The summer is not all fun in the sun for those of us who have to go to boring work, in fact Eddie Cochrane penned his classic 1958 rock ‘n’ roll anthem, ‘Summertime Blues’ to all the dispirited kids who had to work at Boots in Tamworth over the holidays (yes, that was me dear [...]
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Single of the Day: Sensitive – Driving
You may have noticed that we’ve ‘been away’ over the past few weeks due to some technical and server issues. We’ve sorted all that out now and we can continue to bring the noise (and Talkies) that you all love! Yay!There’s going to be some more fantastic changes to the site over the next few [...]
Surreal Singles Club: The B-52s – Deep Sleep
Athens, Georgia’s finest, The B-52s, recorded this minor Surreal classic back in 1982. Taken from the Mesopotamia EP and produced by David Byrne, it saw the band delve deep into the past and travel to a mysterious post-punk parallel universe. Alongside the title track, ‘Deep Sleep’ is one of the highlights of their much underrated [...]
Single of the Day – Quando Quango – Genius
Probably best remembered for their 1983 ‘disco-not-disco’ classic ‘Love Tempo’, Quando Quango released unique and influential records throughout the early eighties on Factory Records. The musical brain child of Mike Pickering and Hillegonda Rietveld, the band were formed in 1981 and quickly became one of label’s most revered and trailblazing bands. With their abstract mix [...]
Single of the Day- The Stranglers – Meninblack
Taken from The Stranglers’ 1979 album ‘The Raven’, this genuinely strange offering shows off the surprising creative diversity and ingenuity from one of Britain’s most misunderstood and maligned punk/new wave bands. From the accusations of misogyny and pub-rock oafishness to concept albums about aliens and songs about heroin, no one can accuse Hugh Cornwell and [...]
