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Category Archives: Music
ROTW – The Special AKA – Free Nelson Mandela
This week’s ROTW is “get well” shout out to one of the towering figures of the late 20th century, Nelson Mandela. First released in March 1984 by The Special AKA, the Jerry Dammers-penned and Elvis Costello-produced track became an … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Tone, 7" single, Elvis Costello, Free Nelson Mandela, Jerry Dammers, Nelson Mandela, picture cover, re-mix, Record, Ska, The Special AKA, The Specials, Two Tone, vinyl
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ROTW – Kraftwerk – The Model
Formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1970, the men-machines of Kraftwerk were at the forefront of experimental electronic music. Their 1974 breakthrough album, “Autobahn” remains a great influence in the genre and is a favourite … Continue reading
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Tagged 7" single, Computer Love, Das Model, electronic, Florian Schneider, German, Kraftwerk, music, Ralf Hütter, Record, The Model, vinyl
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ROTW – Devo – (I can’t get me no) SATISFACTION
Apart from the inclusion in Libertines album names, brackets are under-used in song titles (I love brackets)…… unless you are Devo. Devo were the bastard lovechild of a couple of blokes from Ohio called Gerald and Bob (proper rock names). … Continue reading
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Tagged 7" single, Devo, I can't get me no, Record, Satisfaction, vinyl
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ROTW -The Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun
“I don’t want a holiday in the sun, I wanna go to the new Belsen”, Mr Rotten certainly had a way with words ….. some of them were even swear words! Taken from their only real album, ’77’s “Never Mind … Continue reading
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Tagged 7" single, Holidays in the Sun, Johnny Rotten, punk, Record, satellite, Sex Pistols, vinyl
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ROTW – Siouxsie and the Banshees – Playground Twist
Taken from their 1979 (there’s that year again) album “Join Hands“, Playground Twist sees the Banshees living up to their name. Siouxsie wails, Banshee, John McKay’s guitar screams like a jet engine in a drainpipe. The result is like a … Continue reading
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Tagged 7" single, Elephant Fayre, Join Hands, Playground Twist, Record, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Siouxsie Sioux, vinyl
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Introducing Danika Smith
Some of you may be familiar with our enormously talented niece, Danika Smith, who entered the Triple J unearthed contest earlier this year and reached the finals. Well, Danika has been working hard and has now released her first EP on … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Black Ant Design, CD, Christmas, Danika Smith, EP, northern rivers, photographer, photography, portrait
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ROTW – The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning/Society
How do follow The Clash? Easy, play The Ruts. Another track from the Golden Year of 1979, Babylon is Burning was the follow-up to The Ruts’ debut single, “In A Rut” It proved to be the soundtrack to ’79, strikes … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, 7" single, Babylon's Burning, Malcolm Owen, punk, Record, The Ruts, vinyl
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ROTW – The Clash – Bankrobber/Rockers Galore ……..UK Tour
Of course it would be very easy to have a Clash track every week as ROTW, such is the depth of their musical legacy, but we don’t like phoney Beatle mania ’round here. This rather unique 1980 release is a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged 7" single, Bankrobber, MIck Jones, Mikey Dread, Record, Rockers Galore, The Clash, Train in Vain, vinyl
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ROTW – Kate Bush – Strange Phenomena
Talk about Strange Phenomena! I hadn’t heard this track in years and then recently it was played on Radcliffe & Maconie‘s, The Chain. ‘Nothing too strange there’ you may say, well, a couple of days later my family we’re just … Continue reading
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Tagged 12", album, Kate Bush, Record, Strange Phenomena, The Kick Inside, vinyl
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