What are you listening to right now?

The Morning After - James

note to self; dont go out on the p*ss with your nephew, on a tuesday evening, he got no money, but know's where the good stuff is kept, hello black sambuca!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To do with Ska just read "Pauline Blacks" autobiography "Black By Design"                                                                                              An angry young lady in her yoof, adopted and raised by a white family.                                                                                               Hard to believe "The Selecter" in their origional line up were only together for 2 years. Definately a good read

Away from Ska Top of my play list although a couple of years old, The Courteeners and The Answering Machine

Being busy bringing up a family through the late 80`s to recently, I`m catching up on a lot of music I missed

My 2 recent purchases have 808 State and Mr Scruff both early 90`s

From recommendations from this site

Enjoy Sugar, Copper Blue especially "Hoover Dam" love the way it kicks in

and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, when they stick to ska

On all I will listen to most music except bloody Country and Western !! (Please no intro on the Podcast)

Detachable Penis - King Missile

"I woke up this morning with a bad hangover
And my penis was missing again.
This happens all the time.
It's detachable."

 This, morsel only, from Saturday night at the SFBH -Vas Deferens - benefit gig. 

 Valentina - The Wedding Present.

I saw them back in 88 or something like that and was not that familiar with their music but was suitably blown away by them live. I was gutted when they folded soon after.

I adore the new album, it's like an old flame you've not seen for awhile who's gone away, grown up and gotten older but is still as charming, witty and heartbreakingly beautiful as always.

christ I love this album.

Gedge was always up their with other fine British songwriters like Blackwell, Ray Davis,  Morrissey, etc that could write amazing bittersweet and ironic songs.

They are at the San Fran Bath House on the 23rd - do yourself a favour and go and see them.

I`ll be one day ahead of you......Kings Arms Auck 22nd.......definately looking forward to it !!!!.......Then the Stone Roses the following week even better !!

Bought the new " I Am Kloot "  CD in the weekend........Love these guys...I don`t why they haven`t made it in main stream......Maybe they just don`t care????

My Bloody Valentine - MBV.

Kitty - D.A.I.S.Y Rage

Hot Sugar - Moon Money

The Bouncing Souls

OK, I've just realised the Wedding Present are in Wellington on the 23rd, Nix at home vs Adelaide on the 24th, up to Auckland to see The Stone Roses on the 26th, then back to Wellington for Nix vs Jets on 27th.

I better wash a fuck load of dishes between now and then.

Roses a chance. Might need to be in AK for work that night.

Wedding Present maybe depends on some Adelaide visitors dragging me out drinking.

 If so I'll have a workmate in tow and probably catch up with a Nighthawk and his Mrs who are already locked in.

I'm locked in for the Roses, Weddoes, Newcastle & Adelaide.

Fly to Akl from Paraparaumu, Tuesday Arvo, back on Weds morning.

The Janner & his Mrs are going up to Auckland as well.

 So who's coming to the Wedding Present in  Welly and where and what time we meeting up???

Just got home from the Wedding Present concert in Auckland.......still buzzing

You lot who are going to the Wellington gig later tonight won`t be disapointed

Great mixed set around 7-8 from George Best

Enjoy....I did !!

If we go to the gig later tonight we'll definitely be disappointed, because it's tomorrow!

The Weddoes must be taking the scenic route down here.

What are they on Sat Night ?????........Shit, I`m in early evening Sat for the Nix on Sunday.......Just might have to see them again !!

FT - what time you heading to SFBH. Where to for pre gig drinks?

Treasure -  timeless

 getting to san fran at 20:45 thats the earliest - sorry done a night shift.

Well apart from having the hangover from hell the next day, it was a great gig. 

Got to talk to the mighty Gedge.

FT: Last time I saw you was in 1988!

Gedge: Welcome back...

FT: I loved the new album, best thing you've ever done!! What's next?

Gedge: I'm going up on stage and playing the guitar

FT: erm that's not what I meant, after that, what's next?

Gedge: I'm going to bed

As Kiwi Hatter remarked about him, in typical Kiwi Hatter fashion, "He's a Dry Bastard that one" :) 

And the miserable sod only signed my t-shirt "David" not "David Gedge" 

I'd still marry him though!

On the ground in Auckland now. The long, loping bassline from "I Wanna Be Adored" running through my head on repeat.

"Mani, Mani, it's meeeeee!"

Actually it's a shame the timing couldn't have allowed The Wedding Present to support The Stone Roses.

Not that The Wedding Present should have to do that but it still would have been cool.

A few Stone Roses fans would have got a bit of an education anyway.

Loaded both "The Stone Roses" and "Second Coming" onto my car stereo this morning just to get warmed up !!! 

Enjoyed the Stone Roses very much.

Just one complaint - volume!

Turn the volume up sound dude. 

Something for the weekend - especially for Banzai...Aieee!!!

Including Super Me

(No SNSD but)

Abba and the Bee Gees.

 They might be Giants  are coming over.

I always had a soft spot for one of there early tracks, (bought on a cassette single - can't remember what it was),  and loved John Linnell's track "South Carolina" which is my fav cycling track ever.

They where proto Weezer for me as I recall them being much earlier and I don't think Weezer would have had the success if TMBG's had not been around. Not totally my cup of tea but i liked.

What do you lot think?

Buzzcocks coming back for 4 dates late April/early May also.

Love the Buzzcocks - timeless stuff.

Would go and see them every week if I could.

Alison Moyet.

De La Soul

Rediscovering them and loving every second of it!

That's nobody's business but the Turks...