upside downer

Just in time. This one features a ridiculously slowed down sitar which is the drone/backing track, effects, thumb piano, bowed psaltery, an ol' Satellite bass, some brief sampled drum kit hits and a normal speeded, detuned sitar too. Vocals by Beyoncé, ha, no, by Mrs UD. It's a toe-tapping dancefloor filler!* *Please note - it's far, far, far from a toe-tapping dancefloor filler.

Listening to Jah Wobble with PiL or Steve Harris with Iron Maiden. Two very different approaches, they both sounded like the most important and interesting sonic situations going on in their bands. And, obviously, Lemmy.

Thanks, y'all. My (joint) win is dedicated to 'The Groaners', Newton Road Junior School's very own anti-choir. SEE, TEACHER? MY VOICE DONE GOOD! IN YOUR FACE, MRS BULL! Ahem. 39 years gone. How carthartic. Picture to Skol303 follows shortly.

Jah Wobble Lemmy Jean-Jacques Burnel And last, and definitely least, SId Vicious 😜

Cheers for the heads up, I'll be giving that a listen.

Dedicated to 'The Groaners', those gravelly-voiced outcasts from Newton Road Junior School Choir, circa 1980. Violin bass, electric saz, Hydrogen drums and, for a change, some words. I won't call them vocals. And nor should you.

Short for Geraldine, no? Gender down as female, after all. Regardless, we're going to be very happy together 👫

I had this message too. It has since disappeared. A quick Google of the name came up with this. The good news is that she loves me ❤️

I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass by Nick Lowe. Someone else carry on, I'm nowhere near a bass.

Well done, that man! Another month of tremendous ditties. I look up with admiration 🤠

Everyone to turn up on time and to have their parts well rehearsed and ready to go. This has never happened 😫

Madness tonight at Northampton's Rugby Stadium. Mark Bedford is a mighty fine bass player.

Bang goes my bronze medal 😄

Hands off my bronze medal!

Here we go again. Bouncy, poppy-punky bopalong with words kindly supplied by Billy Shakey.

Hi everyone, I'm Mevagissey Castello. Hope you all enjoy my new opera based on traditional cornish fishing songs.

Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me. Air double bass!

Myself and Porky have much in common.

Attention Geddy fans, he's on BBC 6music tomorrow (Tuesday 11th) on Shaun Keaveny's programme, show starts 1pm.

"Don't you know there ain't no Devil, there's just God when he's drunk" "Heartattack and Vine", Tom Waits.

I have taken a bass with me on a canal holiday as had to practice new tunes for a gig immediately on our return. I think the slower pace of life on a narrowboat suits just sitting there idling the afternoon away with a tune and a beer. And my wife is pretty laid back so that helps.

Sort of. Although I had heard that Johnny hates jazz.

You just have 😁