Author: bernieworld

I’m stuck inside of 1977 with those “can’t-get-shut-of-that-punk-rock-blues”. Again. To a lot of my peers and contemporaries of that period, this is the record that defines their trips into the Matthew Street underground. More than any punk rock 45, this seems to typify the sound of Eric’s, Liverpool’s musical wonderland basement. As is well documented… Continue reading THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THINGS: Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – No Bones For The Dogs.

Each new musical revolution mutates and morphs into something utterlydifferent and unique in no time at all. In less that the time it took the Beatles to shift from She Loves You to Tomorrow Never Knows, the all encompassing upward mirth of acid house had shapeshifted into happy hardcore; ergo jungle, a moment’s notice from… Continue reading The Sound Of Music Happening Things: The Sabres Of Paradise – Smokebelch II. The Voxx, Brixton. 1993.

PANDEMIC SOUNDS: and now, the end is near. the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune are soon to be replaced by the joys of spring. if we all cross our fingers we may be able to imagine normal life sometime, perhaps this time next year the sun has revealed itself earlier this week and to… Continue reading PANDEMIC SOUNDS: March 2021.

Some time in the latter half of 1985 or the start of 1986, I met Mr Richard Norris. He was in a dj box of sorts in the long deceased Bierkeller in Liverpool. It was the opening of his psychedelic, groovy sixties event, The Hangout. I’d barged in, introduced myself and asked him if it… Continue reading WENT TO YOUR PARTY AND DRANK ALL YOUR BEER, WE’RE A BAD TRIP: Camper Van Beethoven, London 1987.

I did a tribute to The Clash and their experimental shift away from rock music. It’s another example of how they explored other areas of music that weren’t connected to the then mainstream and were often beyond the expectations of their audience. enjoy. 🖤 https://www.melodicdistraction.com/episodes/artist-focus-the-clash-20210322?id=44723

19th March 2009. In the past couple of weeks part of my soul has been devoted to “The Complete Motown Singles Collection 1959-1970. In a very real way it has been the sonic equivalent of comfort food. It is warm, familiar and instantly satisfying. And pretty moreish too. The familiarity is its immediate allure, out… Continue reading THE MOTOR CITY IS BURNING: A brief Love Of Motown.

I’m the youngest of six children. I’ve figured that because of this, in my early years, I always wanted to be a be more grown up, more like my brothers and sisters. And to like more grown up things. When the children in my class were going an almighty bundle on Donny (Osmond), David (Cassidy)… Continue reading THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THINGS: Todd Rundgren- I Saw The Light.

For the past week or so I’ve been railing to myself against the tired, hackneyed formula ofwhite, indie, flavour free guitar music. Since I made this proclamation I appear to have thought about nothing but music by the very same young men I’ve been railing against. Today, I champion an imaginary collection of white youngsters… Continue reading THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THINGS: The Archies – Sugar Sugar.

Somewhere in my distant past, I had a mother. Kathleen Kielty was born in Liverpool in 1926, the youngest of ten children. I entered the frame in 1961, the last of her six kids. She was 35 years old. You have this vision as a child, a very fixed idea of what your parents are… Continue reading I’LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA: Kathleen Connor (nee Kielty) 1926-1975.

eh mate, do you do requests?not really, but now that you ask,what was it you wanted to hear? Many years ago, probably in the late Nineties, Mick Head and I went out for a few on a Thursday evening. As was the case in those far off days, Thursday turned into Friday, which turned into… Continue reading THE SOUND OF MUSIC HAPPENING THINGS: Big Star – September Gurls.