Hello and welcome to my blog. This is my little online space to share the music (and sometimes art) that I love with whoever happens to come across this site. Please feel free to get in touch via any of the links in the sidebar and let me know your thoughts & opinions. Here's a little bit about me...
Random fact: I can lick my elbow. Both elbows.
I'm currently listening to Cramps records, and lots of instrumental music. Some of my favorite instrumentals are "Draggin'" by Link Wray, "The Time Funnel" by Jan Davis and "Memphis" by Lonnie Mack. I have tons of CDs too so I always have something in my Walkman for bus journeys; at the moment I have Parallel Lines by Blondie, How To Make A Monster by The Cramps (if end up falling asleep on the bus, the ending on "Lonesome Town" wakes me up so I don't miss my stop), and one of my mixtapes with music from Kevin Ayers, Donovan and Django Reinhardt. On my turntable at the moment I'm alternating between country LPs (Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Wanda Jackson) and a bit of ABBA and T. Rex. Check out my Spotify account too for loads of playlists!
My favourite song is currently this re-recorded version of "Hot Rod" by The Collins Kids from the 2012 Hallmark Guitars Presents: The Kustom Kings album. Check out my Song of the Week feature on the home page too; every Friday I post the song I've enjoyed the most that week!
My record collection consists mostly of 'old' rock and roll albums (not really 'rock music'; that's a different thing), with some new things too. The first record I ever owned was Down Your Drain by Jesse Jo Stark (4 track EP on bright pink vinyl), which I won in a giveaway competition. It came with a CD version and four really cool badges. The first record I actually bought with my own money was Stay Sick by The Cramps, quickly followed by three more from the record fair (2014 Vengeance reissues of Look Mom No Head, A Date With Elvis & Fiends of Dope Island). Some of the more obscure/less well-known records I have include The Zantees' Out For Kicks (80s rockabilly revival at it's best, in a different league from the Stray Cats) and Count Down! by the Jimmie Haskell Orchestra (1959 space music, I have the reissue but I want to get the original someday too). I suppose any Cramps fan would know those two but I guess other people wouldn't. I think I could probably trace everything I listen to back to The Cramps; they're a real gateway band and probably one of the most influential bands ever in terms of turning people onto other people's music. Even my love of country music can be traced back to them in a way; former Cramps bassist Chopper Franklin is now in a band called the Heathen Apostles who covered Loretta Lynn's "Fist City", so I started listening to a lot of Loretta, which is where my love of country stems from.
My all-time favourite album would have to be Fiends Of Dope Island by The Cramps. It was their last studio album and I can honestly say I think they got better and better with each record they made.
The last record I bought was Midwest Farmer's Daughter by Margo Price. It's her debut album and it's really great country music. I bought it when I went to see her at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds and I got it signed! Margo also signed my ticket & wrote 'Loretta Forever!' on it; she's a genuinely lovely person!
New releases I'm looking forward to include Blondie's new record, Pollinator, which is due out in May this year, and The Empty Hearts' new album! Elkie Brooks, Chuck Berry and Margo Price are all working on new albums which I'm also really excited about!
I'm currently reading lots of textbooks for uni, but also Moby Dick by Herman Melville and Vali Myers: A Memoir, written by Gianni Menichetti. I just finished Jennifer Saunders' autobiography, Bonkers, which is a really great read and very funny, and at times she reminds me so much of myself - especially the story about procrastination! I also occasionally read a bit of poetry too; my favourites are Arthur Rimbaud, Emily Dickinson and Christina Rossetti.
My favourite book is Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. I love her stream-of-consciousness style and how she tells the story from the perspective of several different characters all in one flowing narrative. I have also always enjoyed Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as those books are so much fun to read and very interesting.
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| Vali Myers: Moby Dick (1972-74) |
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