Day 16: Ruthless Rap Assassins "And It Wasn't A Dream"

Reminds me of the mean streets of Moss Side, where I spent 6 months around the time this came out.

Classic British hip hop - why weren't they huge?

Day 15: Howard Tate "Ain't Nobody Home"

This was the first song i ever played on radio - not on Active, but on a short-lived internet station that Rich Walker worked for and invited me & Clive Johnson on (thanks, Rich). We were so bad the show never went out - but I have the recordings somewhere, and I plan to blackmail Clive with them just as soon as he comes into some money.

Day 14: Julian Cope "Reynard The Fox"

I'm not a massive Copey fan, but I love the 'Fried' album – it has something of the old, weird England about it – and this song in particular.

Day 13: The Beach Boys "God Only Knows"

This is for Stefan and Kat, who got married today.

Day 12: Candi Staton "Young Hearts Run Free"

An achingly melancholy southern soul ballad pretending to be a disco track

Day 11: The Jesus & Mary Chain "Never Understand"

Ah, the Mary Chain. 'The quintessence of adolesence' as someone described them many years ago (me while drunk, actually.)

Great video, too. I'm not sure how many other music videos from '85 would still look this fresh.


I can't embed it, so go here for it.

Day 10: Super Furry Animals "The Man Don't Give A Fuck"

On the day (after) John Key announced the election date, here's one that gets to the heart of Tory policy, at home and abroad.
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