Tag Archives: 2001

Record Review: Billy MacKenzie – Wild Is The Wind EP

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

Billy MacKenzie: Wild Is The Wind UK CD5 [2001] Wild Is the Wind 3:56 Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth 3:07 Baltimore 7:40 Give Me Time [version] 9:00 It was only after being a rabid Billy MacKenzie fan for … Continue reading →

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John Wetton: 1949-2017

Posted on January 31, 2017 by

I was looking to see what Martyn Ware [?!] had to say about the mess America has become of late when I saw that he had mentioned that John Wetton had died this morning. Having put alcoholism and open heart surgery behind him in … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Skids – Days In Europa [part 2]

Posted on December 14, 2016 by

The bonus tracks began with the rousing “Masquerade,” which was built on the same lurching beat popular around that time in songs like “My Shadow In Vain” or “My Sharona,” but I’ll take this song any day. Once heard, it … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Skids – Days In Europa [part 1]

Posted on December 13, 2016 by

Skids: Days In Europa UK CD [2001] Animation Charade Dulce Et Decorum Est [Pro Patria Mori] Pros & Cons Home Of The Saved Working For The Yankee Dollar The Olympian Thanatos A Day In Europa Peaceful Times Masquerade Out Of … Continue reading →

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Collecting Simple Minds In The 21st Century

Posted on September 21, 2016 by

I am a Simple Minds collector [within reason]. One thing that has stuck in my craw was that in the new millennium, it suddenly became very challenging to buy all of the tracks/mixes of this band due to their many, … Continue reading →

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It’s Immaterial Prehistory In Need Of Compiling…Can It Be Done?

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

Yesterday we looked at the much-needed compilation of the first album period on Circa/Virgin by It’s Immaterial, but by that time, the band had a four year history that had gone all over the indie label map. Of course, the … Continue reading →

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 30]

Posted on March 15, 2016 by

2000 [continued] Something changed in my home in the year 2000. As my wife and I made the decision to move away from where we lived to another place, the need to have internet access at home arose, so we … Continue reading →

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