Things That Are British – Los Bastardos Reunidos

July 23, 2021 // 1 Comment

Here’s One Fat Elvis Has Never Seen

That’s sarcasm, boys. Still, damn good print on the YouTubes.

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 // 4 Comments

Is That Love?

Squeeze plays the Ryman this summer. A certain bastard listened to Singles a billionty-twelve times in college, and probably should learn more of their back catalog before he attends.

Thank you Peel 1977 and Peel 1978.

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 // 1 Comment

With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?

June 10th! According to Louder Than War …

When we lost one of the UK’s most remarkable singer/songwriters Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks in 2018, we also lost the chance to hear him tell the stories behind some of the songs we love so well, or so it appeared.

However, in 2020, recordings surfaced of a series of long, personal and in-depth interviews between Pete and close friend Louie Shelley. The two had spent hours discussing details of Pete’s life, moving song-by-song through Buzzcocks’ output to reveal his memories of the punk explosion and how he came to write songs such as ‘Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)’ and ‘What Do I Get?’.

Now, to be published in print for the first time and with the blessing of Pete’s estate, these conversations offer us the chance to hear one of the finest songwriters of a generation in his own words at last.

FUN FACT: That cover is based on the 45’s cover art, which is based on Duchamp’s Fluttering Hearts, as described over the phone to the art director!

May 3, 2021 // 3 Comments

Los Mods de Sleaford

Nice interview at the beginning.

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 // 3 Comments

God Save The Simptsons

Some dude has reimagined the Simpsons as a British family. Right then, you bastards go videy this and videy it well. Shut up and eat your flag…

March 29, 2021 // 4 Comments

The World Needs More Supergrass

Somebody in the comments said these guys were 18 when they wrote this. Talented people suck.

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 // 3 Comments

The Jam’s 1977 Peel Sesssion

Good Lord, these guys were tight.

January 8, 2021 // 1 Comment

Hmmm

New Bowie single celebrating his birthday.

Nice enough, but lacks the gut-punch raw emotion of Lennon’s original.

November 10, 2020 // 2 Comments

I’m Sure We Can All Relate Redux

Somehow never heard Billy Bragg’s original until the other day. Early twenties suck as bad as the teenage years, just for different and more complex reasons.

Sorry-not-sorry for providing lyrics …

I was twenty one years when I wrote this song
I’m twenty two now, but I won’t be for long
People ask me when will you grow up to be a man
But all the girls I loved at school
Are already pushing prams

I loved you then as I love you still
Though I put you on a pedestal,
They put you on the pill
I don’t feel bad about letting you go
I just feel sad about letting you know

I don’t want to change the world
I’m not looking for a new England
I’m just looking for another girl
I don’t want to change the world
I’m not looking for a new England
I’m just looking for another girl

I loved the words you wrote to me
But that was bloody yesterday
I can’t survive on what you send
Every time you need a friend

I saw two shooting stars last night
I wished on them but they were only satellites
It’s wrong to wish on space hardware
I wish, I wish, I wish you’d care

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