Tag Archives: punk rock

The Grim Reapers Work in 2021

Posted on January 2, 2022 by moulty58

As might be anticipated there’s been a bumper crop of musicians and singers passing away this year. Its only to be expected, the heros of our youth are now older people. A lot of the departed, Phil Spector, Sylvain Sylvian … 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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14: Welcome to the Working Week..Elvis Costello

Posted on May 17, 2020 by moulty58

So, it’s ok to go back to work as long as you can’t work from home (I can!) and its safe to do so (?) and you can get there without using public transport (??), or you can use public … 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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Punk invents Post Punk

Posted on August 18, 2019 by moulty58

In early 1978 the Sex Pistols had imploded after a terrible tour of the states. A year on from a terrible tour of the UK the number one punk band were no more. It was pretty clear to us all … Continue reading →

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3 from 79

Posted on August 11, 2019 by moulty58

For the Summer of 79 I seemed to have three records on the go all the time. Music was still expensive I think two of the albums were my mate Phil’s and one was mine, but these were sharing times, … Continue reading →

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Sexism and the Stranglers

Posted on March 10, 2019 by moulty58

By mid 1977 punk really was setting the woods on fire. It wasn’t just people liking punk it was also people hating punk, it was something that no one was ambivalent about, there was a lot of anger around coming … Continue reading →

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This is Pop…The Rezillos

Posted on February 24, 2019 by moulty58

The career of the Rezillos was short and punchy, just like their songs. Coming from Edinburgh they emerged fully formed, had a couple of hits, released an album that was in effects a greatest hits record and then squeezed out … Continue reading →

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The Three Record Rule and Dr Feelgood

Posted on April 14, 2018 by moulty58

It’s a sad but true fact that almost every artist has a sell by date. The rule I usually live by is that no one needs more than 3 CDs from any one artist, once you’ve got three that’s enough, … Continue reading →

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The Mighty Slits

Posted on March 18, 2018 by moulty58

“People didn’t know whether to fuck us or kill us, because we looked like we’d come out of a porn magazine.” Becoming a parent raises a whole load of issues. There is no right or wrong for most of us, … Continue reading →

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