By 20 years old, Paul Weller & The Jam had all but sewn-up pop punk. None of the slickness of Blondie, none of the confrontation of The Clash, but 3 yoofs who had heard what the 70s had to offer and thought ‘naaah mate, not for me’. All mod cons was the 3rd studio albumContinue reading “All mod cons”
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Parallel Lines
In 1978, a former playboy model and 5 ‘hopelessly horrible’ musicians from the New York underground went into a recording studio and laid down a soundtrack which tied together the most musically diverse decade. Combining punk, glam, disco, pop, new wave, rock n roll and 50s doo-wop, Blondie were to create a stellar mix ofContinue reading “Parallel Lines”
Episode 2 – Pile of Junk-Yard
Episode 2 of the podcast 1001 albums then death with reviews of Blondie parallel lines, the birthday party junkyard and fairport conention liege and lief
