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Tag Archives: Short Supply
1992 – Magic And Loss – Lou Reed
“Magic And Loss”, Lou Reed’s new album was advertised on Radio Hallam early in the year. The song featured in the ads was ‘What’s Good’ and it certainly did the job, I was hooked immediately. I’d not heard much from … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Blues Brothers, Elm Lane, Guitar, Hallam FM, Holy Rollers, Hoyland, live music, Lou Reed, Magic And Loss, mandolin, music, Powder Room Studios, Priority Studios, Radio Hallam, Rawhide, record collector, Rotherham, Rotherham Advertiser, Sheffield, Short Supply, soundtrack, Sword of Damocles
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1991 – Peggy Suicide – Julian Cope
I was absolutely convinced that “The Day The Earth Stood Still” was a good song but knew something was missing. The bass line, the piano part and the hook were great, it just didn’t have the energy I wanted. … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful love, Bridlington, Carlsbro Sound Centre, City Road, east easy rider, Gibson ES335, Gibson ES347, Guitar, harmonies, Julian Cope, Kimberworth Park, Marilyn Monroe, music, Peggy Suicide, record collector, Sheffield, Sheffield City Hall, Short Supply, soundtrack, SRT, The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Holy Rollers, The Leadmill, The Powder Room
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1990 – Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches – Happy Mondays
Going under the name of The Holy Rollers, we managed to secure our first gig at the beginning of February at the New Lonsdale WMC in Whiston. Fran, the new music teacher at Wingfield School, had recently played the drums … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonzos, busking, CD, Dave Mason, Give Me A Reason, Greasbrough, Guitar, Happy Mondays, Jesus And Mary Chain, Led Zeppelin, live music, Lou Reed, music, Powder Room, record collector, Recording studio, Rotherham, Rotherham Advertiser, Shaun Ryder, Short Supply, Silverwood, soundtrack, The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Holy Rollers, The Stray Cats, WMC, York
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1985 – The Jesus And Mary Chain – Psycho Candy
As usual, it was a Saturday afternoon and I was laying on the floor with my head on a huge scatter cushion, eyes closed and headphones on, completely lost in music. The music in question was “Psycho Candy” by The … Continue reading
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Tagged acorn computers, BBC Computer, Casio MT-45, Casio VL-Tone 1, feedback, growing up, headphones, Lou Reed, music, Portastudio 244, Psycho Candy, punk, record collector, Redscope, Rotherham, Rotherham LEA, Sheffield, Short Supply, Tascam, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Velvet Underground, White noise
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1981 – October – U2
In July I’d seen U2 on Top of The Pops for the first time playing “Fire”. The appeal was instant. They were similar, in a way, to Echo and The Bunnymen, but more anthemic featuring a big, wide sound with … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Clayton, Basketball, Bono, College of Ripon and York St. John, Echo and The Bunnymen, Fire, Gloria, growing up, Gym, Junior School, Larry Mullen, music, October, record collector, Ripon, Ripon and York St. John, Ripon College, Sheffield, Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield Lane Top, Short Supply, Stannington, Stannington College Basketball Club, The Black Bull, The Edge, The Pheasant, Thorpe Hesley, Thorpe Hesley Junior School, U2
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1981 – The Only Fun In Town – Josef K
It was a real culture shock for me to be back at home. Apart from the holidays, for the best part of four years I’d been out drinking every single night, gone where I wanted to go and with whom … Continue reading
1978 – This Year’s Model – Elvis Costello
The college year at Ripon was divided into two semesters, something I’d never heard of before. Basically it meant that after the Christmas holidays, we went back for a few weeks then had exams to finish off the first courses. … Continue reading
