The Beach Boys & Annette Funicello - The Monkey's Uncle 1965

 See and hear the Beach Boys hooking up with Disney. 

On this day in 1962

 Ring Start was asked by Brian Epstein if he would join the Beatles. He agreed. The rest is history.

Little Richard interview 1972

 This was what I was into 50 years ago. Lovely interview

Rod Stewart Feat. Faces - You Wear It Well - TOTP2 1972

 Song from 50 years ago. Didn't particularly like it at the time but I like it now. Here

Today's Monday the Scaffold ?1966

 Atlantic tunnel just played this gem. I remember people singing it at work. Scaffold wiki. Our family (Mitchards) in the 60s requested Lily the Pink by the Scaffold on junior choice on the radio. They sent us a reel to reel of it.

Amsterdam pinball

 In 2010 we played the OCCII in Amsterdam. There wasn't many there but those that came chatted and so forth. Our host who was a specialist in band hospitality and he said  'what do you want to do in Amsterdam?' Sue said pinball

Photo Caryne Pearce

Paul Revere and the Raiders Just Like Me 1965

 Wiki. I like this song a lot.

When we played Aarhus Denmark

Back in 2008 we played here our first overseas gig in Denmark but it wasn't easy going oh no. The venue we discovered when we got there was a sort of semi official hang out place for misfits and punks, Goths and so forth. No problems there. It was welcoming and we prepared to play there in the evening. Then a detective turned up and called us together. Apparently it was Adolf Hitler's birthday and there were several coachloads of Dutch Nazis in town looking for trouble and they were likely to come to the venue. So we thought 'well trust us to be in the midst of trouble' but we lived through the punk era in Frome so we were used to trouble. After a time the security that was supposed to be doing the event all disappeared. So they asked Geoff the drummer and me if we could do security as they would have to close if they have none. So we shrugged our shoulders and stood by the entrance. Then a brick got thrown through the window it looked if things were about to kick off. But nothing happened. Maybe the police had scared them off but there was no further trouble. Of course we were very tense for the rest of the night and were glad when the evening came to a close and we could relax. Bloody Dutch Nazis!

Animals & Men Grrnd Zero Lyon 2009

 This was an amazing place. On an industrial estate it was originally selling bathrooms and had multiple rooms and floors. It was squatted. There was a charity shop there, a recording studio, which we recorded at, plus of course the venue and rooms to sleep in. On the night there were many stalls selling books and pamphlets.  The gig was great but one of the support bands broke a bass string and took about 40 minutes to replace it throwing all the running orders off so by the time we played a lot of people had left to get the tube.

If you want some free downloads including the songs we recorded at Lyon go here

World Lizard day

 World lizard day today. Radstock has a thriving population of them. Well it did. This was taken by Sue when we lived at Whitelands. Once we had one crawling up the wall in the front room. Before they rebuilt the town centre the area that was the site of the old station was full of them and we often saw them basking on the wooden fence that surrounded the area.

The Seeds The Wind Blows Your Hair 1967

 So this is the last day of the Heatwave. Listen to the Seeds here

Freddy King Hideaway

 Wiki. Have this on vinyl.

See the whole set here

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Burning (Official Video)

 This is new.

THE OBLIVIANS "Mary Lou" (Young Jessie Cover) 1997

 This is great. Head the original by Young Jessie and the Cadets here

The Fall Psychomafia and Industrial Estate 1978

 FallFriday

Help Me Sonny Boy Williamson. 1963

 Probably the first Sonny Boy track I heard - in a listening booth in Bath. On a compilation lp. Based on Green Onions, when I was young I thought it was the other way around and Green Onions was stealing from Help me! Listen here. Keyboards by Lafayette Leake.

Wiki on the song

Tyrannosaurus Rex Mustang Ford 1968

 They were so good in this era.

Marc Bolan and Steve Took Performing Mustang Ford at the 8th National Jazz, Blues and Pop Festival'

Kempton Park, 10th August 1968

Radstock Jigsaw from Fosseway Press

 Limited stock now available! Get your orders in for Christmas 🎄 1,000 piece luxury jigsaw puzzle of Radstock Goods Yard in 1962 by local artist Martin Forster only £24.99 #radstock 

Debora Tyrannosaurus Rex 1968

 Tyrannosaurus Rex Performing "Debora" at the 8th National Jazz and Blues Festival Kempton Park, 10th August 1968. From the Facebook group Stacey Grove.

The Ramones Don Kirshners Rock Concert 15 Sept 1977 Full broadcast

23 minutes of being transported back to 77. 

0:00 - Listen To My Heart 1:45 - California Sun 3:35 - Judy Is A Punk 4:53 - I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You 6:38 - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 9:06 - Loudmouth 10:56 - Beat On The Brat 13:20 - Blitzkrieg Bop 15:39 - Glad To See You Go 17:35 - Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment 19:17 - Rockaway Beach 21:19 - Commando