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mark taslov

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 11:57:36 +1300

trans-exclusive radical feminists

I'm not a big fan, but he's inspirational to many.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4d20Tyzlv0

Scott G

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:52:12 +1300

I have the book on order from the library and am looking forward to reading it.
Just because I was thinking about her this week, is there much about Wendy Carlos? She's fab. Imagine recording Bach one note at a time on a monophonic keyboard on tape!

Martin Aston

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 22:58:25 +1300

Hi Daphe, actually, there is, I'm sorry to say, no discussion of Sandy Stone in the book, which I regret now. The thing is, theree are such great stories that went much deeper than I could reflect in my book, given I cover a hundred years, across multiple genres too,…

Martin Aston

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:47:39 +1300

Joe Meek's story is in the book, as well as info about the songwriters for (and managers of) of The Honeycombs, Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley, Knowing this, it's obvious what "Have I The Right" is about.. They also wrote "Eyes" for The Honeycombs' (also produced by Meek), a far…

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:22:24 +1300

Pete Burns – R.I.P.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/85685744/pop-singer-pete-burns-dies
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Burns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZKNzs35GP8

not to be mistaken with Pete Murphy – The GothFather.
Just read a book on Bauhaus by David J (Haskins) called Who Killed Mr Moonlight from specialist music publishers Jawbone Press – an interesting read, still not sure on…

Russell Brown

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 17:32:05 +1300

I bought How Music Came Out and have been reading it this afternoon. Given the personal tone of the book I feel like I have the extra bonus of Martin having been a friend both before and after he came out, and that it was music that brought us together…

Moz

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:34:07 +1300

Welcome back David! I feel as though we need to fire up the welcome wagon it's been so long!

John Grant, I'm afraid to say, I know only and purely for "That's the good news" which is one of the funniest songs I've heard for a long time. But the…

Russell Brown

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:31:06 +1300

I always liked the way that Two Nice Girls, a self-described "dyke rock" group from Texas, were able to incorporate a certain disco classic into their thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnZnv2P8pk

I interviewed them in London way back in the 80s. They were really cool, and not just 'cos I'm a sucker for…

TracyMac

Sun, 23 Oct 2016 18:08:28 +1300

Fantastic article – looks like the book is a must-buy for me.

Who knew that Lisa Ben actually released a single!

As for the Olivia Records genre – since I really think it is a genre of its own – it's something I personally struggled with when coming out (with…

David Herkt

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 23:03:00 +1300

There is a lot about Olivia Records which I found extraordinarily interesting. A women’s collective founds a record label in 1973 to make and market women’s music, and makes its decisions on an ideological basis… There was a lot about its marketing, the numbers of singles and albums sold, and…

Daphne Lawless

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:57:33 +1300

Speaking of Olivia Records, is there much in the book about the struggle between trans women and trans-exclusive radical feminists, as in the attempt to drive Sandy Stone out of that label?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Stone_(artist)

Russell Brown

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:14:29 +1300

The Joe Meek Story is a wonderful, sometimes sad, documentary. It seems to be on YouTube in parts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMThpSQPvHk

The scene where his brothers talk about there being "indoors and outdoors boys" and him being "an indoors boy" is precious.

David Herkt

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 16:21:30 +1300

So much was omitted – even given the length of the piece and Martin’s generosity in sharing his knowledge. Joe Meek is a personal favourite of mine. The Honeycombs’ ‘Have I the Right’ is one of the great songs and the full stompy beat is exactly that – Meek had…

Mike O'Connell

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:25:14 +1300

Rodney Dangerfield – Stanley The Manly Transvestite (Early 1960s)
Nice article David. Love the Dangerfield track!

It's probably included in Aston's book but I'd like to reference also the fabulous Joe Meek of Telstar fame who was gay,as was Brian Epstein, in a society in which homophobia was…

Public Address

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:25:14 +1300

Discussion from blog post.