Tag Archives: 70’s biography

Macca’s Manic Months

Posted on June 19, 2022 by moulty58

So,Sir Paul, now officially the greatest man who has ever lived is 80. June is going to see a lot of tributes but only one from me and that’s a reposting of something I wrote 7 years ago about the … Continue reading →

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27. Nag,Nag,Nag….Cabaret Voltaire

Posted on May 8, 2022 by moulty58

Post Sex Pistols/Grundy Interview at the end of 1976 punk bands appeared almost overnight across Britain. Not since the skiffle boom of the late 50’s had so many people been prompted to pick up a guitar, learn three chords and … Continue reading →

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Into the 80’s..Altered images

Posted on August 2, 2020 by moulty58

Altered images entered the 80’s on a trajectory steep enough to make you dizzy. Formed by members of the Siouxisie and the Banshees fan club in Glasgow it was immediately clear where their influences lay. Tribal drumming, chiming guitars and … Continue reading →

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15:Hallogallo… Neu

Posted on May 24, 2020 by moulty58

Covid coma has hit me this week so I am recycling an old post Hallogallo holds a place in my heart even though I’ve sometimes gone decades without listening to it. This is partly because its a great track perfectly … Continue reading →

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11: Maybe I’m Amazed…Paul McCartney/ The Faces

Posted on April 26, 2020 by moulty58

The official video for McCartney’s classic has been released newly remastered. It’s just over 50 years since the release of his first solo album ‘McCartney’. A record recorded before we were even certain what was happening with the Beatles. Most … Continue reading →

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The Doctors of Madness

Posted on February 16, 2020 by moulty58

Many years ago while working in Leicester I came across a story in the local paper, the Leicester Mercury, about Leicester bands who had not quite made it. Leicester is not exactly a rock and roll city but it’s made … Continue reading →

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Andy Gill

Posted on February 9, 2020 by moulty58

The death of Andy Gill, Gang of Four Guitarist in many ways seems more tragic than the Amy’s, Janis’s and Jimi’s. Gill was only 63, it’s tempting to think that if you’ve made it that far you should be entitled … Continue reading →

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The Tracks of my Years

Posted on January 19, 2020 by moulty58

Splitting out lives into decades is, at best, an arbitrary experience. Its not possible to divide a century by 10 and expect life events to follow a pattern. The first part of the 70’s were really just the end of the 60’s, … Continue reading →

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Neil Innes

Posted on January 5, 2020 by moulty58

If I had been born in Manchester or London, I would, no doubt have a stock of anecdotes about sitting next to Joe Strummer on the bus or being at school with Peter Hook or delivering mail to Ian Dury or whatever. Living my … Continue reading →

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Grandad….Clive Dunn

Posted on November 3, 2019 by moulty58

Its almost impossible to comprehend at a distance of 50 years just how popular the TV series Dad’s Army was. The show initially expected that it would appeal to people who had lived through the second world war, bear in mind that this … Continue reading →

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