On this day in 1985 Strawberry Switchblade were cover stars of Melody Maker. After being on the front of Smash Hits a month earlier, this was only the second time they graced a cover, & their first in the 'serious' UK weekly music press.
The interview's an great overview of the band, covering personal history, punk influences, the band's progress and hatred of the Tories.
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Le plus grand des hasards a voulu que j'écoute le seul EP de #MissMend (groupe de #JoeDilworth, premier batteur de #Stereolab et surtout batteur de #ThFaithHealers, et photographe de profession, pour le #MelodyMaker notamment, son travail ici : http://www.joedilworth.com/), du coup, dans la foulée, j'écoute #Novak, et là , le drame : je me refais l'intégrale de #Quickspace. Ne cherchez pas le lien, c'est mon cerveau qui a décidé de cheminer ainsi.
Supercrush - Melody Maker - 2022
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"Dumb" is a song by the American #rock band, #Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist, #KurtCobain. It is the sixth song on the band's third and final studio album, #InUtero, released in September 1993. In a 1993 #MelodyMaker interview, Cobain explained that the song was about people who lacked the intelligence to be unhappy, which he admitted he was "at times" envious of. The In Utero version features a #cello part, written.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8oZjGtNiaA
It was reviewed in Melody Maker, Sounds and the NME. Melody Maker said: 'It’s curious that the organisers of "A Weekend of Women Entertainers" should choose Strawberry Switchblade, a band that have been marketed to suit the male palate.' Sounds was similarly superficial, unimaginative and misogynistic.
https://strawberryswitchblade.net/melody-maker-live-review-8-december-1984/
"Black Night" is a song by English #hardRock band Deep Purple, released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 studio album, #DeepPurpleInRock. It became a hit in August 1970 following the succes of that album, peaking at No. 1 on UK #NewMusicalExpress and #MelodyMaker charts, while reaching No. 2 on the Official #UKSingles charts, and remains Deep Purple's highest charting UK single.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuAKMlfxX7I
"Billie's Blues" is a #blues song written by #jazz singer #BillieHoliday, composing it just before being recorded in a session on July 10, 1936. According to the article in #MelodyMaker, on August 1, 1936:
https://youtu.be/bszma8WUwiA
I just read that Joan Jett’s signature guitar is the very one that Eric Carmen used for years as frontman for The Raspberries. Played it on all their hits. She bought it from him after his band broke up. Neat! #Gibson #MelodyMaker
New post from A Head Full of Wishes
My record collection: #105: Gigantic! 2 - Nineteen for the Nineties
Gigantic! 2 is a Melody Maker release that was sold through the paper on cassette (£3.99) and CD (£6.99) back in the summer of 1990, and more than any release from the early 90s this pretty much defined me, so...
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Supercrush - Melody Maker - 2022
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RT @nothingelseon: Band File! Levitation! Melody Maker, 1 May 1993. #MelodyMaker
#MyLifeInTheUKMusicPress #1993 https://t.co/k7dtVBLN3E
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The Future Sound of London meet Dave Simpson. Photo by Stephen Sweet. Melody Maker, 25 July 1992. #MelodyMaker
#MyLifeInTheUKMusicPress #1992
So, the next artist is #Sade and it would be fair to say that she does nothing for me, but I remember that Ice-T did have a thing for her back in the 80s thanks to some #NME or #MelodyMaker article I remember reading back then. Well, now, #IceT is another matter. Here's I'm Your Pusher.
Nick Kent's 1977 review of #MarqueeMoon holds up beautifully...
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2nd January #otd 1926 - the very first issue of The Melody Maker went on sale priced at 3d. In the first issue; dance band news and a feature on ukuleles. The front cover star was songwriter Horatio Nicholls - real name Lawrence Wright the owner of Melody Maker. Excellent self promotion! #MelodyMaker #Ukelele #musicpress #musicpresshistory
If you'd've said to me then that one band of those 4 would be headlining Wembley Stadium for two nights in 2023, I would never have put money on Blur.
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Quite the lineup for the Rollercoaster tour! Melody Maker, 18 January 1992. #MelodyMaker
#MyLifeInTheUKMusicPress #1992
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