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Sunday, May 31, 2026
The Jesus and Mary Chain - URBANASPIRINES | A Kostas 5 Disc special
The Jesus And Mary Chain: Discography 1985 - 1994

Kostas does his usual thorough job of an in depth profile here
Koastas includes the notes:
"Inspired by the sounds of the post-punk surrounding them in the late '70s, the Reids began talking about starting a band for years, but it wasn't until 1983 that they got serious. They made a series of Ramones-influenced demos on home recording gear, then recruited bassist Douglas Hart and drummer Murray Dalglish. This early edition of the band started playing the occasional gig, often uninvited by the club's owners, and soon caught the ear of local lad Bobby Gillespie. Thanks to his passing a tape on to Alan McGee, the band scored a slot at the latter's club The Living Room. Impressed by the band's sound and presentation, McGee signed them to his Creation label and signed on as their manager. In late 1984 -- just as Gillespie joined in place of Dalglish -- the band issued its seminal debut single, "Upside Down," a gnarly blast of live-wire feedback anchored by a caveman-like drumbeat. “
ALBUMS ON THIS POST
01. Psychocandy (1985)
02. Darklands (1987)
03. Automatic (1989)
04. Honey's Dead (1992)
05. Stoned & Dethroned (1994)
5 FLAC downloads
Now I would prolly day they aren’t my favourite band and I think since their early emergence I just felt too hecken freckin’ old to countenance them properly somehow, I have liked some things and get the connections to the Velvets etc but I don't think I own any . . . . . my loss
check them out and Kostas’ profile here
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Paul McCartney - Come Inside
Mike & the Mechanics - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, July 18th 1995 | VOODOO WAGON
Mike & the Mechanics - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, July 18th 1995
Another Xray Special
Mike & the Mechanics - Shepherds Bush Empire, London
July 18th 1995
1. Get Up
2. You Really Got A Hold On Me
3. Over My Shoulder
4. Silent Running
5. Plain & Simple
6. Someone Always Hates Someone
7. Another Cup Of Coffee
8. Web Of Lies
9. The Living Years
10. Word Of Mouth
11. Interview A
12. Interview B
Band Personnel:
Mike Rutherford - bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
Paul Carrack - vocals, keyboards
Paul Young - vocals, percussion
Gary Wallis/Peter van Hooke ?? - drums
Adrian Lee - keyboards
Tim Renwick - bass guitar, guitar
IGGY’S PLAYLIST | Iggy Pop's Rockin' Rebels (BBC Radio 6) |soundaboard
Iggy Pop's Rockin' Rebels (BBC Radio 6)
Iggy Pop's Rockin' Rebels was the first show of Iggy Pop's legendary BBC Radio 6 Music series, first broadcast as a special holiday show on December 25, 2013.The episode features Iggy diving into the roots of rock, spinning early 1950s/60s rebels, rhythm and blues, and proto-punk.This recording is from a re-broadcast in February, 2023 when Iggy dug through and presented some of his archive shows.
Listen/download on Soundaboard Jukebox
CULTURE CATCH - ICE CREAM FOR CROWS : Don Van Vliet meets Mink Deville | Gary Lucas
Gary points out collage by 3XA
ICE CREAM FOR CROWS
Don Van Vliet meets Mink Deville
A fond reminiscence from back in the day
https://culturecatch.com/node/4533
Up now at CultureCatch.com
Birthdays: DMC (Darryl McDaniels) | Run DMC - Walk This Way ft. Aerosmith (Original song by Aerosmith 1975) | ROUTE Books
Happy birthday to DMC, born as Darryl McDaniels in New York City on this day in 1964.
He was a high school loser, never made it with a lady.
Remembering John Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) | Don's Tunes
"It was quite strange, really, meeting John Paul and Jimmy," Bonham, who had already befriended and performed with Plant says. Plant persuaded Page to invite Bonham to play with the band, which Page originally founded as "the New Yardbirds" following the breakup of Page's previous group the Yardbirds.
"Coming from where I come from, I sort of thought it was a bit of joke getting this sort of telegram," Bonham says of the invitation. "There's a chance of becoming one of the Yardbirds? It's like a gift from heaven, wasn't it?"According to Bonham himself, his own style is mainly rooted in the actual drums themselves, not the various cymbals and percussion that he surrounded himself with throughout the years. “I’ve always liked drums to be bright and powerful,” Bonham said in a 1973 interview. “I’ve never used cymbals much. I use them to crash into a solo and out of it, but basically I prefer the actual drum sound.”Although well known for his unmatched power, Bonham also took pride in his ability to lay down a solid groove. “It’s all to do with the swing,” he says in the same interview. “You get a much better tone with a big stroke than you do with a short stab.” John Paul Jones doubled down on his and Bonham’s ability to stay in the pocket. “Yeah, we were both huge Motown and Stax fans and general soul music fans, James Brown fans,” Jones said in 2008. “Which is one of the reasons why I’ve always said that Zeppelin was one of the few bands to ‘swing’. We actually had a groove in those days. People used to come to our shows and dance, which was great.”
You Dancin’?
Well what else you gonna do on a Sunday?
Dancers taught by Leonard Kirk, Cumberland Homesteads, Crossville, Tennessee, 1937 in a photograph by Ben Shahn for the Resettlement Administration, Library of Congress.

