A while back I did a mix called departure for a friend who’s Da had died.  I was still thinking of that kind of song for a while, and I guess songs about the end, desolation, death, wastelands.  That kind of cheery feeling we all have y’know?  I asked tonehead about some of his favourites and we got together with this mix.  Its a bit disjointed and I’m not in love with it, I dont think we were singing from the same hymm sheet this day.  But it has some bits im fond of, mostly the middle section.  It flows well from The Damned to Sonic Youth.  Anyway this is the soundtrack to ‘the road’

This one is for our own Brooks who had one to may fizzy ciders at a St Etienne gig last night and is lying low at home today!

The idea must be impossible to conceive for ‘the kids’  but back in the day pre internet you had to work to get good music.  Fuck, you had to work to even hear about good music.  We had NME & Melody Maker but they could be fond of flavour of the month trends,  in my teens thankfully Nirvana and grunge was the trend and it was possible to find out about other underground & inde bands.  This soon gave way to brit pop and it was hard again.

So you used to have faith in the labels that your favourite bands were on.  Sub Pop, SST, K records, Rough Trade, 4AD & Alternative Tentacles were some of my favourites and you’d always be willing to take a punt on something released by them.  This dude feels the same:

http://public-sector-records.com/2011/12/07/kill-rock-stars/

I think it was simply the SST logo that made the decision about buying this album.  All I knew about the minute men was that they were a 3 piece post hardcore punk band with a bassy sound and I remember buying this on Vinyl from Dr. Roberts fine emporium.   A worthy punt, this is a great album and I wasn’t surprised to hear the Jackass lads use the intro for their TV show.

From the outstanding album ‘Berlin’

While ripping in some CD’s the other day I realised I owned 3 copies of this on CD.  I think I kept buying it when I was drunk and on the red wine.  Its an epic story of love & hate, pleasure & Pain.  With kids thrown in.  One of those albums that people palm off as depressing but is quite uplifting to the average user who thankfully hasn’t had to live that kinda of life.  Rejoice in what you have!  This is the final track.

Another team up with tonehead. Songs about breaking the Law – this one was always going to be easy.

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We get off to a cryptic start with SMOG and Bill Callahan paints enough of a picture to draw you in but always leaves room to ask more. That’s definitely a skill of his. Who is the stranger and more importantly, what the fuck did he do in the last town? Did he kill? rape? Confidence scam? We dont know so your imagination runs away with itself

I was a stranger
When i came to town
Just yesterday
I was a stranger
They dont come much stranger

So why
Why did you believe
All every word I said
Why did you believe
Believe a stranger
A stranger

And why do you women in this town
Let me look at you so bold
When you have seen what i was
In the last town
In the last town
You should have seen what i was
If i was a stranger
I was worse than a stranger
I was well-known

Brooks comes in with his first tune, a Dubbed out re-mix of Skylarking with the simple lyric
‘people keep doing what you are doing.. you will end up in jail’

Sublime with an inner city Jam on the effects of a riot segue into a classic cover from the clash.  Tonehead thought he had me with that, bringing out the big guns early but i think i deflect him back nicely with the stomper that is Gorgol Bordello.  Tonehead strikes back with the druggy Pusherman, awesome tune. I had to dig deep and remembered a tune that errol turned me onto in Weekly Rations 1 that i loved so thought it worked well, with the same levels of excess. Then it all goes Heavy Metal with a run from Maiden, Motorhead & Lizzy! Classic. I Slow it down with the tall tales from the Decemberists and tonehead goes all proto punk with the simple minds so i take that cue and finish up with a classic track from the DK’s. Tonehead then see’s the mix off with another brilliant tune from the Roses. Fucking love this mix!

My favourite Beatles song. I learnt later that “donating something to the National Trust “ means having a dump.

 Mother Superior is Yoko of course – sexually imagery abounds  !

Instead of a song he’s sent me a wee playlist, enjoy!

Fattakin is joined in the foxhole by special guest star, Frankie Sonicbottom.  His Excellency Sonicbottom tells tales of his 40 years in the Ska & Reggae world, his fights with Price Buster, taking U Roy under his wing and how Lee Perry gave him his stage name.  Hopefully you enjoy his tales as much as I did.  Frankie, it was an honour having you over to Belfast and you are one of the last standing legends of reggae.  Have a smoke on me!

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I tried to resist. For a year I’ve called it shit. Bastard offspring of Drum n Bass taken over by an american with a macbook. Dance music for the mentally challenged.  Waiting on the drop like a fucking moron.

But still I had a sneaky listen to this tune every few weeks trying to ‘get it’

Like my Da listening to Nirvana.

Then I went drinking binge in Dublin and a guy new to our group who had great taste on his phone put it on just after I played a Fucked Up track.

And it kinda clicked. It made me want to break stuff so therefore it must be punk right? Now I know that its limited and by next week i’ll be bored of it again but the tune below (and the Kill Somebody tune) are decent blasts so play it loud Grandad!