Christmas 1979

Has there ever been a more spirited man alive than Billy Childish? Dusted off the 'Archive from 1959' this week – a truly brilliant collection if you're missing some childish in your life. It was like a little walk down memory lane, I used to live next to the dirty water club in Tufnell Park, almost every other friday Childish in some shape or form played. I remember my dear friend Bobby supported them one evening and he was so frightened to touch any of their equipment it being all vintage plastics. Stop taking in the Christmas gift guides for every budget and take in some Childish.

If You Show Off the Milk, Who's Gonna Buy the Cow?

Have you heard of this band? Discovered them yesterday, and they seem pretty awesome. Bit like Mogwai post rocky outfit form Norway. And they have the best band name of all time, The Samuel Jackson 5! and my current favourite song is titled 'if you show off the milk who is gonna buy the cow?' check out their website for tracks

Cecil Sharp House

nothing to do with bikes this time, music, even better. been meaning to post this, saw the brilliant Mount eerie last week in the even more brilliant Cecil Sharp House (aka the english folk dance song society) in Camden. A lovely venue made me feel like i was in a 1950s school in a good way. if you don't know mount eerie check him out, he is one of my favourites.

"i could not get through september without a battle
i faced death
i went in with my arms swinging
but i heard my own breath
i had to face that i'm still living
i'm still flesh
i hold on to life with feelings"