Beggars Banquet ⁽³⁾

Nestling between Hammersmith, Fulham and Chelsea lies wonderful Putney. The weather changed and from the recent grey and showery affair the day turned out to be a sun-fest. We thought about pottering in the garden and tidying it up a bit, but it seemed so glorious it felt like a waste not to visit a part of London on the waterside and soak up some much needed sunshine plus to visit a place we hadn't been to before, as mentioned…

Now this band and this album bring back so many good memories, which is what, at least for me this website is about. I brought the album on vinyl when it was released shortly after starting my first full time job, so I guess I had a little cash to splash. I seem to remember buying this album and also 'Head On The Door' by The Cure around about that time. I still vividly remember the 'feel', 'the smell' and…

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…