There is still plenty of creative gas left in the tank, but you may have to wait.
13.03.2026 17:13
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There is still plenty of creative gas left in the tank, but you may have to wait.
Last Summer , I was going to make time to make music, and even invested myself into it by buying equipment, instruments etc. but wasn't able to make that materialise. My weekdays are mostly work, and my weekends are mostly household stuff that I couldn't get done during the week.
I'm sorry to announce that, several months ago, when I felt the urge to recommence music-making, it was when I felt I had something called "free time". It's going to be a while longer.
And indeed I shall - thank you!
#nowplaying Pet Shop Boys' "Introspective", a £4 charity shop LP from yesterday's travels. My favourite band when I was 9, but went off them after "Very". Their contribution to Jarre's "Electronica 2" - "Brick England" - reminded me what I liked about them all those years ago.
#musicsky #vinylsky
Continuing the Bruford kick, I received a batch of new vinyl late last week, of which this was one: "Dig?", the second Earthworks album. First impressions are a bit meh - it tries not to sound so 80's, but it does, and Bill's Simmonds kit doesn't help. #musicsky #vinylsky
That is one hell of a mic-drop moment. Bravo, Zack!
That same re-organiszation also inspired a bit of a Bruford kick. I listened to the Moraz/Bruford LP "Flags" earlier this morning, but still find it more biased towards Moraz's contributions. Just behind it was this LP, where Bruford is an equal partner. That's more like it!
#musicsky
The LP cover of Robbie Robertson's debut LP. There's some kind of sepia-tinged stuff going on, some long grass, and Robertson's haggared mug blended in
A re-organization of my record collection has unearthed a lot of "ooh, I haven't played that one in AGES" records, of which this is one. Robbie Robertson's self-titled debut should be ranked among the best albums of the 80s IMO: the songwriting and production are absolutely spot-on.
#musicsky
It's been a while...
My wife is a member of the various Popsy groups on Facebook, and works at the same school in Tamworth that Cherish's children go to. Meeting you after the show would mean quite a lot to her, and I'd like to try and make it happen.
Hi Angela - @angelabarnes.bsky.social - my wife and I will be at your show at the Burton Brewhouse next Thursday. If we could meet you after the show - even for just a quick photo - that would be amazing. (TBC..)
Still warming to it at the moment, but have only been listening passively - first impressions were really positive (the band definitely sounds inspired and energized) but I feel this is one where I *really* need to block an hour out where I can sit down and listen to it with the lyric book open.
* Alberto, not Andrea 🤦♂️
Who was I thinking of?
And no, it wasn't the Italian singer with the initials A.B. that my mum likes.
Another excellent pre-order from @burningshed.com, arrived 2 whole days early, and just in time to enjoy it over lunch. I went through their pre-order list just after Xmas and added stuff direct to my cart, so the postcard signed by Greg and Andrea was a VERY nice surprise! Thanks again Pete & co 😃
I have to look on the bright side. Despite being born in the West Midlands, I am the son of a 3rd Gen Irish Immigrant. If Reform gain power and my family and I get deported to the woke EU hellhole that Ireland is supposed to be, I won't be the one complaining.
Have a listen to this song by @billybragg.bsky.social - it was recorded 30 years ago, but encapsulates a lot of today's politics in its lyrics. The EP it comes from also contains a song called "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night" which triggered my recollection.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqym...
It confirms a theory of mine: @timbowness.bsky.social is a better vocalist than many around today, including those who found success through talent shows. He may lack the power and vibrato that sells on TV, but he knows exactly what is needed and when: his ear and his voice are perfectly in tune.
Because @burningshed.com are so brilliantly efficient with their pre-orders, I've been able to listen to the 30th Anniversary vinyl re-issue of No-Man's "Loveblows..." two whole days in advance. ⬇️
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🎉 Green GAIN from Reform! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
I know for a fact my Dad drank Banks's Mild: a beer so weak, ten pints wouldn't get a hamster even remotely tipsy 😆
My dad knew a few in the area, but by the time he could politely make such a request, he was too drunk to form the sentence "Can my son have your Labi Siffre record when you're finished with it"? Well, that's what my mum told me.
I know this has seemingly little to do with your original post, but those 80's compilation franchises were a great way to get hold of the hits your mum wouldn't let you have, and your Dad couldn't scrounge an ex-jukebox copy from the pub landlord 😆.
Coincidentally, it was the same year her brother emigrated to South Africa, so I reckon it was a conscious decision on her part to deny me that single; not that 8yr old me had any understanding of geopolitics 😆 ⬇️
I was only 8 at the time, and used to get a 7" single as a reward for cleaning the kitchen cupboards. Siffre was #1 at the time, I loved the song, and asked for it every week, but my mum would always come back with my 2nd choice claiming Woolies had "sold out" several weeks in a row. ⬇️
Is this related to the "Hits Album" series of the mid-80's that ran alongside the "Now That's What I Call Music"? I used to have Hits 5 on vinyl, and by taping Hits 6 from a friend, I finally had a copy of "Something Inside So Strong" by Labi Siffre. ⬇️
At least you got booked for Taskmaster - that's where the money is, apparently 🙂
My YouTube feed has made me aware of the work of @thetudoryank.com, an American ex-pat living in London and comparing life between the two. While the UK model works for the benefit of the people, some of our elected representatives endorse the US model. Scary? Nodd'arf!
youtu.be/QuMG5rfKhn0?...
One more musical instrument in my arsenal 😁
I think they did this last year, releasing an hour-long ambient mix with bits of Raum, Mala Kunia and other tracks woven in - a festive gift for the fans, released as Name-Your-Price. I can't not compensate TD for their work, so I sent them a fiver. Weirdly, it was refunded an hour later 😕