indie rock ⁽³²⁾

Post Punk Postcard Madness Remembering this little gem from way back when...(Has it really been that long! 🤯) ...In Me Joy Division Oven Gloves Released to help save BBC Radio 6 and on their album released in 2005 called 'Achtung Bono' released on the Liverpool based 'Probe Plus Records' a label that started out as a record shop (similar to a label I discovered on an earlier post Birmingham Indie Surf Drums). Have a read about both labels on the…

Sistene Chapel Ceiling... ...Favourite Fallen Idol, from the album Against Perfection. Where are they now? Kevin Gritton retrained as a teacher and has since become deputy head at a school in Derby. Read that and the story of their re-union gig here: Cornwall Live Pete Fijalkowski - Now known as Pete Fij. After Adorable split he went on to form band 'Polak' and is currently working with Terry Bickers from 'The House Of Love' on musical projects as well as film…

Post-Punk Indie Rock From Over The 'Pond'. The Misery Of Cities from the mini-album 'Eureka' released on the Southwest Audio Reproductions label in 1986. The name of the band apparently relates to a 16th century German sect that rejected all human learning 'Smiling Monarchs' was a slightly more dance oriented number which was released on the UK Factory Records label and also for a 'Barney-Bonus' it was mixed by Bernard Sumner from New Order and also Donald Johnson who was…

Kaleidoscope Sounds Surf Drums from 1987 with the 12" Walk Away Fast paced, up tempo with catchy guitar riff and lyrics, a really solid track. Would have loved to have seen them perform this live. According to the info sources mentioned later in this post they did a pretty mean cover of The Undertones 'You Got My Number' as well! This 12" was released on the Kaleidoscope Sound Label, an indie label from UK founded in 1986 by Joe Foster…

Preposterous, We All Know One! I think just about everybody at some point in their lives has met or known a Ken McKenzie type of character. You know, the type of person that over exaggerates and embellishes tales to the point that it becomes, well just preposterous I guess (I know it well, I went to school with someone very similar). Seemed fairly apt using the picture above as the film 🎥 'Gregory's Girl' celebrated its 40th birthday in April!…