Tag Archives: Malcolm McLaren

Jordan Mooney [Pamela Rooke]: 1956-2022

Yesterday after posting, I read the sad news that Punk style icon Jordan Mooney [a.k.a. Pamela Rooke] had succumbed to a rare bile duct cancer on Sunday evening. The story of her entering into the orbit of Vivienne Westwood and … Continue reading

Posted in obituary | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Record Review: Bow Wow Wow – “See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over Go Ape Crazy!” UK CD [part 2]

[…continued from last post] “Mickey Put It Down” was a case of McLaren using Disney archetypes to tell a story as old as rock and roll. Girl pines for boy to pay attention her when he’s smitten with his guitar. … Continue reading

Posted in Record Review | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Record Review: Bow Wow Wow – “See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over Go Ape Crazy!” UK CD [part 1]

Bow Wow Wow: See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over Go Ape Crazy! – UK – CD [1990] Jungle Boy [7″ Remix] 3:33 Chihuahua (12″ Version) 5:47 Sinner, Sinner, Sinner (12″ Version) 4:13 Mickey Put … Continue reading

Posted in Record Review | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Record review: Malcolm McLaren – Fans

Malcolm McLaren: Fans US CD [1984] Madam Butterfly Fans Carmen Boy’s Chorus Lauretta Death Of Butterfly I was a cautious convert to the notion of Malcolm McLaren as a maker of records. You couldn’t quite call him a musician, could … Continue reading

Posted in Record Review | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Record Review: Malcolm McLaren – Carmen

Malcolm McLaren: Carmen UK 12′ [1984] Carmen [L’Oiseau Rebelle] Death Of Butterfly[Tu Tu Piccolo] Carmen [L’Oiseau Rebelle] [Instrumental Remix] I’ll admit to being an admirer of Malcolm McLaren, though it took me quite a while to come to that conclusion. … Continue reading

Posted in Record Review | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

It’s 34 Years later – What’s Still Not On CD? [part 5]

Yesterday’s post on this thread was K-L on the list of album still wanted on CD format…before it’s too late! For some reason, all of the archival images I’m dredging up to act as headers for this thread are in black and … Continue reading

Posted in Core Collection, Scots Rock, Want List | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Labor Day Special: Bow Wow Wow – W.O.R.K.

Bow Wow Wow: W.O.R.K. UK 12″ [1981] W.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah No! No! My Daddy Don’t) [12″ remix] C-30, C-60, C-90 Anda! I remember where I first heard Bow Wow Wow; on RCA’s “Blitz” compilation. I later received the long-winded “See … Continue reading

Posted in Record Review | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments