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Mick Crowley: 1968-2022
Last Saturday I found out that we had lost a guitarist who I’ve seen more times than any other by my reckoning. Mick Crowley was lead guitarist for The Hate Bombs, who were definitely the act I’ve seen the most. … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, obituary, Surviving The 90s
Tagged 2022, Garage Rock, Mick Crowley, The Hate Bombs
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That First Taste Of Transvision Vamp On A Freebie Record Mirror EP
There I was. Minding my own business in the late 80s. Trying to get some nourishment from the thin gruel of the UK music scene of the time, when during one of my weekly MTV sessions during 120 Minutes [all … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review, Surviving The 90s, The Great B-Sides, Those First Impressions
Tagged 1989, Duncan Bridgeman, EP, Transvision Vamp
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Billy MacKenzie’s “Satellite Life” Box With Steve Aungle, Stands As His Definitive Late Statement [part 4]
[…continued from last post] Careful Curation So we’re certain that the music on the triple-fold digipak is excellent, but the package as a whole also meets that standard. The edition comes with a 24 page booklet with careful liner notes … Continue reading
Posted in BSOG, Buried Treasures, Core Collection, Record Review, Scots Rock, Surviving The 90s
Tagged 2022, Billy Mackenzie, Cherry Red, Steve Aungle
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Billy MacKenzie’s “Satellite Life” Box With Steve Aungle, Stands As His Definitive Late Statement [part 3]
[…continued from last post] DISC 3: Liberty Lounge Liberty Lounge was for the numbers which were not straight electronica nor piano ballads. A catch-all for more conventional Pop/Rock/Soul derived music. The disc kicked off with three songs slotted in as … Continue reading
Posted in BSOG, Core Collection, Record Review, Scots Rock, Surviving The 90s
Tagged 2022, Billy Mackenzie, Cherry Red, Steve Aungle
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Billy MacKenzie’s “Satellite Life” Box With Steve Aungle, Stands As His Definitive Late Statement [part 1]
Billy MacKenzie: Satellite Life Recordings 1994-1996 – UK – 3xCD [2022] Disc 1: Winter Academy 1. Sing That Song Again2. Winter Academy3. Wild Is The Wind4. Blue It Is5. The Soul That Sighs6. Mother Earth7. And This She Knows8. When … Continue reading
Posted in BSOG, Core Collection, Record Review, Scots Rock, Surviving The 90s, The Great B-Sides
Tagged 1994, 1995, 1996, 2022, Billy Mackenzie, Cherry Red, Steve Aungle
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Elektriche Frauen Freitag: Classic And New Releases From xPropaganda, Electribe 101, and Gina X Performance Erupting At Once
February 18th of 2022 is turning out to be a significant day for fans of German electronic music as sung by divas who are so adept at the juggling of ice and fire in their delivery. Let’s start with the … Continue reading
Billy MacKenzie Fandom In The Aftermath: It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst of Times [part 5]
Part 5: Death As A Career Move… The next seven or eight years following Billy’s death saw all manner of his recordings get a release from various labels and concerns. While MacKenzie was gone and would no longer create music … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Scots Rock, Surviving The 90s
Tagged 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, Alan Rankine, Associates, BillyMacKenzie
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