Things That Are British – Page 14 – Los Bastardos Reunidos

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 // 0 Comments

Fat Children

I’m about ready for Jarvis Cocker’s next solo album.

What’s taking so long?

October 23, 2018May 29, 2019 // 3 Comments

I Never Get Tired Of This

Written and voiced by Adam Buxton, animation by The Brothers McLeod.

October 22, 2018May 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

Ian Hunter’s Diary of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star is back in print, as of this past August. Out of print copies can go for three figures on Amazon, although one is currently listed at $3,214.79 on some site called Books on Demand. (More like Dealer on Drugs.) Anywho, the new paperback is $17.25. Cheap!

Ian Hunter’s Diary of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star has received a litany of plaudits and been described as “an enduring crystallization of the rock musician’s lot, and a quietly glorious period piece” by The Guardian. A brutally honest chronicle of touring life in the 1970s, and a classic of the rock writing genre, Diary of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star remains the gold standard for rock writing. This edition includes new content from Hunter and a foreword from Johnny Depp.

Great article and interview in The Guardian here.

BONUS! Because I really wanna hear this song now.

October 18, 2018May 29, 2019 // 3 Comments

The Exact Moment Steve Jones Decided He Wanted To Play Guitar

He was watching this TOTP performance on the remand centre TV, August 24, 1972.

October 16, 2018January 21, 2019 // 3 Comments

Radiohead Fan Speaks Out

https://youtu.be/UHS3ci9H_Uc

Still funny.

October 13, 2018May 2, 2019 // 2 Comments

Ha ha.

Get yours [BROKEN LINK].

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Shit

Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, dead at 72.

October 2, 2018March 25, 2019 // 1 Comment

18 Years Ago…

Radiohead ditched their guitars and released Kid A. So now it’s old enough to buy cigarettes and vote. They grow up so fast…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnfPaaMR6Qc

October 1, 2018May 29, 2019 // 1 Comment

How Bruce Thomas Came Up With That Glorious Bass Riff

As Thomas tells The Peverett Phile blargh …

The riff wasn’t totally spontaneous, it was sort of contrived [from riffs] I’d been listening to at the time. It’s kind of weird. If you listen to “The Price of Love” by the Everly Brothers, you’ll get the rhythmic pattern.

And if you listen to “You Gotta Lose” by Richard Hell & The Voidoids, you put those notes to the riff you get “Pump It Up.” It’s a hybrid riff.

Then I was left with a half a bar so I added “You Really Got Me,” which was one of the best songs ever written. So, that was it.

I love this shit. Everybody rips off somebody – some are just more creative about it than others.

September 27, 2018May 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

Classic Album Sunday On Thursday

Check it out, you bastards.

BMG’s Art of The Album series presents a unique insight into the making of a seminal album. Recorded on the 8th June 2016, Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible of The Damned sat down with Colleen Murphy from Classic Album Sundays to discuss the stories, recording and impact of one punk’s very first album release.

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