for me but isn’t the most social of options.

Home and a shop with C, nip for a coffee along the way and a beer on the way back.

Music

  1. Nick Drake – The Making Of Five Leaves Left
  2. Space Blanket – Sonic Balms For Soothing Souls
  3. The Soulboy Collective – Snob Fatigue
  4. Half Man Half Biscuit – All Asimov And No Fresh Air
  5. The Hi-Fly Orchestra – Mambo Atomico
  6. The Hi-Fly Orchestra – Get Ready
  7. The Hi-Fly Orchestra – Love EP
  8. The Hi-Fly Orchestra – Samboogaloo

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Made me laugh

26th July 2025 Made me laugh

26th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, July 2025, Music, Psychedelia, Saturday, Street Photography, , , , , , , , ,

Made me laughMade me laugh

Music

  1. The Heads – Live at Koko, Camden, 11 10 09
  2. The Heads – Relaxed Rehearsal
  3. The Heads – The Time Is Now
  4. The Heads – Reverberations Volume Two
  5. The Heads – Inner space broadcasts volume 1 part 1
  6. The Heads – Relaxing With…
  7. The Heads – At Last
  8. The Heads – 33
  9. The Heads – ‘Burning up with…the heads
  10. The Heads – RITUALS FROM THE HEADS AND THE BIG NATURALS VOL ONE
  11. The Heads – RITUALS FROM THE HEADS AND THE BIG NATURALS VOL TWO
  12. The Heads – RITUALS FROM THE HEADS AND THE BIG NATURALS VOL THREE
  13. The Heads – Reverberations Volume 7
  14. The Heads – Enten Eller
  15. The Heads – Everybody knows we got nowhere
  16. The Heads – Vertigo Swill
  17. The Heads – Bedlam
  18. The Heads – Under The Stress Of A Headlong Dive
  19. The Heads – Irrepressible Heads
  20. The Heads – Reverberations Volume 3 – 6
  21. The Heads – Reverberations Volume One
  22. The Heads – Tilburg

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Something found

July 19th Something found

19th, Classical, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, July 2025, Music, Photos, Saturday, , , , , , , , ,

Something foundSomething found – on the way to the allotment.  So today was the day for the visit to the Roots allotment.  General induction and then a bit of dancing on the plot.  Have gone with the mini… the starter might have been a bit much.

Music

  1. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – When In Rome
  2. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Broadcasting From Home
  3. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Penguin Cafe Orchestra
  4. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – History
  5. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Signs Of Life
  6. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – A Brief History
  7. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Music From The Penguin Cafe
  8. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Concert Program
  9. Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Preludes Airs And Yodels

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A quiet moment

July 12th A quiet moment

12th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, Jazz, July 2025, Krautrock, Music, Photos, Pop, Saturday, Street Photography, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A quiet momentA quiet moment

Music

  1. Monty Oxymoron – IDS
  2. Monty Oxymoron – Meditations Of The Water Snake
  3. Monty Oxymoron – Tune In To Channel Z
  4. Monty Oxymoron – Those Eyes
  5. Monty Oxymoron – Danger Monty At Work!
  6. Monty Oxymoron – Resignation
  7. Monty Oxymoron – Exuberant Improv in the Chapel of the Ascension
  8. Monty Oxymoron – The BeeBoss Sessions
  9. Monty Oxymoron – Music For Perfomance and Film
  10. Monty Oxymoron – Corpse Organ Favourites
  11. Monty Oxymoron – Mad Hatti’s Reunion With Paradise
  12. Monty Oxymoron – Tales From The Second Attic
  13. Monty Oxymoron – Jazzmatics
  14. Monty Oxymoron – Doctor Swashstika Pumpenicle’s Analysis
  15. Monty Oxymoron – Meditation Music
  16. Monty Oxymoron – A Plague On Us
  17. Monty Oxymoron – Plane Stupidt
  18. Monty Oxymoron – Visions Of The Ecstasy Aunt
  19. Monty Oxymoron – Improvising Uno Shut Up And Play All Of The Instruments
  20. Monty Oxymoron – Damned Rejects
  21. Monty Oxymoron – Soft Fragrant Touch of the Moon
  22. Monty Oxymoron – Living My Life Sdrawkcab
  23. Monty Oxymoron – Live At The Zap!
  24. Monty Oxymoron – Acorn Beer and Chestnut Wine

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Simple

5th July Simple

5th, Date, Days, Dream Pop, FMS Photo A Day, Hip Hop, Indie, July 2025, Music, Nature, Photos, Psychedelia, Punk, Saturday, Soul, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

SimpleSimple – bee and honeysuckle.

Music

  1. Cindy – Saw It All Demos
  2. Cindy – Cindy
  3. Cindy – 1:2
  4. Cindy – Little Liability / Take My Place
  5. Cindy – Standard Candle Demos
  6. Cindy – Likely Story / Saw It All
  7. Cindy – Swan Lake
  8. Cindy – Why Not Now
  9. Flowertown – Theresa Street
  10. Flowertown – Flowertown
  11. Flowertown – Half Yesterday
  12. Flowertown – Tourist Language
  13. Flowertown – Time Trials
  14. The Paranoids – Fuzz Folk
  15. Kneecap – Fenian Cunts
  16. Kneecap – Kneecap: Music From The Motion Picture
  17. Kneecap – H.O.O.D 2025 (EP)
  18. Stevie Wonder – Mono Singles

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Chaotic Corner

28th June Chaotic corner

28th, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Indie, June 2025, Music, Pop, Psychedelia, Saturday, , , , , , , , , , ,

Chaotic CornerChaotic Corner which gets me accused of making the house look like a dump.  Possibly true.  It’s on the list for Monday’s chores though.  Coffee, visit to Wigan’s armed forces day, shopping and lunch in the pub with C.  Am still feeling shattered from cold and have a glorious kip in the afternoon.

Music

  1. Soft Cell – Mutant Moments
  2. Soft Cell – Memorabilia
  3. Soft Cell – Bedsitter
  4. Soft Cell – Tainted Love
  5. Soft Cell – Say Hello Wave Goodbye
  6. Soft Cell – Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing
  7. Soft Cell – Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
  8. Various Artists – Acid Visions. The Complete Collection. Best Of Texas Punk & Psychedelic
  9. Levellers – Greatest Hits
  10. Levellers – Mouth To Mouth
  11. Levellers – Hope St.
  12. Levellers – Live At The Royal Albert Hall
  13. Levellers – Collective / Live
  14. Levellers – A Curious Life (Live At Union Chapel)

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A Pet Judging Me

June 21 A pet judging me

21st, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, June 2025, Photos, Pop, Portraiture, Psychedelia, Punk, Saturday, , , , , , , , , , ,

A Pet Judging MeA pet judging me.

Music

  1. Neutrals – Bus Stop Nights E.P.
  2. Neutrals – New Town Dream
  3. Neutrals – Personal Computing
  4. Neutrals – Rent / Your House E.P.
  5. Neutrals – Promotional Cassette (official demo of summer 2016)
  6. Neutrals – Promotional Cassette 2
  7. Neutrals – Kebab Disco
  8. Neutrals – Leisureland Demos
  9. Autocamper – You Look Fabulous!
  10. Autocamper – Summertime
  11. Autocamper – Blanche / Budge
  12. Kevin Robertson – Kings Of Most Of Yesterday
  13. Kevin Robertson – Of The Night
  14. The Laughing Chimes – Whispers In The Speech Machine
  15. The Laughing Chimes – A Promise To Keep
  16. The Laughing Chimes – Laurel Heights
  17. The Laughing Chimes – In This Town
  18. The Laughing Chimes – Zoo Avenue EP
  19. The Laughing Chimes – High Beams (Dead End Mix)
  20. The Laughing Chimes – Tomorrow’s 87
  21. The Laughing Chimes – Arboretum Miles

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