Monday, August 25, 2008

ULTRAVOX!

After waffling on about Ultravox! over on Kid Shirt, I went straight to Ebay & got this 7 inch EP for 99p. It's quite sad how cheap it was, I would've gone to at least £2.99.
Still, it's a staggeringly good slice of live pop and seeing the cover again jolted me right back to 1977. Oh, Ure, what the fuck did you do?
Poor old Warren Cann never did photograph well.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Lohan Loaded


A little late for Lohan week, but many thanks to Mr Glitch for sending me this pic in which personal friend of mine Lindsay Lohan appears to be drunk. I'm sure she's really just preparing for a part or something. I'm pretty sure she doesn't drink.

Thursday, August 14, 2008


Just in case anybody's interested, I have finally put together my new old album 'The Ghost Of Tracey Carter'. Recorded back in 1981 / 1982, this was my first 'proper' band Terror Fish, featuring me, Brendan Wallis (who left because I was taking too many drugs...there's a fucking irony), Steve Vaughan off crap Banshee impersonator P J Harvey, and Daffy who was, well, a twat. Ten tracks, recorded over two sessions, it doesn't sound too dated to me, this is mainly because we were so out of the loop in the first place we never found out how to be 'current'.
Anyway, it's good stuff if you don't mind rubbish singing, and if you're interested in a copy it's £4.99 + £1.00 p&p. You can use Paypal, just leave a comment & I'll drop my email address on your blog.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Lohan Week

Well, I thought Lindsay Lohan week went rather well. Though it is time to revert to The Octopus as I can't keep up with the comments...and I'm working on another Top Ten...which will be Top 10 Great Hair.
Watch this space.

Friday, August 08, 2008

The Stud

Unarguably the best British film ever made. Probably based on Lindsay Lohan's mum.

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Variety El Punko #02


As mentioned over on Kid Shirt a couple of weeks back, I have now completed the uber fucking sequal to the Uber Fucking Cool Variety El Punko #01. Track listing:

1/ Emergency................................................ 999.
2/ Oh Shit..................................................... Buzzcocks.
3/ First Time................................................ The Boys.
4/ Love & A Molotov Cocktail...................... The Flys.
5/ Up Against The Wall............................... TRB.
6/ Ain't Got A Clue....................................... The Lurkers.
7/ Where Were You?....................................The Mekons.
8/ Judy Says (Knock You In The Head)......The Vibrators.
9/ Zip Nolan........................................... The Cult Figures.
10/ War Stories........................................... Starjets.
11/ New Rose............................................... The Damned.
12/ Sound Of The Suburbs.......................... The Members.
13/ California Uber Alles............................ Dead Kennedys.
14/ Young Savage........................................ Ultravox.
15/ Gary Gilmore's Eyes.............................. The Adverts.
16/ Wild Youth............................................Generation X.
17/ You've Got My Number......................... The Undertones.
18/ 5 Minutes........................................ The Stranglers.
19/ Top Of The Pops................................... The Rezillos.
20/ All Around The World......................... The Jam.
21/ Danger Signs......................................... Penetration.
22/ I'm An Upstart..................................... Angelic Upstarts.
23/ Holidays In The Sun............................ Sex Pistols.
There you go. If you want a copy, let me know, I'll send it for just £2.00 P&P, or both for £3.00. I'm aware that The Angelic Upstarts were naff second generation punk, but 'I'm An Upstart' is so funny it kind of had to be included.
Lindsay Lohan unfortunately didn't make it on there, even though her single 'I Lezzed Off With No Warning' is quite punk.

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Rambo



Finally got around to seeing Rambo this afternoon (another film that strangely doesn't have Lindsay Lohan in it).
It's so fucking violent. I can't recommend it highly enough, it's just pure genius. It makes the first half hour of Saving Private Ryan look like Sleepless In Seattle.
Rent it out immediately.

Simon Says


Caught a fantastic film called 'Simon Says' on Zone Horror the other night. Teenage campers get slaughtered by a bonkers Crispin Glover who he kills mostly with a giant pick-axe throwing machine. It's just crazed. Lindsay Lohan isn't actually in it, but if she had been she would have been killed last.

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Friday, August 01, 2008

Lindsay Lohan Week

Just so everyone knows, next week is Lindsay Lohan week on Octopus 99. I haven't worked out what this means exactly, but I'm sure it will be good.

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