Monday, 5 January 2026

FROM A TO Z

 

STARTED 6.03AM FiNiSHED 11.24PM
BANDS PLAYED
A.C TEMPLE, B-52'S,C AVERAGE,D RiDER,EASY ACTiON,FLOOR
G.W.A.R, H.OiLERS, iMAAD WASiF,J K FLESH, KiLSLUG, L7
MONO, NON, OFF, P ,QUi, RAH BRAS, STEEL POLE BATH TUB
T.S.O.L, U.S MAPLE, VAZ, WHiTE DRUGS, XORDOX, YELLOW , ZU






Tuesday, 30 December 2025

AND SO NEXT YEAR i'M STAYiNG iN

11/01/25 - JESUS LiZARD + THE NONE -ELECTRiC BALLROOM CAMDEN

31/01/25 - P.i.G - HOPE AND ANCHOR iSLiNGTON

11/04/25 - GEWALT + THE SAFFS + MEGA CiTY FOUR - 

                 THE iNTERNATiONAL LEiCESTER

25/05/25 - JULiE XMAS - EARTH HACKNEY

28/05/25 - CASPAR BROTZMANN - CAFE OTO

31/05/25 - RiTES OF HADDA -ALiCE'S WiCKED TEA PARTY DORSET

17/07/25 - MELViNS + REDD KROSS - EXCHANGE BRiSTOL

07/08/25 - CiRCLE JERKS -REBELLiON BLACKPOOL

08/08/25 - WONK UNiT +MDC + EFFiGiES - REBELLiON

09/08/25 - WONK UNiT +iRViNE WELSH + PETER HOOK AND THE 

                  LiGHT + SLOPPY SECONDS + PiL (BRiEFLY) - REBELLiON

10/08/25 - XRAY VEZ + HR BAD BRAiNS + DOA + TSOL + HELLE +      

                  THE EXPLOiTED + BAD MANNERS - REBELLiON

24/08/25 - SYSTEM OF SLAVES + CHiNA SHOP BULL - 

                  GRiFFSTOCK STROUD

04/09/25 - KROMiUS - STUDiO 7 WiTNEY 

03/10/25 - J DEAD - JERiCHO TAVERN OXFORD

19/10/25 - YOB + CROUCH - EARTH HACKNEY

07/11/25 - SWANS + JESSiCA MOSS - PROJECT HOUSE LEEDS

15/11/25 - ANARCHiSTWOOD + KLANK MONSTER + HANDSUM PETE -

                  FiNNiSH CHURCH ROTHERHiTHE

20/12/25 - MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN + THE LOWDOWN - 

                  STUDiO 7 WiTNEY   

A YEAR OF JOHN'S (BOOK CLUB 2025)

THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHiRE - JOHN iRViNG

DELUSiONS OF GENDER - CORDELiA FiNE

ELEPHANTS ON ACiD - ALEX BOESE

THE MOON iS DOWN - JOHN STEiNBECK 

DO ANDROiDS DREAM OF ELECTRiC SHEEP - PHiLiP K DiCK

MY FATHERS TEARS AND OTHER STORiES - JOHN UPDiKE

12 RULES FOR LiFE - JORDAN  PETERSON 

A CORNUCOPiA OF DUNDERHEADS - JOHN KENNEDY TOOLE JR

CONUNDRUM - JAN MORRiS

CLOSER - DENNiS COOPER

HOW TO BE A WOMAN - CAiTLiN MORAN 

SO YOU'VE BEEN PUBLiCLY SHAMED - JON RONSON

THE COiNCiDENCE AUTHORiTY - JOHN iRONMONGER

FRiSK - DENNiS COOPER

LOLiTA - VLADiMiR NABOKOV 

FALCONER - JOHN CHEEVER

TRY - DENNiS COOPER

TERRORiST - JOHN UPDIKE

DON'T LOOK NOW AND OTHER STORiES - DAPHNE DU MAURiER

THE BOY iN THE STRiPED PYJAMAS - JOHN BOYNE

PERiL iN THE COTWOLDS - REBECCA TOPE

THE DEBT TO PLEASURE - JOHN LANCHESTER 

SCAR TiSSUE - ANTHONY KiEDiS 

CAPE FEAR - JOHN D MACDONALD

THE NEON BiBLE - JOHN KENNEDY TOOLE 

THE MiDWiCH CUCKOOS - JOHN WYNDHAM 

GUiDE - DENNiS COOPER

PERiOD - DENNiS COOPER

i AM NO LONGER MYSELF WiTHOUT YOU - JONATHAN RUTHERFORD

COCAiNE NiGHTS - J G BALLARD

DANiEL MARTiN - JOHN FOWLES

THE MARRiAGE PLOT - JEFFREY EUGENiDES

BANGiNG THE MONKEY - TOD ASHLEY 

KiLL YOUR FRiENDS - JOHN NiVEN 

THE GREEN MiLE - STEPHEN KiNG

KiLL 'EM ALL - JOHN NiVEN

THE FAULT iN OUR STARS - JOHN GREEN 

THE MUSiC OF CHANCE - PAUL AUSTER

LiARMOUTH - JOHN WATERS

EVERYTHiNG i NEVER TOLD YOU- CELESTE NG

THE SEA - JOHN BANViLLE

MARGRAVE OF THE MARSHES - JOHN PEEL

THE BOOK OF DUST 3 - PHiLiP PULLMAN 

THE DARK - JOHN MCGAHERN

TRYiNG TO SAVE PiGGY SNEED - JOHN iRViNG

ADULTS - EMMA JANE UNSWORTH

FREEDOM - JONATHAN FRANZEN

BiRCHWOOD - JOHN BANViLLE


 



Thursday, 25 December 2025

i'LL GiVE YOU 20 HOURS!!!!

 i TREATED MYSELF TO A NEW STEREO AND THE SPEAKERS SAY THEY REQUiRE A RUNNiNG iN PERiOD OF ABOUT TWENTY HOURS AT MEDiUM VOLUME. 

SO THAT iS WHAT THEY WiLL GET.....



 FiRST RECORD WENT ON AT 5.44AM

LAST ALBUM FiNiSHED AT 1.45AM

BANDS PLAYED..PRiMUS,RESiDENTS,FEVER RAY,PJ HARVEY AND JOHN PARiSH,GLENN BRANCA,SHELLAC,ONEiDA,EVERLOVELY LiGHTNiNGHEART,EFTERKLANG,PiXiES,J MASCiS,HELLA,ROKY ERiCKSON,THE POGUES,THE FALL,SEAWHORES,GRiM TOWER,HiGH ON FiRE,WHiTE SHiT,MiNiSTRY,MADE OUT OF BABiES,THE GOD MACHiNE,BAD RELiGiON,NOFX. 



 

 

Friday, 21 November 2025

PLAYiNG 27 ALBUMS iN A DAY... AGAiN (3RD TiME)

  

HAViNG ENJOYED MYSELF SO MUCH THE LAST 2 TiMES

 i AM AT iT AGAiN

THiRD AND FiNAL TiME AND THEN i AM REARRANGING SOME OF MY SHELVES AND WiLL HAVE 28 SHELVES NEXT TiME. 

 THE TWiST THiS TiME iS TO PLAY THE RECORD i AM LEAST FAMiLiAR WiTH FROM EACH SHELF

 USUAL RULES OF NO PHONES, BOOKS, SCREENS, DiSTRACTiONS

JUST MUSiC,FOOD,EXERCiSE AND CAT.



BANDS PLAYED
END RESULT
ENON
DRUNK TANK
GRONG GRONG
B.A.L.L
MX80 SOUND
NEGATiVLAND
DEEP WOUND
THE 5,6,7,8'S
BLACK PHOEBE 
GUMBALL
SHRiNEBUiLDER
BOXER REBELLiON
BEAT HAPPENiNG
GONE
DANZiG
WESLEY WiLLiS
VENTURE BROS
SLY AND THE FAMiLY DRONE
MELViNS
ROBERT PLANT
JEFFERSON AiRPLANE
KLAUS SCHULZE
THE SiSTERS OF MERCY
ATELECiNE
NiNE iNCH NAiLS
ROYAL TRUX
 
 STARTED AT 6.04AM
FiNiSHED AT 01.13AM 
 
 

 

 



 

Sunday, 2 November 2025

ANOTHER DAY PLAYiNG 27 RECORDS BACK TO BACK

 AFTER HAViNG SO MUCH FUN LAST WEEKEND i AM DOiNG iT AGAiN

THiS TiME CHOOSiNG NOTHiNG BUT HiTS BiTCH. 

STiLL ONLY CHOOSING WHAT TO PLAY WHiLST B SiDE OF PREViOUS RECORD iS PLAYiNG

BUT THiS TiME i AM GOiNG STRAiGHT FOR MY OBViOUS MOST PLAYED TO DEATH RECORD ON EACH SHELF.  

USUAL RULES, NO PHONES,NO SCREENS,NO BOOKS, NO DiSTRACTiONS 



STARTED AT 6.03AM-FiNiSHED AT 11.39PM

RECORDS PLAYED

BiG BLACK-RACER X

HAMMERHEAD-iNTO THE VORTEX

LOWERCASE-KiLL THE LiGHTS

NOMEANSNO-WHY DO THEY CALL ME MR HAPPY?

JESUS LiZARED-GOAT

THE RESiDENTS-NOT AVAiLABLE

MELT BANANA-FETCH

WiTCH-S/T

BRUTUS-BURST

MARK LANEGAN-BUBBLEGUM

TAD-8 WAY SANTA

JULiE CHRiSTMAS-THE BAD WiFE

HARVEY MiLK-SPECiAL WiSHES

WiPERS-iS THiS REAL?

DWARVES-ARE YOUNG AND GOOD LOOKiNG

NOFX-PUNK iN DRUBLIC

LiARS-SiSTERWORLD

FOETUS-NAiL

HEY COLOSSUS-RADiO STATiC HiGH

BiG BUSiNESS-HERE COME THE WATERWORKS

BEATLES-WiTH THE BEATLES

RUSH-MOViNG PiCTURES

DAViD BOWiE-HUNKY DORY

THE SLiTS-CUT

PiL-METAL BOX

DiAMANDA GALAS-YOUMUST BE CERTAiN OF THE DEViL

FiREWATER-iNTERNATIONAL ORANGE
 

BONUS RECORD AS i FiNiSHED SO EARLY SO i PLAYED THiS TiLL MiDNiGHT

 

 

Monday, 27 October 2025

THE DAY i PLAYED ONE RECORD FROM EVERY SHELF

 i HAVE 27 SHELVES OF RECORDS SO i THOUGHT i WOULD SEE iF i COULD LiSTEN TO ONE RECORD FROM EACH SHELF iN A DAY 

i HAVE TRiED TO PiCK RANDOMLY WiTH THE ONLY STRATEGY BEiNG TO AVOiD ANY DOUBLE LPS OR TRiPLES ETC. 

i HAVE ALSO TRiED TO AVOiD PiCKiNG MY OBViOUS FAVOURiTES AS i PLAN TO DO THAT NEXT TiME. 

i PiCKED EACH RECORD WHiLST LiSTENiNG TO THE B SiDE OF THE PREViOUS ONE SO REALLY WAS JUST LOOKiNG THROUGH SHELF AND PiCKiNG WHAT i FANCiED WiTH NO PRiOR PLANNiNG 

USUAL RULE OF NO DiSTRACTiONS JUST MUSiC ALL DAY

NO PHONES, NO CALLS, NO PEOPLE, NO READiNG, NO SCREENS

JUST MUSiC, FOOD, CAT AND EXERCiSE CUS iTS GOOD FOR THE SOUL TO HAVE A DAY WiTHOUT ALL THE USUAL DiSTRACTiONS. 

FiRST RECORD WENT ON AT 6.02AM
LAST RECORD FiNiSHED AT 12.27AM
BANDS PLAYED iN ORDER
SHELLAC
GiRLS AGAiNST BOYS
CARS AND TRUCKS
MURDER iNC
DADDY LONGHEAD
FRED FRiTH
RUDE MECHANiCALS
UT
DiE NERVEN
EVANGELiSTA
SECRET CHiEFS 2
CORRECTiONS HOUSE
DOVE
THE THERMALS
MEAT PUPPETS
SAUSAGE
BOHACK
ANGELS OF LiGHT
GODFLESH
ACiD KiNG
ALiCE COOPER
NEiL YOUNG
FRANK ZAPPA
CRASS
SUGAR CUBES
COiL
BOSS HOG