Month: August 2013
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Factory Records – a business, a partnership, a joke
I’d never seen this – New Order making a documentary about themselves for Channel 4 in 1984 about Factory Records. Interesting interviews, and highlights that the story of Factory Records and Tony Wilson was as much a construct as anything, e.g. evil label boss vs disaffected band members which although constantly moaning still stayed with…
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Me got me Oystah Card…
LOVE. Mark Professor, production by WrongTom (he’s doing reggae now? Got one of his first LP in my collection) waxing lyrical about public transport! And on David Rodigan’s show too – soon to be released on new Reggae/Dancehall label RongoRock. WANT!
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Filthy Boy – This Life
Heard this on 6Music earlier – in fact I was sleeping and half heard it which given the theme of the song is strangely appropriate. Seemed that Mark Radcliffe was deluged with people asking ‘what was that Nick Cave type song?’ so I think that went down well…interesting video too – that’s not Filthy Boy,…
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And me wants to groove is that ok?
http://soundcloud.com/pprkrft/free-download-janet-jackson I grew up on Janet Jackson’s Control, it was one of the first 12″ vinyl I bought, and definitely the first dance LP I bought – still have it somewhere, with sticker! Here’s a cool remix of the title track from Japan’s Paperkraft – not sure what genre you’d call this – post dubstep?…
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This Charming Charlie
After the existential Garfield and Dysfunctional Family Circus, her comes Charlie Brown with Smiths lyrics. Oh the pathos! Weep, o weep! (via Ian Fondue & Eve Massacre) Talking of DFC, just found this one: