OK. I know I shouldn't believe everything I read on the weborama.But The Farm? From where?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bands_from_ManchesterSome things are important round these parts! And knowing the difference between Manchester and Liverpool tends ot hover around the top spot...
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Sometimes something comes along that excites me like a big kid.I have a "rule" that I never listen to the same album twice in a row. It's just plain wrong.I've broken my rule for Fuck Buttons.Apologies to Midford for not taking the advice earlier. Will try harder next time, promise.
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I'm actually chuffed to get tickets to see Tom Waits.For various reasons I've been waiting 23 years for this, which is perhaps why I didn't bat an eyelid at TWO HUNDRED QUID FOR TWO TICKETS!!! And why exactly does the second ticket also cost a fiver to put in the same envelope as the first one?Rant over. I'm actually quite excited. I'm just praying nobody wheels on young Scarlet for a duet - th
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I blame my mother. If she'd just managed to squeeze me out 40 years earlier, I coulda popped down the UFO club and caught Soft Machine before the window episode...Currently immersed in a pick of psychedelic relics, mostly British, tho I calmed down to The Dead's Aoxomoxoa late last night.Gonna have to get Shotter's Nation back in my ears quick, before I get stuck at the other end of the time t...
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Damo's coming! I had no idea! Proves how out of touch I'd been...Damo Suzuki's touring with his ever-changing variety of like-minded un-rehearsed musicians, and will be at the Roadhouse (the best venue in Manchester by miles) this Friday (16 Nov).I'll be there (and I'll let you know how it goes). If it's any good, I'll be in St Helens the following night too...Still can't persuade my mates to sh
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My taste is pretty eclectic. But that can be a problem.Over the years, I can find myself avidly listening to a bunch of good things, while other good stuff passes me by, simply cos there aren't enough hours in the day.So I still find stuff from years back on a regular basis, which slipped through the net.I saw Psychic TV a couple of times in the 80s, most notably a manic gig at Manchester Poly...
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To return to a previous topic, I just caught Iggy & The Stooges on the Jonathan Ross show.Did I cringe? Did I cry? Kinda. I cried with laughter!Maybe I was a bit mean saying it would just be embarrassing to see them try to capture the old magic...But it was certainly worth seeing Iggy cavort amongst the studio cameramen and leer at a non-plussed audience member sneering I Wanna Be Your Dog.This
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Watched a prog on the Beeb the other night showing Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight et al try to recreate Sgt Pepper at Abbey Road.Why all the fuss? It's easy to recreate the sound of the Fab Four on a home recording setup. Just follow my simple 10 point plan:1. Record some acoustic guitar with slapback echo. One of them toy ones will do, if the strings hurt your fingers, just wear boxing gloves.2. Rec
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