Didn't know about this.
Only know about Noko from his time with Howard Devoto in Luxuria, and when he played guitar in the Magazine reunion tour in 2011

I bought Carrie when it came out, great song.
Is it ok to say I've never got on with The Waterboys? Don't think I'd get off with saying that over on our corner of X!!

As 12/13 yr olds in 1972/73 my mate and I pored weekly over his brothers Sounds for T Rex,Bowie,Roxy news. By '78 I had my first job and was buying NME, MM, Sounds every week reading cover to cover. Seemed new mags launched every 6 mths with free flexi or tape too (folding quickly). A golden age.

The day my life changed for ever (although I didn't buy it till a month or two later!😀)

My wife will love them I think. She's a big fan of Brogeal who I'll lazily describe as Scotlands answer to The Pogues, so this will be right up her street as well.
Madra Salach have a 5 track EP on the streaming services with Murphy Can Never Go Home on it, it's mighty stuff on even one listen.

Meet Madra Salach, the band putting their own powerful twist on Irish folk Madra Salach are proving to be a major force within modern Irish folk.

They have even caught the attention of Rolling Stone.
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Madra Salach: Blue and Gold live on The Tommy Tiernan Show YouTube video by RTÉ Player

Great find pal! You've sent me down a rabbit hole to find out all about them and I came across this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=djCJ...
Terrific stuff, that boy has got a hell of a set of pipes on him. They remind me a bit of Lankum.

Unbelievable! A booking fee these days can be multiples times that. Were you at that one, or was it one of the later ones? I have a vague recollection of you saying you had attended one of the Futuramas?

If AI is to be believed a day ticket cost the princely sum of £5, and if you went both days it was £6. Perhaps @collettwriter.bsky.social can confirm? Presumably the bands were doing it more for publicity than cash.
If I could go back in time and go to one gig or festival it would be this one.

It was a long time ago!!
And tying in with the 3 thing Thirteen was released 33 years ago. Staying with the working title theme wasn't it initially going to be called Thirdteen after Big Star's Third?
Played it earlier and it sounded fine. The guitars were great, the lyrics maybe not so much!

Neil Jung was written by Norman about Duglas from BMX Bandits apparently.
I need to dig out Thirteen again. Think it probably suffers unfairly when compared to Bandwagonesque and Grand Prix.

Best drama I've watched in ages, utterly captivating.

Imagine producing Like A Rolling Stone, a few early Dylan LP's , then VU and Nico and White Light White Heat by the Velvets? He could have retired right there.

Eyeless In Gaza: Welcome Now YouTube video by Pete Paphides

Could have been the worlds most unlikely pop stars in the mid 80's when they released some beautiful pop songs, and got on BBC kids TV, below.

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24 albums for me. My favourite music year.

My mind is simple😵‍💫

A national hero in Scotland... and Lithuania: Vilnius hails Celtic legend Billy McNeill's family roots in Eastern Europe - The Sunday Post He is a hero in his Scottish homeland but Lisbon Lions legend Billy McNeill has also been hailed in Lithuania, the homeland of his maternal grandparents.

Wonder if his family mixed with other Lithuanians in Lanarkshire?
McNeill’s maternal grandparents, Kazis and Urzula Walatkaviczus, were Lithuanian immigrants. Coatbridge to Bellshill to Coatbridge is 3.9 miles.
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We don't need your Colin Stein.
Eusebio or Alan Gilzean.
Cos we've got someone twice as good.
We've got....

Yeah, the ones that aren't dead that is😀

NME's best albums and tracks of 1979 Discover NME's best albums and tracks of 1979. Featuring albums from Talking Heads, Joy Division and PiL

Only 10 for me, and 79 was definitely 'my' era too. 1979 is the greatest year ever for LP's in my world. The NME list is a belter, I bought all the top 10 that year. The Slits, Wire and LKJ would be promoted from lower down the NME list into my top 10 though.

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Couple of Howard Devoto gems there, the man was 74 yrs old yesterday.

Funnily enough myself and @lorraineinglisd.bsky.social were just talking about this very place the other day over at "the other place", Reminiscing about how we regularly visited The Rock Garden in the late 80's (not together though!). Usually included a trip over the road to Flip most times .

My parents also married September 1959. Only Mum still here.

Yep, belated birthday wishes CC.

The women in punk – and the girl I was In the summer of 1977, Caroline Collett found punk because of a boy – and stayed because of the women. From Caroline Coon and Vivienne Westwood to Poly Styrene and Patti Smith, this is a love letter t...

Supercool women’s music site @thefortyfive.bsky.social asked me to write about the women in punk who influenced me the most - and I did!
Enjoy, comment, share!
CC x
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Great article as expected pal. Hopefully a taster for the soon come book(c'mon publishers!).
Of the women you mention it's The Slits that left the biggest impression on me. I still play Cut regularly to this day.
I loved The Au Pairs and Delta 5 too, not punk but inspired by the women before them.

I remember in the late 70's/early 80's the last few days before payday it was a toss up whether to go to Tescos for pasta, soup or bread, a couple of pints in the pub, or to buy the likes of Closer, the new Bunnymen LP, Fear of Music or Metal Box on release day. The music usually won!

And in another vague connection I see @carolinebinnie.bsky.social has posted that Cale's Paris 1919 was released on Feb 25 1973.

I would never had heard of Chipping Sodbury if it wasn't for the song "Graham Greene" on John Cale's magnificent LP Paris 1919. Although the lyric says"Oh welcome back to Chipping and Sodbury...."
Vague Welsh connection there between Cale and Cath.