‘Prince Charming’ was released by Adam & The Ants in November 1981. Unfortunately, it proved to be their last studio album. But it did generate another 2 singles that reached #1, and a single that reached #3. This album bought even more success and Antmania before the band disbanded and the band was whittled down … Continue reading ‘Prince Charming’ Album Review
On November 3rd 1980, Adam And The Ants released their second album ‘Kings Of The Wild Frontier’. The album produced 3 singles which all stayed within the UK top 5 charts, and also seemed to secure the band as the next big thing, which apparently caused the UK to go into a state of “Antmania” … Continue reading ‘Kings Of The Wild Frontier’ Album Review
‘Dirk Wears White Sox’ is the debut studio album from Adam & the Antz, released on October 30th 1979. It was recorded, according to Wikipedia, from August 24th – 29th in 1979, and features a mysterious cover image; after zooming in on it and staring at it multiple times, I still cannot make out who … Continue reading ‘Dirk Wears White Sox’ Album Review
I previously wrote a blog post a few days after getting back from the Adam Ant concert that I attended on the 20th (click here to read the concert review). I proceeded to post the link into an Adam Ant fanpage on Facebook and currently, the concert review is my most viewed blog post. I … Continue reading The Ant Invasion Is Incoming!
‘Dance’ was released by Gary Numan in September 1981, and was his third solo album after Numan disbanding Tubeway Army. The album featured one commercial single, ‘She’s Got Claws’, and failed to achieve a tour following its release. A few songs (‘She’s Got Claws’, ‘Cry The Clock Said’ and ‘Stories’) were recorded and released across … Continue reading Gary Numan ‘Dance’ Album Review
Background Our story starts way back when in 2015, when me and my dad were sat watching a Top Of The Pops rerun. Out of nowhere, a drumbeat is produced from the speakers, accompanied by an acoustic guitar, and then this guy starting dancing and lip syncing on a staircase. It was so completely different … Continue reading Adam Ant live @ The Roundhouse (and what I learned)
I have decided that I am going to write a blog post to collect together all of the musical ventures I embark on every year. These posts will include my favourites from what was released in the year, all the way to what I have written. So here is what happened in my world of … Continue reading 2018 IN MUSIC
A few months ago, I was tagged in a Facebook post. The idea was to post 10 album covers over the next 10 days, with no titles or artists. No context! Just the 10 albums that meant the most to you. But I wanted to do this in a more different way... At first I … Continue reading 10 Albums That Changed My Life
Never before had I enjoyed a show quite like this one. And it couldn’t have come at a better time as I was supposed to attend this show with my dad, but he sadly passed away 6 days prior. So instead I took my girlfriend and we sat impatiently, waiting for the DJ to finish … Continue reading I Am A Lot Like You! Review – St. Vincent
I have so much to say about this concert film. But first I wanna say that its probably the best concert film I have ever seen. Yes, I have seen videos of other stars and genres playing before you ask. I’ve seen: Marilyn Manson, Gary Numan, Jack White, Prince, David Bowie, U2, Taylor Swift, The … Continue reading ‘Stop Making Sense’ Film Review
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