Smiler's 'Get Yourself Together' Show on Totally Wired Radio now available on Mixcloud

Paul 'Smiler' Anderson's 'Get Yourself Together' show on Totally Wired Radio yesterday is now available to listen to on Mixcloud.

Paul describes the show as VERY eclectic but aimed with Mods in mind. Expect to hear, "proper jazz, funk, and hip-hop along with '79, indie and 60's. It's designed to get people listening to stuff they might never know or hear."

The hyperlink for the show is: -

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Secret Affair & The Deep Six celebrate the 40th Anniversary of 'Glory Boys' this Saturday 2nd November at London, Under The Bridge

The Who - UK Tour Dates 2020

From The Jam "Setting Sons" 40th Anniversary Tour commences on 1st November in Coventry

Nine Below Zero 40th Anniversary 2019 Tour Dates

Madness announce £2.50 tickets for intimate London show next month reports NME

Bargain tickets for the Nutty Boys 

Madness have announced details of a London show next month, where fans will get the chance to pay the same price as 40 years ago.

The Camden Town legends will play the Electric Ballroom on November 17 – 40 years to the day since they launched the legendary Two Tone Tour at the very same venue.

Tickets are £2.50 (plus booking fees) and fans can buy them here from 10am on Friday November 1. They’re limited to two per customer and fans must present the card used to purchase the tickets at the venue.

The intimate show forms part of the band’s 40th anniversary celebrations and comes before they head back to Camden Town in December, for two sold-out festive shows at the Roundhouse.

The Ska icons have also released their memoir Before We Was We, which sees them discussing how David Bowie‘s attempt to copy the drums from their song ‘My Girl’ left them with an “inflated ego” but also “pissed off”.

Paul Weller announces UK Tour Dates for May

Squire release new album, 'Get Ready To Go!'

Today sees the release of the brand new Squire LP! Get Ready To Go! - The Album. The record contains 14 tracks that will surprise you! And is available immediately on CD and download, and due as a pre order in black or green vinyl and as a special edition cassette.

The 14 tracks capture the sound of the embryonic Squire. Recorded in 1977 -78 and remixed earlier this year, (together with a brand new song - I’m 21) the recordings present a silhouette of the pre 1979 band with numbers that reveal all the pop sensibilities, lyrical twists and driving energy that merged to become the signature sound of the first singles.

The original sessions intended for a fictional band - The Numbers, contributed three songs on the Squire Fan Club Album - We Are The Numbers, Teenage Girl and I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend. However a vast archive of unheard recording remained – until now!

The lyrics impart the adolescent frustrations of the time, while the playing contributes a genuine urgency and ambition to set free! There are many unexpected delights on the way, the angular guitars, the blues harmonica, the surf and Mersey influences, the missing mod excursions, the ska connection, the original Livin’ In The City sung by Anthony. The tracks uncover the diverse influences that fed into the first songwriting steps. It’s all here!! twistsanddrivingenergythatmergedtobecomethesignaturesoundofthefirstsingles.

Theoriginalsessionsintendedforafictionalband-TheNumbers,contributedthreesongsontheSquireFanClubAlbum-WeAreTheNumbers,TeenageGirlandIWannaBeYourBoyfriend.Howeveravastarchiveofunheardrecordingremained–untilnow!

Thelyricsimparttheadolescentfrustrationsofthetime,whiletheplayingcontributesagenuineurgencyandambitiontosetfree!Therearemanyunexpecteddelightsontheway,theangularguitars,thebluesharmonica,thesurfandMerseyinfluences,themissingmodexcursions,theskaconnection,theoriginalLivin’InTheCitysungbyAnthony.Thetracksuncoverthediverseinfluencesthatfedintothefirstsongwritingsteps.It’sallhere!!

Shindig! Issue 97 Out Now with Paul Weller Exclusive!

Shindig! say, "We throw Bowie on the cover again (see my editorial, and do let me know your thoughts), our hero Gene Clark gets a look in on the back of the amazing 4AD boxset (also reviewed), there's the final part of our Status Quo story, Steeleye Span, Curt Boettcher, Guided By Voices and lots more... including a mega Paul Weller exclusive." 

Corduroy release new album, 'Winky Wagon - Best of the PSY-FI Years'

Corduroy legend holds that having recorded the three 'classic' albums for Acid Jazz Records, our illustrious heroes parted with said company and released a further two albums on a 'major' record label, investigating themes, techniques and technologies previously unexplored; this period of the band’s brave journey became known as the 'psy-fi -years'.

Exhausted, Corduroy disbanded shortly after.

Prophecy foretold that, two decades later, the group would reform and reunite with Acid Jazz; and furthermore that the fabled 'psy-fi' recordings would be compiled by the sister label, Well Suspect Records, into a twelve track, sky-blue-vinyl collection, featuring choice tracks from the major albums, singles and B-sides. This limited edition selection is entitled Winky Wagon.

Experimenting with exotic eastern flavours, easy-soul, yacht-pop, Brit-beats and amped-up funk, the compilation captures Corduroy expanding their signature thematic instrumental palette with melodic, irresistible and beautifully crafted songs, featuring the 'yaught-pop-easy-soul' ear-worm (I Know Where The) Good Times (Have Gone).

London dates include two nights at 100 Club, 27th Dec, & 28th Dec

Corduroy - Winky Wagon available now from wellsuspect.com

Squire & The Dream Factory play Tamworth tonight!