THE DUALERS The Melting Pot (2008)

How could this possibly happen...?

Only by accident I learned about THE DUALERS recently and after checking the www I found out that they exist since 1999. Holy Moly... Amazing Trojan Ska...

Now you have the chance to listen yourself:

THE DUALERS The Melting Pot (2008)

01 Money

02 Stole The Show

03 Jack The Ripper

04 Take A Trip

05 Don't Go

06 Kiss On The Lips

07 Urban Spirit

08 Finally Your Day Has Come

09 Wake Up

10 Won't Let You Go

11 Ain't That A Shame

12 Truly Madly Deeply

13 What A Result

14 Last Call For Free Town

EDWYN COLLINS Home Again (Documentary) 2007

 

 

EDWYN COLLINS turns 56 today.

Happy Birthday - Scottish Genius.

 

For you readers today the documentary "Home Again" from 2007 - shortly after his stroke in 2005.

I hope you are fine, Edwyn!

 
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

THE CURE Standing On A Beach - The B-Sides (1986)

This used to be a real rarity and I think it kind of still is one.

Here for you now the B-Side from the tape with B-Sides from the singles of the first decade from THE CURE.

THE CURE Standing On A Beach - The B-Sides (1986)

01 I'm Cold

02 Another Journey By Train

03 Descent

04 Splintered In Her Head

05 Mr Pink Eye

06 Happy The Man

07 Throw Your Foot

08 The Exploding Boy

09 A Few Hours After This

10 A Man Inside My Mouth

11 Stop Dead

12 New Day

SUPERPUNK Einmal Superpunk, Bitte! (2004)

SUPERPUNK was a German Mod-Band from Hamburg that was founded in 1996 and split in 2012.

They released 5 studio albums and one live album.

There Musical style was a mixture of Northern Soul, Punkrock and Garage.

It's absolutely worth a listen...

SUPERPUNK Einmal Superpunk, Bitte (2004)

01 Ich weigere mich, aufzugeben

02 Ein bisschen Seele

03 Tu einfach dein Bestes und mach dir keine Sorgen

04 Ich mag den Mann nicht, der ich bin

05 Raus aus dieser Stadt

06 Return of Top Old Boys

07 Wenn du wieder rauskommst

08 Bitte verlass mich

09 Die Bismarck

10 Die Straßen deiner Stadt

11 Sie hierum, ich da rum

12 Allein in eisigen Tiefen

13 Zeit der eisernen Hand

14 It's all over now (Bonustrack)

15 Eine schärfere Welt (Bonustrack)

16 He's so fine (Bonustrack)

17 Man kann einen ehrlichen Mann nicht auf seine Knie zwingen (Bonustrack live)

18 Auf ein Wort, Herr Fabrikant (Bonustrack live)

19 The Happy Crossdresser (Bonustrack live)

20 Das ist heute nicht dein Tag (Bonustrack live)

FIRE NEXT TIME Rare Tracks and a Request!

 

 

Hi Readers.

I want to offer two extremely rare tracks for your pleasure today.

And I want to ask for your support:

I am desperately looking for more tracks from FIRE NEXT TIME...

 

First, the appetizers...

 

I Can't Go Back (From 1987 single release with the same name)

 

Each Time That You Walk The Truth Inside You Moves (B2-side from 1988 "Stay With Me Now" 12")

 

 

And now my requests...:

from 1988 - Stay With Me Now

B1 - Will I End Up Like They Did

 

from 1988 - Too Close

B - Tears Are Nothing New

 

from 1987 - I Can't Go Back

B1 – Picket Lines

B2 - Tumbling Walls

 

from 1986 – Beneath The Hammers

A - Beneath The Hammers

B - Chains

 

plus

Hearts Anthem / Gentle Curve / Broken Promised Land (1988)

NEW NORTHERN SOUL Various Artists (2015)

 

 

Well, what exactly is NEW NORTHERN SOUL?

I don't even know if this technical term actually already exists - if not... then here it is - and what people define as NEW NORTHERN SOUL then.

I made the term up for my purpose now and this is what came out...

It is kind of an "Indie-Pop Organ-Brass-Driven Up-Tempo Dance Thing".

And these are my favourite representatives:

 

NEW NORTHERN SOUL Various Artists (2015)

01 Are You Trying to Be Lonely? - PAUL WELLER & ANDY LEWIS

02 Upfield - BILLY BRAGG

03 Forever Unmasked - NEW STREET ADVENTURE

04 Silver Lining - STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

05 Saint Mary's Steps (Up Tempo Version) - FIRE NEXT TIME

06 Lean On Me (incl The Return Of The Modern Soul Classic) - REDSKINS

07 Wake Up Boo! - THE BOO RADLEYS
08 Move on Up - THE JAM

 

Of course it's not new at all but ahh - come on........

ANDY PAWLAK In The Kitchen (1985) 30th Anniversary

Hi readers.

Today 30 years ago, the great ANDY PAWLAK recorded his wonderful, wonderful demos and we all would love to celebrate this day and say "Thank You!"

 

ANDY would like to add this:

"I remember doing the demos like it was yesterday,
they were recorded in my tiny kitchen in my bedsit in whitley bay.
I borrowed my mate Johns ghetto blaster and stood and recorded all the songs
live straight onto cassette.
no overdubs all live.
I suppose those demos pretty much changed my life really.
Not long after I signed to Chrysalis publishing and Phonogram Records.
great times and great memories.
I wish I could do the whole thing again.
All the best
Andy"

 

 

 

 

ANDY PAWLAK In The Kitchen (1985)

01 Sunhine Girl

02 Waiting For The Fire

03 Blue and Grey

04 Perfect Days

05 This Our 85

06 Jazz Guitar

 

www.andypawlak.com

 

DOT DASH Earthquakes & Tidal Waves (2015)

 

 

It has been more that 2 years now that I wrote about DOT DASH the last time although they were quite productive in the meantime.

I simply didn't have the time. Sorry boys.

 

The recently released a new longplayer... - if you consider 30min approx "long"...

;-) But it's 30 minutes stuffed with 10 brilliant Indie-Punk-Pop-Songs.

I mentioned in earlier posts that they sound like BIFF BANG POW plus THE JAM to me and I have to add one other band - THE DARLING BUDS. Although the Buds used to have a female singer. Terry does not really sound like her but the way to sing is quite similar. And the band does actually sound like them - a bit...

 

DOT DASH offers a free download of the song "Rainclouds" on their website here.
 

 

To be honest... - I like the song but I simply LOVE "Satellite (far out)"

And if you would also like to check your favourite song, listen to the stream here.

Anyway... Support them!