The Pirates album 'Out Of Our Skulls' reviewed by Hugh Fielder in Sounds 8th, October 1977.

16th, September 1978 news of the death of Keith Moon. "This time Keith hasn't survived."

Playing now… It’s a booty!

Continuing the nearly unanimous run of 8/10 (or 4/5) reviews from virtually all the printed monthly magazines (+Guardian/Observer), here's review of the "new" Yachts LP 'Missing in Action - The Lost Tapes 1980-81', in latest Vive Le Rock mag. available from www.henrypriestman.com/merchandise-2/

This...

4th August, 1976 an article on Tony Wilson's TV program 'So It Goes'. "...let them have Old Grey Whistle Test and to hell with it,". This TV program is discussed in detail and it's influence on the emergence of Punk in David Nolan's book 'I swear I was there' @nolanwriter.bsky.social

Been away to Somerset this week for a short break. Quiet evenings and a Netflix only TV saw us catching up with this. Not too shoddy at all.

The new series of Mandy is fab, and the ice cream van episode is one of the funniest 15 minutes of telly ever. I have had a couple of drinks.

It starts down in Wapping There ain't no stopping By-pass Barking and straight through Dagenham Down to Grays Thurrock And rather near Basildon Pitsea, Thundersley, Hadleigh, Leigh-On-Sea Chalkwell, Prittlewell Southend's the end youtu.be/McCHIK_yBJo?...

thx @writonthewater.bsky.social 👍😊 www.dailymotion.com/video/x8hptxy

Playing now: Squeeze – Argybargy (A&M) 1980 A recent CD purchase, and a proper rarity. Early Squeeze CDs are surprisingly thin on the ground.

Siouxsie at The Limit, Sheffield, by Pete Hill.

Playing now: The Band – Northern Lights-Southern Cross (Capitol) 1975

Had forgotten about this: on BBC4 talking about Counter Culture www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Playing now: Earl Bostic – All His Hits (King) 1995

Playing now - for the first time in 40+ years: Adam And The Ants – Kings Of The Wild Frontier (CBS) 1980

Playing now: David Bowie – David Live (RCA Victor) 1974

If you enjoy a music film and you live in or around Leicester, this will be good!

An article on Malcolm McLaren by Pete Silverton in Sounds 26th, July 1980 about Bow Wow Wow. Pictures by Peter Kodick.

Playing now: Neil Diamond – Tap Root Manuscript (UNI) 1970