June 2008
6 posts
What do you do once you've made your mark on the...
Read all you need to know about this man in here. This man used to be a Rep’ who called in Spillers way back when.
He now runs a sex toy website … I know this because his mum told me! Here exact words were “He’s ‘filthy’ rich now’ Arf!!! They called in on their way to the Neil Diamond gig that was on in the Stadium.
“Come back...
Joy Collective Blog...
I had a mammoth weekend of gigs last week. A varied bunch of bands in a varied lot of venues but all made me buzz for different reasons.
You can read the ‘hows and whys’ by here as I’ve lent my blog skills to The Joy Collective site which is worth keeping tabs on for music related previews + reviews if you’re in the area, like.
Read about TRUCKERS OF HUSK / IL GOBLINI
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Radio Recommends with Bethan Elfyn...
Someone else I enjoy on the radio is Bethan Elfyn. Like Bob she manages to be sincere and avoids sounding like she’s had too much caffeine!
I had the pleasure of doing a few recommends for her show last week + took the opportunity to big up:
1) The Gentle Good whose take on traditional folk always leaves me warm inside. I’ll be sure to remind you when his debut album appears as...
After a long day in work ...
Most radio DJs can be rather hyper and a little vacuous (read as just plain annoying). Not Bob Dylan. Although I never get the time to catch his show regularly when I do he instantly soothes the day away. Listening to him is like sinking in to along bath or cradling a fine malt whiskey round your glass (minus the liquid element : ). He is smooth epitomised with a voice just made for the...
Hefner this sunday!
Massively looking forward to this gig…
Having never caught Hefner back in the day this is an opportunity not to miss. The late great Peel was a big old fan of them and I for one will simply burst if they don’t play ‘Greedy Ugly People’ …
As Loose promoter Liz points out, this is one of only a few rare performances that will not be happening again – the 2 London...
Calexico in space....
Just got this press release from Touch + Go … sweet!
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Calexico goes into SPACE!
On May 31st, the Space Shuttle Discovery took off toward the International Space station, carrying Commander Mark Kelly on his third flight into space. During shuttle...
May 2008
5 posts
'Blind' Blues ... Or maybe it's more short sighted...
Have you ever wondered why so many Blues artists use the prefix ‘Blind’ in their names? That they do is helpful to my job.. If someone is ‘Blind’ Willie ‘suchandsuch’ it’s a safe bet they sing the Blues and therefore i know where to file them in the racks.
I asked an ex-colleague of mine, the legendary blues player Chris Rees (Snatch It Back) who’s...
running with tunes...
Since entering the modern age and getting a… wait for it.. mp3 player (don’t worry my loyal aiwa tape player.. you will always be the king. albeit a chunky + big boned one: ) I am now enjoying my running sessions with the added benefit of pumpin’ tunes. Running to music makes sense - long as the tunes are right.. i mean i couldn’t run to the new Mark Lanegan + Isobel...
This Sunday in Clwb...
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2008 albums we dig....
Wish I’d done this sooner - there’s too much too mention already… Just gonna reel off a few things that we’ve not been able to do without… Sarabeth Tucek - s/t -(CD Echo / LP Three Crows ) The vinyl of this was dropped off by producer Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams / Kings Of Leon) in person an age go and we fell in love instantly. A best seller this year and a timeless...
My First Blog...
Spillers Records Est. 1894… Trying our damnest to keep on truckin’ and doing what we love best which happens to be sharing tunes with people who care. We are an Indepenent record shop (OLDEST RECORD SHOP IN THE WORLD!!!) situated in Cardiff, Wales, we have a website too .. but we like people (ie human / face to face contact best of all: ) www.spillersrecords.com We might not have...