I myself play a very mean mp3 player/turntable/CD player etc etc.
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Respect
On 19th April 1989 (the following Wednesday of the disaster), a European Cup semi final between AC Milan and Real Madrid was played. The referee blew his whistle 6 minutes into the game to stop play and hold a minute's silence for those who lost their lives tragically at Hillsborough. About 20 seconds into the silence the Milan fans on the Curva Sud began to sing Liverpool's anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone" as a tribute to those who died. This is a gesture that Liverpool fans will never forget and there is great respect between Liverpool and AC Milan since that night.
It was 20 years ago today (3:06PM)
It is 20 years today since 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield'BBC' audio archive & slideshow here.
Full story here.
Report of the memorial service at Anfield from the 'BBC' here.
Mike Bracken on the ongoing fight for recognition of what really happened from 'The Guardian' here.
The Hillsborough Justice Campaign here.
The former editor of The Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, has reportedly claimed that the newspaper's allegations about Liverpool supporters at Hillsborough was "the truth". The Sun famously claimed that Liverpool fans had caused the tragedy (which resulted in the loss of 96 lives) by drunkenly storming the gates, and also alleged that fans urinated on the bodies of the dead and pickpocketed them.Then-editor MacKenzie made a grovelling apology the next day, but The Sun is still boycotted by many Liverpool fans because of those horrendous accusations. The paper then issued a formal apology in 2004, saying they were "truly sorry" for making "the most terrible mistake in history." However, in a stunning display of insensitivity, MacKenzie has now apparently told a business lunch in Newcastle that he was forced to apologise by owner Rupert Murdoch and he still stands by his allegations.
"I went on the World at One the next day and apologised. I only did that because Rupert Murdoch told me to," he said, according to the Liverpool Echo. "I wasn't sorry then and I'm not sorry now because we told the truth. There was a surge of Liverpool fans who had been drinking and that is what caused the disaster." All The Sun's allegations were disproved by the Justice Taylor inquiry into the tragedy.
There is only one word for this man but I won't print it here.
The youngest person to die that day was Steven Gerrard's 10 year old cousin.
Playing For Change - Stand By Me
http://playingforchange.com - From the award-winning documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music", comes the first of many "songs around the world".
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
The 10 most played songs in the UK
1. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
3. Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
4. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
5. Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
6. Robbie Williams - Angels
7. Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
8. Abba - Dancing Queen
9. Perry Como - Magic Moments
Monday, 13 April 2009
Don't you wish that YOU had been there?
Four nights of the best the post punk world had to offer in 1979 in the bowels of the London YMCA in Tottenham Court Road. Never had been there for a gig before nor again. It was a great place to watch bands though.The unannounced band on the first night was Echo and the Bunnymen, still with 'Echo' (their drum machine). It was one of the first gigs that they and The Teardrop Explodes had played in London. I got given a mixing desk tape of both band's performance, very unfortunately long since gone.
Joy Division? Well another powerful performance, they truly were an amazing live band and while the records are brilliant, live it was something else, obviously without any of Martin Hannett's studio trickery.
Rema Rema were enjoyable, with Marco Pirroni on guitar and I fell in love with Max the drummer (who later released the single 'I Confess' as Dorothy on Industrial Records).
Cabaret Voltaire's performance can be heard on their 'Live At The YMCA' album. Though to be honest it doesn't give justice to their sound as it was recorded on a boogie box.
What can you say about Throbbing Gristle? Well again the performance has been released (as part of the TG24 box set) but unfortunately it omits the dubbed/fucked up version of the Village People's 'YMCA' that led into their performance and featured some amusing dance poses by Genesis.
Of the other bands that played Scritti Politti were as usual superb, so different to the entity that they became, this was spikey/angular music influenced by the spaces of dub. Lastly Mark Perry from the Good Missionaries really pissed me off by smashing his guitar at the end of their set. 'We Destroy All Rock'nRoll'? Nah, just an empty cliche Mark!
The promoters 'Final Solution' (!) went on to become the promoters of choice in London for that whole post punk crew and as I sold tickets from record shops that I worked at it meant that I could get into all the gigs free!
The NME/Rough Trade cassette C81, described by Simon Reynolds as 'post punk's swan song' can be found at my other blog here.
Bonus audio:
Joy Division Live at the YMCA 2 August 1979.
"Intro-Dead Souls-Disorder-Wilderness-Auto Suggestion-Transmission-Day of the Lords-She's Lost Control-Shadowplay-Atrocity Exhibition-Insight-Outro"
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