OCTOBER GOOD STUFF

20 GOOD THINGS IN OCTOBER

Dedicated to the memory of Lou Reed

 New discoveries, gigs, songs / albums on heavy rotation and general rock n roll influenced greatness.

1. Drongos For Europe – Freedom video – brilliant video from the Brummie punkers
 

2. Good Vibrations – great film about Terri Hooley and his record a label, set amongst the late seventies Northern Irish punk scene, even bought a tear to the eye.
 

3. Filth – Very dark but funny as fuck film based on the Irwin Welsh novel
 

4. Beans On Toast – live at the Rainbow, Digbeth
 

5. The Mission – The Brightest Light.  This was a surprise - brilliant album from Wayne Hussey & the gang.
 

6. CBGB – Original Sound Track – Haven’t seen the film but the soundtrack is a blast.
 

7. INVSN – INVSN album.  Sounds like one of those great brooding 80’s albums but with a 2013 make over.  From the Refused front man.
 

8. Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – Repent, Replenish, Repeat – new release from the electronic hip-hop duo, darker and heavier than previous releases but still great stuff. 
 

9. Tim Burgess – the first Ten punk singles he bought – great feature from Louder Than War on the first punk singles purchased by the young Charlatan.  Some great (and maybe surprising) choices in there – take a look here: http://louderthanwar.com/the-first-10-punk-singles-bought-by-tim-burgess-of-the-charlatans/ 
 

10. Bad Manners – Firstly because I’ve been listening to a lot of ska recently and only just got round to getting (30 odd years late) the first two Bad Manners albums, which are great.  Secondly for Buster Bloodvessel’s definition of what a skinhead is to him as featured in the 2003 German documentary Skinhead Attitude, ending with the passionate words ”… and most importantly, anti-racist.” 
 

11. Franz Nicolay – Did Your Broken Heart Make You Who Are You? Multi instrumentalist having played with The Hold steady, The World/Inferno Friendship Society, Star Fucking Hipsters.  From Do the Struggle album.
 

12. Shellac – Excellent Italian Greyhound.  Only just listened to this album, and it’s a corker.
 

13. Criminal Damage – Call Of Death.  Heads down no nonsense punk rock from Oregon.
 

14. Star Anna – Go To Hell .  Fuck this is good.  
 

15. Joan Jett – Unvarnished.  Still got it.
 

16. PiL.  Back on the road.  I didn’t get to see them so been dragging the albums out, and especially appreciating the under played Happy? / 9 / That What Is Not stuff. 
 

17. Rhoda with The Specials – The Boiler.  Still hard hitting but brilliant single.  With virtually no airplay it still reached number 35 in the charts.  Ironic that the BBC saw fit to effectively ban it due to it’s sensitive nature while turning a blind eye to the antics of some of it’s celebrities.
 

18. Southern Death Cult – Moya.  Dragged out of the archives to much excitement (for me anyway)

19. Crass – Penis Envy.
 

20. Dead Kennedys – Halloween- because it was