You can't beat compilations of blues labels. You get some brilliant music. This is based on Cobra Records. Magnificent music.
Ralphadeus. Music movies comics feature in this look at life from Somerset.
Thursday, May 07, 2026
FENTION ROBINSON Mississippi Steamboat 1958
Kogar just played this. Fention is a typo it should be Fenton. Fenton Robinson - Wikipedia
Wednesday, May 06, 2026
Wolf Cat Fever- The Trailer
Kogar recommended this
“WOLF CAT FEVER is an undeniable Australian original:
A hyper-real, hand-built rock ‘n’ roll spectacular.” When Furr Fever, the wild, fuzzed-up guitarist feline crosses paths with the howling, leather-clad Wolfy Howl, the two lost souls collide in a blaze of glitter and guitar overdrive. They form The Sextortions, a rockabilly garage band as deranged as they are irresistible. But scheming music moguls, a corrupt Trump-ish mayor and a backstabbing bandmate are all gunning to tame them. Fortunately, the ghost of The King lives in Furr’s golden guitar and rock ‘n’ roll cannot be caged. Auteur-director Josh ‘Sinbad’ Collins and renowned costume designer Babzotica craft every incredible technicolor set, costume and prop from recycled and salvaged materials. Music video DP Alexander Orlando Smith (Iggy Pop, The Darkness, Kylie) uses a retrofitted Alexa camera with vintage lenses to draw aesthetic inspiration from Mario Bava’s lurid Italian genre cinema. WOLF CAT FEVER is a must-see for aficionados of schlock and devotees of distorted guitars!
Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers - I'll Come Running Back To You (1957)
My favourite of his. Love it to bits. Sam Cooke - Wikipedia
Tuesday, May 05, 2026
1963 HITS ARCHIVE: Rainbow - Gene Chandler
Nothing to do with the book or movie but brilliant all the same. Rainbow (Curtis Mayfield song) - Wikipedia
The Rainbow (1989) Trailer
This film is in my top 25 films. I tried to read the book but got bored. The Rainbow (1989 film) - Wikipedia. It has ferrets in it. There are a number of audiobooks on Youtube.
VHS trailer for the 1989 drama The Rainbow, directed by Ken Russell, starring Sammi Davis, Amanda Donohoe, Paul McGann and more.
Statesboro Blues · Blind Willie McTell 1928
This is a classic.
Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low
Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low
Have you got the nerve to drive Papa McTell from your door
Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low
Have you got the nerve to drive Papa McTell from your door
My mother died and left me reckless
My daddy died and left me wild, wild, wild
Mother died and left me reckless
Daddy died and left me wild, wild, wild
My daddy died and left me wild, wild, wild
Mother died and left me reckless
Daddy died and left me wild, wild, wild
No, I'm not good lookin' I'm some sweet woman's Angel child
Darts - The Boy From New York City (1978)
Darts (band) - Wikipedia Do you remember this band? I liked them but didn't buy any of their records.
Radstock Morris
Dear friends and gentle hearts,
Radstock Morris invite you to join them for the inaugural dance-out of their inaugural Dancing Season, this Wednesday evening at The Fromeway .
Enjoy some traditional English messing about with bells on alongside a drink at our favourite local hostelry. Maybe learn a dance?
Shepton Mallet Hornpipe / Radstock Jig
Pete Cooper (fiddle) and Richard Bolton (cello) play two traditional West Country hornpipes. Cecil Sharp, who visited the Shepton Mallet Union (workhouse) in December 1907, noted them down from the playing of octogenarian Gypsy fiddler James Higgins (1819-1910). Radstock, nine miles north-east of Shepton Mallet, was at that time a mining town in the heart of the Somerset coalfield. The term ‘jig’ is used in the generic sense of ‘dance tune’.
Otis Blackwell - Daddy Rollin' Stone
Otis Blackwell - Wikipedia Love this song and his other stuff is great too.
This is the '53 original version of this song, but the 2nd press from '57.
Monday, May 04, 2026
Elvis Presley - Baby I Don't Care (1957) - HD
From Jailhouse Rock. Jailhouse Rock (film) - Wikipedia
Theobald Arms Nunney
Loved the painting. Played there as a teen. Clientele were mainly Romani who loved Elvis so we played loads of his stuff and they danced up a storm. Had ferrets out the back, probably the first time I encountered one.
The Day of the Triffids - The FULL British Mini Series (1981)
The 1981 Day of the Triffids is the definitive screen version — the one that actually respects Wyndham’s novel and delivers that slow‑burn British apocalypse the way it was meant to feel.
DESCRIPTION: When a brilliant meteor shower blinds nearly all of humanity overnight, civilisation collapses in a single, eerie silence. Only a handful of sighted survivors remain — including Bill Masen, a triffid researcher whose bandaged eyes spared him from the catastrophe. As London descends into chaos, the once‑domesticated triffids — towering, venomous, and disturbingly intelligent — break free and begin hunting the helpless. The 1981 BBC adaptation unfolds with grim realism: abandoned streets, fractured survivor groups, moral dilemmas, and the creeping dread of a world where nature itself has turned predator. Faithful to Wyndham’s novel, this mini‑series captures the quiet terror of a civilisation undone not by aliens or machines, but by blindness, fear, and the slow march of carnivorous plants reclaiming the earth.
Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Blue Rondo à la Turk," live c1959
I like this one best of all his recordings. Dave Brubeck - Wikipedia
Blind Lemon Jefferson Complete Releases 1926-1929
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| The only known photograph of Jefferson, c.1926 |
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Wikipedia
Lemon Henry "Blind Lemon" Jefferson (September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929) was an American blues and gospel singer-songwriter and musician. He was one of the most popular and successful blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the "Father of the Texas blues".[8]
Wolverines by The Lonely Camp
When we consider territorial predators, we usually picture a wolf pack defending a specific valley or a grizzly bear guarding a river system. The North American wolverine operates on a completely different biological scale. A single mature male claims up to five hundred square miles of the most hostile, vertically punishing avalanche terrain on the continent, and they patrol it with a physical engine that borders on the psychotic.
To hold a grid of that massive size, the animal cannot afford to navigate around natural obstacles. While other predators use established game trails to conserve energy in the deep winter, the wolverine simply marches directly over solid ice faces, sheer rock walls, and massive alpine peaks. Their specialized cardiovascular stamina allows them to stay in a state of perpetual, high altitude motion that would physically destroy a much larger predator.
This massive territory is not just claimed; it is violently defended. Wolverines do not utilize mock combat, warning vocalizations, or posturing to resolve border disputes like other species. They operate on a strict zero tolerance policy for any transient male that crosses the invisible line. When an intruder is detected in the deep timber, it immediately triggers an absolute biological death match.
The dominant male will actively hunt the trespasser down, resulting in a heavy, bone crushing collision that only ends when one animal is completely executed. The wolverine dominates the North American high country not because of sheer size, but through an unyielding combination of endless kinetic endurance and absolute border control.
Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps - Be Bop A Lula 1956
Recorded 70 years ago today. Be-Bop-a-Lula - Wikipedia
Lavender Blue · Gene Vincent 1964
Susan planted some French lavender yesterday so I thought we could have this one.
Sunday, May 03, 2026
Tom Waits - "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" Tom Waits
"I Don't Wanna Grow Up" by Tom Waits from the album 'Bone Machine,' 1992
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
James Brown "Medley: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag & I Got You (I Feel Good)" on The Ed Sullivan Show
performed on The Ed Sullivan Show May 1, 1966.
Social Security Cider 1977
A great Bristol band that we u7sed to see in the old days. This ep is all good.
Blow Up - 1966 - Yardbirds - Jimmy Page & Jeff Beck
This was another thing I taped off the telly in the early days of VHS. Mostly watched the Yardbirds bit.
Monochrome Set OGWT 1980 B-I-D Spells Bid 405 Lines The Lighter Side of Dating
This was one of the first things we taped off the telly onto video. I think my Mum taped over it sadly. Blank tapes were really expensive when videos first happened - over a tenner if I remember.
Father of the chapel (FoC)
In print this was what Union shop stewards were called. The title harks back to when printing was done by monks I believe. I must admit in my experience FoCs were 'firm's men' effectively chosen by management. When I got into trouble which was often they would be there and say something like 'I can only agree with X - young people would give their eye teeth for a job like yours'. Disappointing.
The Shangri-Las - Long Live Our Love (1966)
Sophisticated Boom Boom on the flip. Presumably about Vietnam.
Saturday, May 02, 2026
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels
First broadcast in September / October 1991 over 3 Weeks.
Documentary. Bos is seeing if he can do an Adge Cutler mural.
Weekend - Summerdays & Drumbeat For Baby (Live on TV). 1982
'Alone with friends, how could it end?' I included this on my playlist as we played it then but it also is a truth that when you are young you think it's going to last forever but soon becomes a memory.
Playlist from my youth
Selection of songs I liked to play to friends when we first got married. It's just over an hour.
1st RECORDING OF: Just Walkin’ In The Rain - Prisonaires (1953)
This is beautiful. I used to play this a lot in the old days. I am thinking of doing a Spotify playlist of the stuff I used to play at Vallis Road.
The Beatles - Rain 1966
Thankfully it is raining. This was B-side to Paperback Writer. Both sides have phenomenal bass so new sounding and original. Rain (Beatles song) - Wikipedia
The Ronettes - Walking In The Rain - 1964
In my opinion their best song. I wish it would rain here. The pond at the Park is very dry which is hard as there are a lot of tadders there.
Venice with the Girls · The Fall 2015
From Sub-Lingual Tablet. This another late period Fall song that is good.
The Fall - Sir William Wray - Record Store Day Release 2013
No idea who Sir William Wray is. Great song though. Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth - Wikipedia
LINK WRAY - Unchain My Heart (1975 UK TV Appearance)
Happy birthday to the great Link Wray - Wikipedia
Radstock in 26
From Chris Howell's book.
Dave Chapple's book, "Resistance and Resilience: The 1926 General Strike and Lockout in the Somerset Coalfield," is a tribute to the Somerset Miners Association and is based on three years' research in the SMA Archive at Bristol University. The book covers the 'Nine Days' and the seven-month lockout that followed, including events such as the faked 'guss and crook' photo and the Radstock Middle Pit Bomb Plot.
Friday, May 01, 2026
Blue Midnight: The Film Biography of Little Walter
This is a trailer from the Blue Midnight, the upcoming film biography of Little Walter, widely considered to be the greatest blues harmonica player of all time. The film was produced and directed by Mike Fritz, a Boston-based film maker and musician. The film is unfinished due to a lack of needed funds for final editing, mastering, and licensing of Walter's music and film footage of Walter's last performances in Europe in 1967.
The Beatles - Paperback Writer 1966
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperback_Writer Released late May. Great single.
New Kogar
Hold on to your wighats for another schlock filled episode of Kogar’s Jungle Juice! Show #143 delivers a solid 2 hours of toons for you Jungle Juice Heads! This show features artists like; Bailey’s Nervous Kats, Bernie Moore and the Rockets, The Delcos, The Enchanters, Bo DIddley, Pico Pete, Wade and Dick, Carl Cherry, Little Walter, Dan Harris, Lee Dresser, Ronnie Cook, Link Wray and Jack Nitzsche! Full set list at the Boss Radio and Jungle Juice Blogspots!
Oss Oss Wee Oss! (1953)
This tradition carries on to this day.
Padstow, a fishing village on the coast of Cornwall, celebrates May Day with an ancient custom: two osses (hobby-horses) dance through the town streets accompanied by drums and accordions. All Padstownians participate in the event, which has now become a tourist attraction drawing over tens of thousands of annual visitors. Folklorists Alan Lomax and Peter Kennedy and filmmaker George Pickow collected footage at the festival in 1951, producing a pioneering work in the use of sound, low-light photography, and conversational presentation of narrative. A favorite of Margaret Mead, who used it in her classes, the film circulated widely and continues to have influence today, especially in the neo-Pagan community.
Little Walter - I Hate To See You Go
Little Walter And The Jukes Checker Records 1955. It is Little Walter's birthday and this is a scorcher.
Acid Gallery - Dance Around The May Pole
Edward Rogers on Atlantic Tunnel has done aa May Day show - lots of folk rock and songs of that ilk. Listen here
Released 1969, this song was written by Roy Wood.
The Wicker Man (1973) - Maypole Song
The Wicker Man (soundtrack) - Wikipedia From the UK's best horror movie. The Wicker Man - Wikipedia
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