Songs They Don't Play On The Radio...Anymore #7

Jesus Loves You "After The Love" (1989)

Lovely Balearic house single from 1989. Memorably sampled by The KLF on their "Chill Out" LP. Boy George is capable of real brilliance, I'd like to write him a fan letter to cheer him up in "chokey".

Songs They Don't Play On The Radio...Anymore #6

Mention of Cliff Richard's single "We Don't Talk Anymore" over at my friend's excellent blog (Asleep On The Compost Heap), has prompted me to post this. Alan Tarney wrote the aforementioned number one for Cliff. In 1980, Barbara Dixon had a big hit with this inspired piece of Tarney brilliance.


Barbara Dixon "January February" (1980)

He then went on to have a hand in most of those brilliant mid 80s singles by A-ha, before racking up further hits with St. Etienne and Pulp. The man is a legend.

Songs They Don't Play On The Radio...Anymore #5

I was thinking to myself earlier...if this record were released in 2008, which TV programmes would "Matthew" be watching? Do post your suggestions in the comments box won't you.


Karel Fialka "Hey Matthew" (1987)

Me, I've been watching "The Family" on Channel 4. It's surprisingly good, isn't it?

You can read my interview with Laetitia from Stereolab over here. That's all for now except to say that there's a rather cruel, but nonetheless amusing, review of Seasick Steve's new album in this week's NME. Why have I started reading the NME again - out of nostalgia? Loyalty? I don't know.

Songs They Don't Play On The Radio...Anymore #4

Susan Fassbender "Twilight Café" (1981)

Good piece of new wavey pop. There is another clip of this from TOTP2 on YouTube, but I fear that might have wanker wanker wanker WANKER Steve Wright talking over it, so I thought I'd spare you that. Anyway, I like these YouTube clips where someone just sticks up a bit of film of them playing an old single...

Songs They Don't Play On The Radio...Anymore #3

Rhianna "Oh Baby" (2002)

It's not a brilliant record, but I liked it enough at the time to buy her album "Get On" when it came into the charity shop that I worked in (i.e. Concern in Dundrum village - don't look for it, it's not there anymore). Nice, sub-aquatic bassline and wah-wah guitars here.

Lovely weather we're having by the way. Now that it's stopped pissing it down I'm hoping to upload a completely brilliant album tomorrow, so stay tuned for that. (I've been housebound, you see.)

Songs They Don't Play On The Radio...Anymore #2

Sophie Ellis-Bextor "Mixed Up World" (2003)

You may be wondering why I've resorted to posting lazy YouTube embeds this week. It's because I've moved out of my rented accommodation back to my parents for a couple of weeks (hopefully no more than that), and now don't have internet access at home. I expect to find a new place soon.

In other news, changes are afoot at State magazine. I like the magazine a lot. It seemed a good rival to Hot Press to me, so I'm a little bit disappointed that they now intend to give it away for free. Not that I've anything against free stuff you understand, it's just the feeling that people don't want to pay for good music magazines anymore. Free ones like Connected and Analogue (who I'm currently writing for) vary in quality quite wildly in my experience.

In other, other news...Annie's album "Don't Stop" has leaked but I haven't heard it yet. I don't want to spoil it for myself when it GETS RELEASED PROPERLY. If it gets released properly that is.

And now they're playing an even more moany and whingey, dull live version of Pink Floyd's "Mother" by moany whingey dullard Roger Waters in the internet cafe I find myself in. Time to make a hasty exit. Toodle-pip!

Songs They Don't Play On The Radio...Anymore #1

First in an occasional series...


Deepest Blue "Deepest Blue" (2003)

P.S. I have just been into Enable on Camden Street and have bought S Club 7's album "Sunshine", S Club Juniors' album "Together" and Now 62. All of which came to €7.30. A snip!