Now y’see I like Albert Freeman. I like his excellent radio programme, I like his ready wit, I like his beard, hell, I even like his high visibility vest, but I can’t let his recent comments about my beloved NME go entirely unanswered.
So without prejudice and taking into account the fact I owe him money, I’m going to put forward a case for the defence.
That’s the noise that the CD player was making as I was doing the programme, eventually showing a shocking lack of discernment by refusing to play any drum and bass records. Serves me right for abandoning vinyl.
Anyroad, we staggered through thusly,
Jesus Christ (The Indie Band) – “Is This Really What You Want?” (download from gorillavsbear.net)
Francis and the Holograms – ” I See It All” (EP- “Who Said These Were Happy Times?”) (Going Underground)
Jimmy Reed – “Honest I Do” (3CD Set- “The Essential Boss Man – The Very Best of The Vee-Jay Years 1953-1966”) (Charly)
Scott Brown presents Q-Tex – “Equazion Part 9 – E- Motion Remix” (12″) (Evolution)
Beres Hammond feat Assassin, Buju Banton and I- Octane -“Love in the Streets” (7″) (Penthouse)
Small Black – “Bad Lover” (EP- “Small Black”) (Cass Club)
Charlie Parker – “Scrapple from the Apple” (4 CD Set – “Boss Bird, Studio Recordings 1944-1951”) (Proper)
The Peppermint Lounge – “Bebop Suicide” (Demo) (available from  ongakubaka.blogspot.com)
Epitomie – “Rotten Brain” (LP – “SupeROTic Experience”) (Soulflesh Collector)
Vampire Weekend – “Cousins” (Download) (XL)
Bill Orcutt – “My Restless Parts” (LP – “AÂ New Way to Pay Old Debts”) (Palilalia)
Shrinebuilder – “The Architect” (LP- “Shrinebuilder”) (Neurot)
Mika Vainio – “Vandals” (EP – “Vandals”) (Raster Norton)
501 – “Day Tripper” (12″) (Dub Ting)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – “Day Tripper” (LP- “BBC Sessions”) (Universal)
In a Dark Side of the Moon/Wizard of Oz type scenario , I’m still reeling from the fact that if you listen to Eclectic Mainline from last night whilst also watching “An Audience with Donnie and Marie” a strange syncronicity emerges that suggests there is a higher power at work.
Mind you, I flipped over to the Luton Town vs Rochdale game halfway through and it still worked , so maybe I should stop drinking Polish beer. Or maybe Albert Freeman is an emissary of Satan . Or maybe I should stop rambling and tell you what tracks I played;
Assassins 88
Hello all,
When Big Joan Sets Up is BCB’s dirty little secret tucked away on Wednesday nights at midnight like a mad relative trapped in the attic in a 1970’s horror film. If you, humble blog reader, decide to join the happy band of insomniacs, skiving security guards and burglars that comprise our listenership, you can sample delightful new music in a bewildering variety of genres and one or two old songs as well.
This week’s cavalcade of innocent  fun featured the new tunes from Asobi Seksu, Skream and Wet Hair along with four tracks from the new Topic Records box set.   Tracklist looks like this: Continue reading