A change in tempo and a quick nip 'over the pond' for this post for several acts from back in the day that I really liked and still do. Bright Yellow Gun, a dip into Stateside Indie Rock with one of my favourite bands of that time Throwing Muses. I brought the album 'University' when it came out pretty much on a whim and a bit of a 'punt' as I hadn't heard any of their stuff prior to it's…

So tired, tired of listening to gossip, gossip and complaints... John Cale produced first albums for acts like The Stooges and Patti Smith, he was of course himself in The Velvet Underground. The Bauhaus version was also released on the B side of the single 'Telegram Sam', released also in 1980 on 4AD label and obviously the cover of the A Side was originally released way back when in 1972 by 'T-Rex'. Rose Garden was also on the 'Press The…

So, a friend got me into this band, he was a massive Bauhaus fan and when they split he found a new love in Tones On Tail. I have to say they were a bit of a departure from the goth-rock style of Bauhaus and I guess it took some getting used to but they really were very good. Their whole style was a bit hard to pigeon-hole from more up tempo dance beats and electronic sounds to down tempo…

Worcestershire Weirdness With The Dancing Did. Folk influenced post punk from Dancing Did. This track The Green Man And The March Of The Bungalows was released in 1982 on the Independent Kamera Record label. A very difficult band to categorize. Catch another of their tracks 'On The Roofs' which was released in the same year originally on the independent 'Kamera' record label and re-released by other indie label 'Cherry Red' in 2007. Catch 'The Badger Boys' at the link, taken…

A Red Mecca Of Synth Sounds Released on the Imaginating Music Label in 1981 from the band The Naughtiest Girl Was A Monitor. I think possibly named after a collection of Enid Blyton Books. The track is called 'Front' which you can catch at the youtube link. Early 80's style new wave/post punk minimalist sounding synth pop, Sheffield certainly seemed to be the place that spawned many electronic music acts at the time, such as Cabaret Voltaire who released their…