My paternal grandfather served in the Royal Navy during WWI and kept a pocket diary. Stationed in Australia in 1918 he was at sea OTD Nov 1918. His brief entries from 8th-11th Nov, shown here.
November 1918
Monday 11
‘Receive news of peace being declared. Signing of armistice’
November 1918
Monday 11
‘Receive news of peace being declared. Signing of armistice’
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Was lucky enough to meet Danny Kelly, at The Lexington watching The Loft, c.2011. He was friendly and chatty, said @talkSPORT struggled to get listeners in Leeds & Newcastle bc local radio there was so strong. Radio, football & Indie, felt right in his wheelhouse. RIP
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Never been a fan of Folk rock, Celtic soul or anything that gets played at celidhs. So no matter how many of you dig The Whole of the Moon, I’m not feeling it… but this overhaul by Watergirls (natch) into a dreamy club classic is transcendental. On DFA.
youtu.be/af2CcJJRGpI?is…
youtu.be/af2CcJJRGpI?is…
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Watergirls are a house-heads collective featuring James Murphy (DFA), Sean Johnston (ALFOS) and many more who have come together as a tribute to the late JD Twitch (Optivo)
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#NewOrder This early version of BLT features some great ambiguous Barney lyrics that get dropped, like….
“Keep your thoughts inside your head. You think too much and you’ll be dead”
“Keep your thoughts inside your head. You think too much and you’ll be dead”
Last week was the 40th anniversary of New Order’s Bizarre Love Triangle. Here’s a slightly wonky early version with ‘in progress’ lyrics, surreptitiously recorded at a sound check by the Promoter. I’ve grown to love this more than the finished article
youtu.be/QZ-03D0tdvs?is…
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Last week was the 40th anniversary of New Order’s Bizarre Love Triangle. Here’s a slightly wonky early version with ‘in progress’ lyrics, surreptitiously recorded at a sound check by the Promoter. I’ve grown to love this more than the finished article
youtu.be/QZ-03D0tdvs?is…
youtu.be/QZ-03D0tdvs?is…
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Catching up on #totp ‘83 and six of the seven acts on the show had a number one during their career. Only The Cure missed out. Am including Marilyn’s contribution to Do They Know It’s Christmas to make this work
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An #unlikelycoupling with a difference. After Kenneth Connor’s death in 1993, his South Harrow home was bought by Sky TV’s Kay Burley
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#totp 81
This No.1 was so of its time. You couldn’t avoid it in 1981. It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To was sung in school corridors, on buses, by ALL tradesmen, everywhere. Not heard in it decades. Used up a lifetimes allowance in 1981
This No.1 was so of its time. You couldn’t avoid it in 1981. It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To was sung in school corridors, on buses, by ALL tradesmen, everywhere. Not heard in it decades. Used up a lifetimes allowance in 1981
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#totp 81
OMD got good at this type of ethereal dreamy track. Would’ve better suited Paul Humphrey’s voice IMO
OMD got good at this type of ethereal dreamy track. Would’ve better suited Paul Humphrey’s voice IMO
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#totp 81
Here he is, Nick Heyward, centre stage at TOTP. On Wednesday he was set motionless at Hackney Empire while the place went mad to Geno
Here he is, Nick Heyward, centre stage at TOTP. On Wednesday he was set motionless at Hackney Empire while the place went mad to Geno
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Taken from the dress circle at Hackney Empire. Gig highlight.… everybody going nuts to Geno and Come On Eileen, while Nick Heyward sat just ten feet away from me, in the middle of all this craziness sat impassively studying the stage #Dexys
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