In the words of the late Richard H. Kirk: "they sound like Jackanory."
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In the words of the late Richard H. Kirk: "they sound like Jackanory."
Or, as we called them "Dirty Anne."😀
29.08.1980. DVA / PTI / De Tian at The Leadmill, Sheffield. DVA played 2 sets. The main one being: North Loop, Uncertain, Sensorium, 4 Hours and Piano Pain. An earlier first set was a semi-improvised piece called 'The Clock DVA Theme', also known (briefly) as 'The Psychedelic Angler'.
Thank you. It's taken a while but we're getting there.
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News: Mute Records announces remastered edition of debut album from Clock DVA, first reissue in 35 years regenmag.com/news/news-mu...
Thank you Simon! And we are getting there on the next one too.
On 26.4.1980 these 5 fleeting figures recorded an album in 1 day. 'White Souls In Black Suits' by Clock DVA is being re-released by Mute on 7.11.2025. Pre-order the album here mute.ffm.to/clock-dva-ws... Here's a taster: Apple - apple.co/47h62FL Spotify - bit.ly/47hTUV0 YouTube - bit.ly/3UOeg0E
Good times with Oasis at Croke Park. Liam G: "Where would be all be without 'Wonderwall'? Selling carpets or summat."
70s counterculture, Sheffield-style. Frank White & his hairy hippies vs the Brylcreem'd City & Guilds lads. I bet this was LOUD. I saw Frank a few years later, on 12/8/78. My memories here - Blog - bit.ly/3t6quSp Apple - apple.co/2OF7rjj Spotify - spoti.fi/3cgFiah YouTube - bit.ly/3X0vSZg
Last plug for the current blog & podcast episode. Echo & The Bunnymen at York Racecourse in 1984. Thanks folks for all your support! Up next: Marc Almond at The Leadmill, Sheffield in October '84. Blog - bit.ly/457K2vy Apple - bit.ly/4muZ2tg Spotify - bit.ly/4ftWxVQ YouTube - bit.ly/4lMnPJv
Seed Of Memory. One of the great polo necks in pop music. (The record is pretty great too.)
Midweek plug for my latest blog & podcast episode. September 1984 and a trip to see Echo & The Bunnymen at the first (and last) York Rock Festival. Links - Blog - bit.ly/457K2vy Apple - bit.ly/4muZ2tg Spotify - bit.ly/4ftWxVQ YouTube - bit.ly/4lMnPJv
I love an early afternoon gig! 😀
A little bit late with this but just to say that Mari Samuelsen playing Arvo Pärt and Max Richter at the National Concert Hall in Dublin last Tuesday lunchtime was terrific.
Dame Judi wishes you all a Happy Yorkshire Day.
"Arlott-a shakin' goin' on"
And as we found out after the gig...
31.07.1983. One of those nights when you wondered: "what the f*ck are we doing here?" My memories of Killing Joke fans chucking things at us recalled here: Blog - bit.ly/45835Vf Apple - bit.ly/4lXpThR Spotify - bit.ly/4mkPKzN YouTube - bit.ly/3H8kAwO
"The Morrisons' Jim Morrison" in all his splendour... (photo by Jim B.)
Hello Folks, A fresh taster for my latest podcast. A day out at York Racecourse in September 1984 for Echo & The Bunnymen, Sisters Of Mercy etc. (Sisters' live pic by a chap called Jim B.) Link to the full thing here - pods.to/ex8mxwr Blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com YouTube - bit.ly/4lMnPJv
Apparently it lost a lot of money. A shame, there was speculation that Talk Talk would headline in 1985.
Start-the-week plug for my new blog & podcast. A smashing pic of Mac, Will & Pete of The Bunnymen live at York Racecourse on 22nd September 1984 (Credit Nick Robinson.) My memories of a grand day out here: pod - pods.to/ex8mxwr blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com YouTube - bit.ly/4lMnPJv
Ah, fair play!
Sunday afternoon plug for the new blog & podcast. 22nd September 1984 and a trip to York Racecourse to see Echo & The Bunnymen, Sisters Of Mercy etc. A grand day out. (Love the lad riding the bin.) Links here: podcast - pods.to/ex8mxwr blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com YouTube - bit.ly/4lMnPJv
A little taster for the latest podcast episode. Full thing over at pods.to/ex8mxwr
New blog & podcast up. September 1984 and a trip to see Echo & The Bunnymen, Sisters Of Mercy etc at York Racecourse. Also stuff about working at Virgin in Sheffield. Links: blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com podcast - pods.to/ex8mxwr YouTube - bit.ly/4lMnPJv
I've just verified my age by saying "It's frothy man."
It’s only taken fifty years but I finally saw Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Barry Lyndon’ at The Light House in Dublin. I think teenage me would have been bored silly, but - hey - with age comes wisdom (apparently) and I absolutely loved it.
15.07.1983. The Fall, live at the Ace in Brixton. (MES photo by Harvey Johnman.) The Box supported, my memories of the night here: Blog - bit.ly/46treIr Apple - bit.ly/46FhWJ9 Spotify - bit.ly/44HrtNm YouTube - bit.ly/4lXQriE #thefall #markesmith #postpunk #musicblog #musicpodcast #onthisday
Good fun last night for Bastille Day at The Big Romance in Dublin. Here's a link to a Spotify playlist of what I played: open.spotify.com/playlist/6fd...
5/7/80. Borg beats McEnroe in a 5-set thriller at Wimbledon and Cabaret Voltaire headline at The Leadmill in Sheffield. My memories of the evening here: Blog - bit.ly/3ytIEQV Apple podcast - apple.co/3yrzGTV Spotify podcast - spoti.fi/3jJxRO8 YouTube - bit.ly/4eCvEOX Photos by the great Jon Downing.
What I love most about Bill is that he retired. Made some timeless music, wrote some indelible songs and then stopped. No comeback album, no insipid duets with idiots half his age, no final farewell tour. Put up a massive innings, declared and went back to the pavilion unbeaten.
28th June 1983. Murrayfield, Edinburgh. David Bowie watches the rain pour down. My teenage memories of growing up with his music, and of a grand day out in Scotland here: Blog - bit.ly/4aOi6x9 Apple podcast - bit.ly/3QcFQ5R Spotify podcast - bit.ly/3WaJe5a YouTube - bit.ly/40plviK
Just spotted that some of the settings for my YouTube podcast episodes had somehow slipped from Public to Private. Now fixed. All 68 episodes available again for your listening pleasure.
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27/06/1980. A quite extraordinary gig by Fad Gadget at the old Clarendon ballroom on Hammersmith roundabout. What a showman. My memories here: Blog - bit.ly/3hdqtro Apple Podcast - apple.co/3x0AD5z Spotify Podcast - spoti.fi/3jjfdww YouTube - bit.ly/4lvarc8
Very much looking forward to being back at The Big Romance in Dublin for a vinyl-only set of French artists to celebrate Bastille Day on 14th July. If you happen to be in Dublin please pop in and say bonsoir!
21st June 1979. The day I left school. Went to see the mighty John Cooper Clarke at The Limit in Sheffield. My memories of the day here: Blog - bit.ly/3y2qjNm Apple podcast - apple.co/3QwNRkA Spotify podcast - spoti.fi/3bguH2p YouTube - bit.ly/4ndHW46 #sheffield #johncooperclarke #poetry
Netzer uber alles!
Hiya, delighted to get the good comments. Very happy to hear it resonated with you.
Nice one Kenny, much appreciated.
19/6/1981 Florian, Karl & Wolfgang of Kraftwerk give it some 'Pocket Calculator' at Sheffield City Hall. (Photo: Iain Leslie.) One of my favourite gigs ever. My memories of the night here: Blog - bit.ly/4aWgOQe Apple podcast - bit.ly/43XsMXy Spotify podcast - bit.ly/49I8imR YouTube - bit.ly/40aXCv6
Thank you so much, very much appreciated.
Flowing pints of Wards versus TG? Tough call. 😀
Thank you, fixed it.
10.06.1980. Cabaret Voltaire & Throbbing Gristle, live at Sheffield University. My memories of the gig here: Blog - bit.ly/3v8TUQx Apple podcast - apple.co/3pEhi7b Spotify podcast - spoti.fi/3gbMkjY YouTube - bit.ly/3FT1MAT #sheffield #industrial #musicblog #musicpodcast #onthisday
5/5. Ben Mullen, Peter Maybury & Tom dePaor - 'The Fall' (This is flippin' enormous and really needs to be seen in person.)
2/5. Helen Merrigan Colfer - 'Daisy Chained - Hybrid.'
1/5. Some things I liked at the new RHA exhibition in Dublin. Fiona White - 'Beggars Belief' (detail)
My recent history with Wes Anderson. The French Dispatch, really didn’t enjoy it at all. Asteroid City, not seen, scared off by how disappointing The French Dispatch was. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. Wonderful indeed. I enjoyed The Phoenician Scheme, almost as much as the cake and coffee.
In the National Gallery, Dublin yesterday and it occurred to me that all galleries should have an empty exhibition space where you can mentally project whatever pictures your imagination can conjure up. 🙂
22.05.1981. Cabaret Voltaire guest at Cabaret Futura at Sheffield Poly. "a sooty black sock into an otherwise pale wash cycle." My memories of the night here - Blog - bit.ly/4cMOm5f Apple podcast - bit.ly/43OBbN9 Spotify podcast - bit.ly/3xu8uZF YouTube - bit.ly/4mq3bzh
Llanfairfechan
Morning Steve, there was a feature on Aswad in the last Mojo. I know bits and bobs from their back catalogue (and the pop hits obviously) but didn't have any of the albums. Based on comments shared here and elsewhere, this is a good place to start.
I'm happy to report that he is on very good form.
En route back to the ferry at Holyhead, I was thrilled to discover a terrific record shop in Abergele called Noise Annoys. Well worth a visit.
Some pics from the Cabaret Voltaire celebration at Sheffield University on 16th May. A splendid evening was enjoyed by all. #sheffield #cabaretvoltaire #electronicmusic
Hi Ed, I'm there this Friday for the CV exhibition and live music.
12th May 1983. A memorable night out in Glasgow with Iron Maiden. Here's how I remember it doing down. Blog - bit.ly/3AbbGZF Apple podcast - apple.co/3NtVvt8 Spotify podcast - spoti.fi/3A6Wah9 YouTube podcast - bit.ly/4dc7Ocl #onthisday #ironmaiden #heavymetal #musicpodcast #musicblog
9th May 1980. Cabs / Fad / DVA / Truth Club / ULU.
Very rare Cabs poster from the summer of 1978 (thanks Geoff Davis) Expect loads of other hard-to-find/seldom-seen CV artefacts at the exhibition & special event at Sheffield Uni next week. Tix for the main event on Friday are selling fast. Link - performancevenues.gigantic.com/.../2025-05-...
08.05.1981. Here are The Cure hanging out in front of Sheffield Railway Station, before playing the Poly in the evening. (photographer unknown.) My memories of the gig here: Blog - bit.ly/3xk9wav Apple - bit.ly/3TOeJis Spotify - bit.ly/3xCTWa0 YouTube - bit.ly/4iSISrg #onthisday #sheffield
Hiya, not quite true. It was a long enough day in the rehearsal room off West Street when we recorded it, but 15 hours would be something off an exaggeration. From memory, we set up in the morning, recorded from around midday and I was in the Bay Horse pub in Pitsmoor by 9pm.
I had a really good evening at the Sheffield launch of Jamie Taylor's splendid book about unsung local hero Ken Patten, & the part he played in the early days of S. Yorkshire's electronic music scene. Also delighted my podcast got a mention in the acknowledgements, happy to have been a part of it.
28/04/1981. Youth from Killing Joke. That jacket was white in January, he's now been living it in for 4 months. DVA on the road with The Joke. My memories here: Blog - bit.ly/3PUp23z Apple - bit.ly/4aKIck7 Spotify - bit.ly/3TMOpW1 YouTube - bit.ly/432vGvf (📷Janette Beckman) #sheffield #onthisday
Good lad, me too. 😀
Recorded in Sheffield on this day, 26th April 1980. DVA - 'White Souls In Black Suits'. #sheffield #clockdva #industrial #postpunk
Really enjoyed the Evie Hone and Mainie Jellett exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland. Two remarkable Dublin women artists born within three years of each other near the end of the 19th century. Bold, forward looking work from the 1920s onwards. Well worth a look.
Seen Flow twice. Cried twice. I reckon you will too.
@rcommendr.bsky.social
Thank you x
22.04.1981. New Order live in Sheffield. A very public grieving process. My memories of the gig here: Blog - bit.ly/3VPgzCc Apple - bit.ly/3VSxJ1U Spotify - bit.ly/4an15dp YouTube - bit.ly/44BcNRj #neworder #postpunk #newwave #onthisday #sheffield #musicblog #musicpodcast
Yes, the first time I've been mentioned in the FT!
Thank you so much to the lovely folk at The Big Romance in Dublin who let me play some old records there last night. Here's what went down: open.spotify.com/playlist/291...
Next month! Looking forward to this Cabaret Voltaire exhibition and evening of Cabs-adjacent live music in Sheffield. I'll be there. Ticket details here - performancevenues.group.shef.ac.uk/event/50-yea... #sheffield #sheffieldissuper
Picking out some vinyl to spin at The Big Romance in Dublin on Wednesday night (9th April) If you like roots reggae and 80s indie/alternative, I reckon you'll have a tip-top, toe-tapping time of it. Free in. Fab venue, mighty sound-system, dead sound people. Come along and bring a friend.
Very jealous of that! Please share here?
Thank you! I enjoyed it too. I wonder if it stands the test of time? 🧛🦇
2/4/1981. When The Sound Of Young Scotland came to The Limit Club, Sheffield. Orange Juice followed by Restricted Code & Fire Engines a couple of days later. My memories of the gigs here: Apple - bit.ly/3Uaf94i Spotify - bit.ly/43Ob5to Blog - bit.ly/49J2UjL YouTube - bit.ly/42oB3EP
1st April 1983. Rare photo of Einsturzende Neubaten onstage at the Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield. 😀
1st April 1980. Sheffield synth-trio Vice Versa live at the Blitz club, Infirmary Road. Me & Charlie from DVA supported. ABC are just glittering speck on the horizon. Hear/read all about it here: Apple - apple.co/39wqYKh Spotify - spoti.fi/31Ak3eP Blog - bit.ly/2PGW8HL YouTube - bit.ly/4hZlpV9
30th March 1981. An absurd night out in Heaven with Bauhaus, dancers Torso and DVA. Undead, undead!, UNDEAD!! 🖤 Apple - apple.co/3FNKV25 Spotify - spoti.fi/3XE9ogr Blog - bit.ly/42kilOF YouTube - bit.ly/41QQp4L #postpunk #sheffield #goth #eighties #onthisday #bauhaus
Good morning folks.
Looking forward to coming to Sheffield for the launch of Jamie Taylor's new book. Link to the event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/studio-ele...
18th March 1980. #sheffield #postpunk #industrial
16th March 1980. Here I am, laying down something or other, in the DVA rehearsal room, just off West Street in Sheffield. Yes, I'm wearing a suit, A Black Suit. 😀 (📷Lorraine.)
Thank you to the kind folk at @rcommendr.bsky.social for their unexpected but most welcome endorsement of my podcast. Can't quite believe I'm mentioned in the same article as Dorothy Baker.
Loved it. David Thomas was magical.
13/03/1981. What a line-up. One of the best triple-bills I've ever seen. My memories of the night here: Blog - bit.ly/3JcjlIA Spotify podcast - spoti.fi/3JoElw9 Apple podcast - apple.co/3q1eGBS YouTube - bit.ly/3Fo9Adk #postpunk #sheffield #onthisday #musicblog #musicpodcast #eighties
13/03/1979. 2 gigs in 1 night. Bill Nelson's Red Noise followed by Joe Jackson. A New Wave night in Sheffield, my memories of the evening here: Blog - bit.ly/2Q0Swk4 Apple podcast - apple.co/3vnkTcv Spotify - spoti.fi/3qCygSs YouTube - bit.ly/3DD1aOT #sheffield #newwave #musicblog #musicpodcast
Thank you Mr. C, very much appreciated.
11/03/1980. One of Sheffield's finest I'm So Hollow, live at the Blitz club on Infirmary Road. (📷Pete Hill) My memories of the night here: Blog - bit.ly/2OKfcnS Apple podcast - apple.co/3viaQ8g Spotify - spoti.fi/3l585Tc YouTube - bit.ly/41Gt0l8
The Great Glass Elevator in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. (Charlie Bucket & Willy Wonka had the day off.)
The new 4 x 45rpm vinyl box set of 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' will set you back a tidy £179 from Amazon. For that price I'd want the lamb and a lifetime supply of wool thrown in.
Yup, a rare outing today away from the plastic outer.
