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The Spirit Of Christmas Present: Part Eight

Christmas Eve came, slowly and thickly on the tails of a freezing wet December. Sarah awoke early in the morning to see the dream of so many children: a thin veil of snow covered the land, and more was falling … Continue reading

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Follow The Leader

Time for you all to listen to a voice far more productive than mine. Click to be entertained. Great job, Stuart!

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The Peel Seat

It’s always nice when you can get somebody else to wite your blog posts for you, and never more so than if it is my buddy Dale Farrington (ex of American TV Cops, whose only session you can still find … Continue reading

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To Be Bad Is Good. To Be Good Is Simply Boring.

I have brought you many things in my time, but the most successful of them was an invention they called punk rock….Find yourself four kids. Make sure they hate each other. Make sure they can’t play. (Malcolm McLaren, Great Rock’N’Roll … Continue reading

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Pie Hits Maude

One of the stalwarts of the Peel Show are a band who never appeared on it. At the top of the show, JP frequently made reference over the years to the Flying Cream Shots, but none of their music was … Continue reading

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Junior Kickstart

I experienced a notable first for my little blog today: for the first time in three years, I had a takedown request from an artist responsible for creating the work involved. A few months back, I posted what I believed … Continue reading

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The Spirit Of Christmas Present: Part Seven

It took them a good hour to find the small parish church, its spire grimy and grey in stone like a finger pointing to Heaven. The stained glass windows glowed very faintly with the small light of candles, but that … Continue reading

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Let’s Start The New Year Right

‘We were working together quite a lot, and tried to make the BBC sessions as easy, and as painless, as possible. We’d try and get it good, but not get too hung up about it. I think all the numbers … Continue reading

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Lightnin’ Strikes Twice

It seems odd to think so, but Sam Lightnin’ Hopkins was not averse to a bit of crossover in his music, and with his new-found celebrity made the unusual step of recording an album with the 13th Floor Elevators in … Continue reading

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Happy New Decade

I won’t do the usual round-up (see 17 Seconds for a superb example of that), but I’d like to thank all the readers of the last 300 posts for their support and encouragement. This year has not been a vintage … Continue reading

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