Arc de Trump.
Is it too late to submit my design?
How about a referendum?
Let the people decide.
regards
Titus
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
A trip down memory lane...
"The name of this band is Twisted Fucking Sister"
I recall Dee Snider announcing as they launched into their 'legendary' set
at the 1983 Donington Monsters of Rock festival.
Can't say I was much into their music but Dee was funny.
Police asked Snider to limit his F-word usage to sixteen.
Asked subsequently why he'd exceeded that limit,
he explained he hadn't realised that 'motherfuckers' would be included.
How the hell did they decide sixteen was the most they could tolerate?
regards
Titus
Minutemen
The Music Machine
Santa Monica, CA
January 9th 1985
Remastered audience recording.
49 minutes/27 songs.
Worse than doing the bloody Ramones!
D. Boon was the real deal.
Minutemen conquer the world:
This was a benefit event for "Nuclear Nomads".
I'm not sure what that was.
The announcer mentions a documentary.
There's a 2023 film/documentary of the same name
but that is unconnected as far as I can tell.
Can anyone shed light on this?
I couldn't find much about the venue either.
regards
Titus
01 intro/One Reporters Opinion
02 Retreat
03 The Big Foist
04 Toadies
05 Corona
06 Beacon Sighted Through Fog
07 The Only Minority
08 God Bows to Math
09 Please Don't Be Gentle with Me
10 The Glory of Man
11 Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth?
12 Mutiny in Jonestown
13 Mr. Robot's Holy Orders
14 Don't Look Now
15 Anxious Mo-Fo
16 Instrumental
17 The Anchor
18 Ack Ack Ack
19 Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
20 This Ain't No Picnic
21 Dream Told by Moto
22 Cut
23 Little Man with a Gun in His Hand
24 History Lesson part II
25 The Red and the Black
26 Lost
27 Green River
Monday, 13 April 2026
Stephen Davis
Hammer of the Gods (1985)
First released in 1985, updated in 1995 and again in 2005.
This is one of the best books I've read about Zep.
Some interesting photos are included.
The picture above was taken in 1974.
Jimmy Page is not visible but he's somewhere behind Robert Plant'
Fifteen year old Lori Maddox is seated at the far right next to Bonzo.
"This was typical of the kind of photograph
the band didn't want their wives to see"
Is Page mentioned in the Epstein files?
Percy Plant looks out over Hollywood and shouts "I am a Golden God!":
The author pulls no punches and I expect the band were less than pleased.
regards
Titus
Pink Floyd
The World's Greatest Albums
Atom Heart Mother
A documentary about the making of the album.
Quite a lot from genius/madman Ron Geesin
who tries to claim as much credit as he can.
Ron's hubris is eclipsed by the bunch of 'modern' production 'experts'
who pontificate with 20/20 hindsight.
Funny how the songs 'If' and 'Summer '68' are ignored.
These songs were pieces by Waters and Wright respectively
so I assume they refused permission to use them.
Worth a watch.
regards
Titus
Sunday, 12 April 2026
Beat Club
Episode 70
August 9th 1971
This episode has interesting historical footage of the preparation/organisation
of a free festival with clips of the performers Out of Focus, Embryo and Amon Düül II.
Good to see the home-grown bands featured here.
I think Germany neglected it's own artists
and were maybe too anglophile for their own good.
Deutsch bands often received more initial interest in the UK.
Another excellent episode.
Beggar's Opera keyboardist Alan Park is really good.
He had a brief spell with 10cc in 1995.
My gold star, however, goes to Weather Report.
Does Dom Um Romão bring that table with him do you think?
regards
Titus
Emergency - Times Passed By
Can - Paperhouse
Weather Report - Waterfall
Beggar's Opera - Raymond's Road
Roy Buchanan
American Axe Tracks
Volume Three - Stepping Into The Light 1971-1972
Reposterd from Noverber 2024
More early Roy.
I did some volume levelling and a bunch of other fixes
but the quality varies throughout.
regards
Titus
1971 July - Johnny Otis outtakes
01 Johnny's Shuffle
02 Sweet Home (L.A.)
03 Goin' Down Slow
04 Johnny's Boogie
05 Bye Bye Baby
1971 July - Merle Haggard outtakes
06 Merle Haggard introduction
07 Swing Blues #1 or #23
08 Travelin' Blues
1971 July - Mundell Lowe outtakes
09 Misty
10 Farther Along
1971 - Esther Mae Scott
11 Golden Bells
1971 October - Crossroads, Burlap Bag sessions
12 Funny How Time Slips Away
1972 January - Vibrations TV show
13 Malaguena 9:35
1972 June - Carnegie Hall
14 Harold Lowder introduction
15 Color Him Father
16 Together Again
Saturday, 11 April 2026
Blue Öyster Cult
The Back Room
Austin, Texas
December 16th 1988
Remastered audience recording.
Another show from the Imaginos tour.
Not the greatest sound as, at times, it waxes and wanes
and the bass guitar is very low in the mix.
They are obviously having problems with the underpowered P.A.
Despite the issues it has an interesting mix and you can
really hear the guitar and keyboard parts once it settles down.
Certainly has it's moments if you're a fan.
There was a cut/tape flip during the drum solo in Godzilla
which I have patched to make it less noticeable.
The taper did not record the full encore break either
so I patched and smoothed out that out a bit.
No stone left unturned!
regards
Titus
Disc 1
01 intro/R U Ready 2 Rock
02 Dominance and Submission
03 ETI
04 I Am the One You Warned Me Of
05 Buck's Boogie
06 Astronomy
07 Take Me Away
08 (Then Came) The Last Days of May
09 Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
Disc 2
01 Joan Crawford
02 Burnin' for You
03 Godzilla
04 (Don't Fear) The Reaper
05 Golden Age of Leather
06 The Red and the Black
Friday, 10 April 2026
Roy Buchanan
American Axe Tracks Volume Ten (Disc 4) - Rarities IV
The final CD from the series.
Roy's last home demo is quoted as being recorded
on the day he died which seems a bit weird:
According to his agent and others, Buchanan was doing well,
having gained control of his drinking habit and playing again,
when he was arrested for public intoxication after a domestic dispute.
He was found hanged from his own shirt in his cell on August 14th 1988
in the Fairfax County, Virginia, Jail.
The click when Roy turns the tape recorder off for the last time
has more than a little poignancy.
Coincidentally Robert Calvert died on the same day.
regards
Titus
Somewhere in concert, 77-78
01 Lay Lady Lay/Roy's Bluz
Mercury Cafe, Denver 12/83
02 Lonesome Fugitive
03 Blue Christmas
Jonathan Swift's, Cambridge 10/24/84
04 Drinkin Wine
Lonestar Cafe, New York City 3/13/85
05 Kansas City
The Bayou, Washington DC 3/17/85
06 Hot Cha
Club Saba, Washington, DC 7/22/85
07 Heavy Blues
Metro Caberet, Chicago 7/28/85
08 Messiah
The Vinnie tape 1987
09 25 Miles
Nightstages, Cambridge 1-20-88
10 Honky Tonk
Saxo Movie Soundtrack early 1988
11 I Can't Touch You Now
Custom Made Video early 1988
12 Minor Changes
Water Street Station Torrington,Ct 5/5/88
13 Ohio
The Bayou, Washington DC 5/19/88
14 Can't Judge a Book
15 When a Guitar Play the Blues
Home Demos dates unknown
16 Twangy Song
17 Upbeat Solo
18 My Sonata
19 Doodling Around
Home Demo 8/14/88
20. Roy's Last Song (Full Circle)
Thursday, 9 April 2026
The Chameleons
Zeche
Bochum, Germany
October 21st 1986
Reposted from August 2021
Another band from the 80s that are well worth a mention.
This is a remastered soundboard (I think radio) recording.
Still not great but hopefully improved.
Not too sure about the Bowie cover.
Sounds a bit shambolic/out of tune to my sensitive ears.
Chameleons were a Manchester 'indie' band
who, perhaps, didn't quite get the recognition they deserved.
From The Smiths to Happy Mondays/Oasis etc.,
they were all influenced by The Chameleons' wall-of-reverb guitar style.
My fandom was cemented with the song 'View from a Hill'. (not performed here)
Great track which took it's ttitle from an M.R. James story
so I felt they were, at least on some level, soulmates.
regards
Titus
01.Swamp Thing
02.Mad Jack
03.A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere These Days
04.Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)
05.Less Than Human
06.Paradiso
07.Home Is Where the Heart Is
08.Soul in Isolation
09.Second Skin
10.Pleasure and Pain
11.Caution
12.Splitting in Two
13.Don't Fall
14.John, I'm Only Dancing
Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Trump first threatened to target Iran's civilian infrastructure on March 21st
saying the sites would be hit in 48 hours if no deal was made.
He's backed away and extended the deadline several times,
citing what he described as successful talks.
Each time he does this the markets fluctuate.
The inner circle seem to know in advance when to buy and when to sell.
Taco is available for children's parties.
Don't leave them alone with him.
regards
Titus
Hatfield & The North
Delfina's Farm
Little Bedwyn
Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK
1974
Remastered audience recording.
This was recorded at a private party.
The exact date is unknown.
Dave Stewart - keyboards
Phil Miller - guitar
Pip Pyle - drums
Richard Sinclair - bass/vocals
I have no idea who is playing saxophone.
Medium quality but worth a listen.
Lots of chatting, but hey, you're invited to the party!
The tape is a bit chewed up for the first couple of minutes
but it improves after that.
regards
Titus
part 1
Your Majesty is Like a Cream Donut
Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract)
Shaving is Boring
Licks for the Ladies
Bossa Nochance
Big Jobs (By Poo & The Wee Wees)
part 2
Fol de Rol
Prenut
Calyx
Son of There's No Place Like Homerton
Aigrette
The Yes No Interlude
Fitter Stoke Has a Bath
Blane
Lything & Gracing
Tuesday, 7 April 2026
Such a distasteful soundbite.
It trivialises the consequences
If American “boots on the ground” was defined
by actual boots on real ground, then it would be safe to say
that the USA is currently engaged in a worldwide deployment.
America has bases in over 80 countries around the globe.
In the carnival-mirror world of Washington bureaucracy,
language is used to obscure the facts rather than communicate
the presence and role of US troops abroad.
regards
Titus
Steeleye Span
The Quiet Knight
Chicago, IL
October 19th 1976
Remastered WXRT-FM broadcast.
regards
Titus
01 Gaudete
02 Black Jack Davy
03 Hard Times of Old England
04 The Twelve Witches
05 Orfeo/Nathan's Reel
06 The Wife of Ushers Well
07 The Brown Girl
08 Cam Ye o'er frae France
09 The Black Joke/Sligo Maid
10 All Around My Hat
11 The Mason's Apron
Quest for Fire (1981)
This Canadian-French co-production is a film adaptation
of the 1911 Belgian novel The Quest for Fire by J.-H. Rosny.
Allegedly set in the Paleolithic era or Old Stone Age(s) :)
It's historical accuracy is more than debatable.
Who cares?...it is a classic.
They don't talk, just grunts, so no need for subtitles.
Special language forms were created by novelist Anthony Burgess,
while patterns of movement and gesture were developed
by anthropologist Desmond Morris.
You gotta start somewhere :) (cartoon by Gary Larson)
regards
Titus
USA - Epic Fury
Israel - Roaring Lion
Iran - Fateh Khyber (Conquest of Khyber)
In reference to the 628 CE Battle of Khyber
when Muslim forces conquered a heavily fortified settlement.
The first two sound like war comics I read as a boy:
The elite Curry Corps had a fierce reputation
There was a time when these military codewords were meant to be top secret.
That was kind of the point.
Now they are akin to corporate brand names.
Pete Hegseth was caught masturbating over this one
I've been thinking of launching my own offensive: Operation Prog.
I'm gonna Moog them all back to the Stone Age (a.k.a. early 70s)
An early version of Brokeback Mountain
Trump actually said "Stone Ages".
He never misses a chance to fuck up.
regards
Titus
Monday, 6 April 2026
Strait talking...
The USA is on a crash course in straits!
Here's your next assignment - Bab el-Mandab (Gate of Tears)
You can't say I didn't warn you :)
The Houthis of Yemen (great band) are part of the pro-Iran 'Axis of Resistance'.
They have recently threatened to disrupt shipping through Bab el-Mandeb.
This would block access to the Red Sea/Suez canal.
Go for fuel now while stocks last.
Keep a-pushin' boy.
regards
Titus
Santana
Civic Auditorium
Santa Cruz, California
February 21st 1981
Remastered FM broadcast.
regards
Titus
01 All I Ever Wanted
02 Primera Invasion
03 Searchin'
04 Tales 0f Kilimanjaro
Black Magic Woman
Gypsy Queen
05 E'Papa Re
06 Savor
Jingo
07 Well All Right
08 Incident at Neshabur
09 Over and Over
10 Open Invitation
11 She's Not There
12 Transcendance
Supermensch - The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013)
Reposted from July 2021.
Now with subtitles (not the most accurate but good enough)
in French, English, German, Portuguese and Spanish.
Other sub available on request.
If you are not familiar with Shep, he is a legendary manager.
This is the story of his life.
He is probably most famous for his association with Alice Cooper.
If you are not into Alice Cooper don't let that put you off.
This is a brilliant film.
"You're our manager" :)
regards
Titus
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