Stiff Records ⁽⁹⁾

What's so funny about peace love and understanding? The 'British Pathe' archive video showing one of the 'cheapest' places on a UK Monopoly Board 'The Old Kent Road' (bet it isn't so cheap nowadays!). the song accompanying the video above is performed by Brinsley Schwarz a pub rock band from the late 60's to mid 70's and the track and video always brings a bit of a tear to my eyes, please take a look at a slice of London…

Something dear to my heart alcoholically 🥃 and musically 🎵, especially over the Christmas period, something that gets played in chez AKickIndieNutz whist sorting Christmas Dinner, songs that just lift the spirits (don't offend the old 'uns too much as long as they don't listen too carefully to some of the lyrics!). Just to get into the festive 'spirit'..... The Pogues, Streams of Whiskey released on the Stiff Records Label in 1984 on the bands debut album 'Red Roses For…

Razzle In My Pocket... He was a fella I admire a lot, let's face it he didn't exactly have it easy, but rather than letting the world slap him in the face, he slapped back...only harder. From reading and watching the film about him I understand he possibly wasn't the easiest person to work with though. He wrote songs about many and varied subjects and used a lot of places from Essex/East London in the titles ranging from 'Billericay Dickie',…

A Tale Of The Four 'Johns'. A graceful bow and nod to the whole Pub Rock Scene from the 70's. With great respect to Lee 'John' Collinson (Lee Brilleaux) John Wilkinson (Wilko) John B Sparks (Sparko) John Martin (The Big Figure), all part of Essex Pub Rock/R&B band Dr Feelgood. I posted this back on 29th April of this year, but I am giving it a re-post in memory and respect to Wilko Johnson who sadly passed away on 21st…

Ok, so in the spirit of this blog and for the name of Independent Record Label music, this post is about the Bronze Record Label and (for a change a non-obscure 'indie label' band), Bronze Records was founded in 1971 by Gerry Bron and was home to many well known acts such as Motörhead, Hawkwind and Manfred Mann's Earth Band to name a few. For this post I am blogging specifically on a band I love and an album I…