Mary Hopkin - Wikipedia Birthday yesterday.
Ralphadeus. Music movies comics feature in this look at life from Somerset.
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
Thursday, April 30, 2026
The Hen - Official Trailer
Told entirely from the perspective of its avian protagonist, Hen follows a chicken who escapes an industrial farm only to find herself navigating the pecking order of a crumbling seaside restaurant in Greece. As she fights to protect her eggs, she becomes an unwitting witness to the complex human lives around her as the restaurant is caught up in greed, smuggling, and the migrant crisis.
Hard Workin Man - Captain Beefheart & Jack Nitzsche - Blue Collar Soundtrack
Kogar played this. Great. Blue Collar (film) - Wikipedia
Captain Beefheart performs Jack Nitzsche's theme to Paul Schrader's 1978 film Blue Collar. Featuring Ry Cooder on the guitar.
Beatniks in Newquay, 1960
Interviewed by Alan Whicker for BBC's "Tonight programme.
Beatniks in Cornwall. Donovan according to his autobiography was one. I think he was in St. Ives.
Mods, Beatniks, Rockers, 1965
Mainly 'Beatniks' in this clip from Primitive London, 1965. The 2 musicians in this clip are Ray Sone, harp (later of The Downliner's Sect) and Emmett Hennessy, vocals, guitar.
Psychosis Safari ~ The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - dir. Edgar Wright (2003)
This is probably my fave. They were from Brighton and had a good live show.
Carlsbad Trip (1940) – Early road trip in a Volkswagen from Weimar to Carlsbad
Germany before it was bombed flat. Black and white and no subtitles.
Matchbox catalogue
Matchbox is a toy brand introduced by Lesney Products in 1953, and is now owned by Mattel, Inc, which purchased the brand in 1997. The brand was given its name because the original die-cast "Matchbox" toys were sold in boxes similar to those in which matches were sold.[2]
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1964: The FIRST CHIP SHOP in DUNDEE | Tonight | World of Work | BBC Archive
From Dundee, the first spot where chips were sold, Fyfe Robertson explores the origins of the perfect pairing of fish and chips.
Small Faces - Here Come The Nice - Beat Club June 24, 1967
Finished the Steve Marriott biography. I was just about to mention to Sue about the spooky things that happened after his death like photos crashing down and this song came on Boss Radio 66.
Vale Wildlife Hospital & Rehabilitation Centre
I think they are near Tewkesbury. They have a Pine Marten kit that was found in a rubbish bin. So cute.
Victorian Fish Bar (1962)
Kensington, London.. At The Contented Sole fish bar has been decorated "with all the trimmings of Queen Victoria's days".
Photographs of the General Strike in Britain: 1926
Approaching the centenary. Don't forget this Friday Radstock Museum have a free talk on the area during the Strike. 6:40 for 7:00 start. Free. My sister attended a talk by the same man in Bristol and thoroughly enjoyed it. We are going. 1926 United Kingdom general strike - Wikipedia
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
BUZZCOCKS & MAGAZINE - [Early Years Full Documentary] "B'dum B'dum" - 1978
Buzzcocks were great - Magazine were OK. Saw Buzzcocks twice Magazine once.
General Jumbo
General Jumbo - Wikipedia
I used to love this strip where a boy has his own miniature army operated by remote control. I wanted to be him of course.
I used to love this strip where a boy has his own miniature army operated by remote control. I wanted to be him of course.
The Small Faces - Hey Girl (1966)
Hey Girl (Small Faces song) - Wikipedia Still reading the Marriott biography and enjoying it.
Otis Rush - "Love That Woman" 1957
Happy birthday tomorrow Otis Rush. A classic. One of my favourite Cobra sides. Otis Rush - Wikipedia
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| Willie Dixon and Otis Rush |
Monday, April 27, 2026
The Cramps You'll Never Change Me
Creator says:
''A great Cramps live song I only had the audio to, mashed up with clips of The Cramps live in 1990 and a movie about an all female tribe going out to acquire some much needed husbands.''
J B Hutto centenary
Joseph Benjamin Hutto (April 26, 1926 – June 12, 1983)[1] was an American blues musician. Influenced by Elmore James, Hutto became known for his slide guitar playing and declamatory style of singing. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame two years after his death.
The 1968 Delmark album Hawk Squat, which featured Sunnyland Slim on organ and piano, Lee Jackson on guitar,[8] and Maurice McIntyre on tenor saxophone, is regarded as Hutto's best album up to this point.[9]
J.B. Hutto - Thank You For Your Kindness
John Lee Hooker & The Groundhogs - Boom Boom (The Beat Room, Oct 05, 1964)
Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker song) - Wikipedia
According to Hooker, he wrote the song during an extended engagement at the Apex Bar in Detroit.
2000 Years in One Film - The Entire History of Bristol (AI Reconstruction)
My sis sent me this. It's good - well I liked it.
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Small Faces - I've Got Mine (movie film feature in Dateline Diamonds 1965)
Dateline Diamonds - Wikipedia This is a 'pop and cop' movie apparently. We have been trying to work out what others might called Pop and Cop. Any ideas?
It is an example of the "pop and cop" genre of film, which was popular in the UK during the early 1960s and was intended to present young musical talents to the teenage market.[3]
Dave Clark Five When 1965
This beautiful song is side B of the single Having A Wild Weekend.
From the film Catch Us If You Can (film) - Wikipedia. I am fairly sure this was filmed on the Mendips. Note dry-stone walls. They were based in Bath while making the film.
Small Faces 1st album 1966
I had this album when I was about 19. I got it in our local Oxfam shop for 50p. I was surprised listening to it how much Led Zep had lifted from them, particularly Plant's vocals. Just saying.
The Small Faces - What'cha Gonna Do About It? (1965)
We used to do this one back in the Bad Detectives era. Whatcha Gonna Do About It - Wikipedia
Small Faces with P.P. Arnold - Tin Soldier
I think this is my favourite song by the Small Faces.
Live performance on French TV (Bouton Rouge program) March 2 1968 - dubbed over version.
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Truthpaste - Bus Song (Official Video)
Mickey Bradley played this. It's current. It has gone on the bus playlist see below.
Live it Up (1963)
Been enjoying the Steve Marriott biography. He has just done this movie. It's a good film, full of period charm - if you haven't seen it give it a go. Joe Meek fans love it too. Live It Up! (film) - Wikipedia
Radio One : Jimi Hendrix (Radio 1 Jingle) 1967
Jimi Hendrix sang this jingle on Radio One BBC Saturday Club. Dec 15, 1967
Friday, April 24, 2026
The RAMONES - Blitzkrieg Bop
The new "Mono Version" of Blitzkrieg Bop, synced to the Arturo's Loft footage from 1975.
Ramones 50th anniversary
Thanks to Mike Reynolds for reminding me yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the first Ramones album.
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