Day 274 Fugazi "Waiting Room"

I never had too much time for Minor Threat, but Fugazi...what a band. Saw them live once (a year or two after this). I wish I'd seen them a whole lot more.

Day 273 The Aquarian Age "10,000 Years In A Cardboard Box"

Prime British freakbeat from Twink and friends. "How do you do it's NOT nice to see you": See what they did there..?

Day 272 Van Morrison "Linden Arden Stole The Highlights"

Another video of a record going round, complete with surface noise. Wonderful...

Day 271 Scott Walker "Thanks For Chicago, Mr James"

A lesser known Scott track, I suppose, but excellent nontheless

Day 270 William Bell "A Smile Can't Hide A Broken Heart"

I never cease to be amazed at the volume of great music that was made in America in the late 60's. I've been discovering it for all of my adult life, really, and still I hear things for the first time and wish I'd heard them 20 years ago. Like this.

The Ollie & The Nightingales version (which is, if anything, even better) isn't even on Youtube.

Day 269 The Rutles "Cheese And Onions"

From one Pre-fab Four yesterday to another one today. From "Yellow Submarine Sandwich"...

Days 268, 269 and 270 The Monkees "Stepping Stone", "Porpoise song" and "Hey! Hey! We're The Monkees"

Three in one, as I've been offline for a time. By no means my favourite Monkee (let's face it, there was always the whiff of musical theatre about him) it's still sad to see Davy Jones has died. Here's three of their best: first, my favourite of thier songs as a youngster - snotty and garagey; second, the theme to "Head" ; and finally the song that soundtracked summer mornings in the school holidays (just before "Why Don't You", and after "Junior Kickstart", if I remember correctly).