There was a shop in Paris near the Marais area - this was about a decade or so ago - which sold loads of second hand stuff and keyboards and records and whatnot, and the owner said that Pierre Henry used to live around the corner and would sometimes pop in
Flyball at Crufts is the best sport.
I’m in a Gail’s with Chris Bryant. Not literally, he doesn’t know I exist, but he’s on another table with a pot of tea and a scone. In other news I saw this incredible dog earlier outside Tesco.
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So, in 1969, the Isley Brothers held a legendary soul & gospel revue at Yankee Stadium, released in cinemas in 1970, after which it was never put on video or online and was something of a holy grail. This week, an HD copy surfaced: Part One. Highlight: Patti Austin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpvl...
"You're a cunt!"
"No, YOU'RE a cunt!"
- The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Of course I meant EMF.
Do The Bartman is fucking awful
I did Candi Staton's PR for a bit. It's pronounced Stay-ton.
I once wrote that Jesus Jones were 'Pop Will Eat Itself after someone had been around them with some disinfectant'
The Clash. Whose fans are famously fine with any grain of mild criticism.
The top voted WAFR of 2026 so far.
Jakki Brambles isn't as clever as she thinks she is. Gloves or no gloves.
And if you think that's good, THE FOLLOW UP WAS SUMMER NIGHT CITY
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST ABBA ARE AMAZING
Legs and Co dancing to Earth Wind & Fire's Fantasy might be humanity's greatest moment. "ARE YOU OKAY ROUTINE-ING ON THE SCAFFOLDING PATTI, DEAR?"
Kate Bush is very good
My friend has an Irish wolfhound and when I stayed at his a couple of Christmasses ago, it jumped onto my bed and I understood what it must feel like a horse to jump on you
These poor dogs on Crufts forced into musical theatre routines.
Gnnnfg
Synthpop comes in various forms. Plus: the track that made Scritti Politti pivot into pop
This week's random month megamix is from July 1981.
www.mixcloud.com/miketd/july-...
Phyllis Hyman, Hi-Gloss, Rahmlee, Central Line, Unlimited Touch, Level 42, Genji Sawai & Bacon Egg, Pleasure, Spaces, Dave Valentin, Lee Oskar, Eddie Russ, Black Slate, Steve Winwood, Tom Tom Club... etc...
Harry album is great
“I AM HUMAN AND I NEED TO BE LAAAAVED”
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One invented blank VD Eurodisco surface employing top classical musicians to make extra money apeing Love Unlimited. The other invented Franz Ferdinand (I know A Glass Of Champagne was first, but Girls... is more debut album Franz to the point you can imagine Alex singing it). Both AMAZING.
self catering
Hearing unconfirmed reports that a little lad has been sent home from school after turning up as ‘Paul Rutherford in the Relax video’
#worldbookday
ABBA also never had a million seller during their main lifetime. Dancing Queen sold like 950,000 by 2000, but they had loads of big sellers in general. Oh I dunno. Maybe that has something to do with it.
There's probably something to do with compilations. Hear me out: lots of these tracks are willy-nilly everywhere and licensed galore, whereas Madonna doesn't license. But also the sheer amount of singles she had, yet only recently passed a million (actual) sales on Into A Groove.
