James Elliker

Happy 30th birthday to Alice In Chains’ sludgy masterpiece, ‘Alice In Chains’. Their heaviest work, but also some sweet acoustic flourishes and great vocal interplay between Jerry and Layne

‘Twas a fine vintage! Lots of good stuff that year. Off the top of my extremely grunge-biased head: Ozma, Melvins; God’s Balls, Tad; Louder Than Love, Soundgarden; Buzz Factory, Screaming Trees

Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year

Devoured in one sitting. So much to commend. The righteous feminist fury, the deft flitting from past to present, the descriptions of straightened childhoods, the sprinkling of magic. Came for the grunge; stayed for the plot. Bravo, @lucynichol.bsky.social

I’ve never heard the story of how he transitioned musically from being a back up man to the guitarist we know and love. I wonder what happened to him to allow that creative flourishing

I think part of it is his annointment by the British music press. I always found it odd that he came here to somehow prove his legitimacy when he was a black man playing music invented by black men and women. But for whatever reason, it seemed to work. Of course we had something similar with Sub Pop

A certain orange hued individual, and dead

I saw that. I’d really like to have come but I can’t make the date work. Hope you all have a great night

Coincidentally, I’m off to Hull on Friday, so I’ll make a start on the train. Can’t wait!

Beside myself with excitement for the new book by @lucynichol.bsky.social , ‘Girls To The Front’, a found footage feminist revenge thriller soundtracked by Riot Grrrl bands. Loving the cover - designed by Chris Bigg of 4AD fame. Book sourced by Yorkshire’s finest bookshop, @jebookshull.bsky.social

Burmantofts tiles in Leeds Central Library @tnmnttiles.bsky.social

My grandmother grew up overlooking the kilns at Burmantofts. Long gone now, of course. The kilns and her

Perfect soundtrack!

Fucking travesty. US is cooked atm. Solidarity, dude

Happy Birthday @taddoyle.bsky.social! Hope you’re having a great day

And some more, @tnmnttiles.bsky.social

Saw this beauty in Cádiz and was reminded of @tnmnttiles.bsky.social

5 years gone. Peter’s music saved my life. I’m forever in his debt

Listen to this live performance and see why BB King once said, ‘He’s the only one that gave me the shivers’

Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac Founder, 29th Oct 1946 - 25th July 2020

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#FleetwoodMac

Happy Birthday, Dude. Have a great day!

I’m really glad to hear she’s still performing. I, like many of my age, came across her talents via ‘Sweet 75’. I bought the CD again recently and it still rocks.

Someone’s taken a bite out of the peach

I know it’s pie in the sky bullshit, but we could have had the best grunge mini-festival in 1991 with bands releasing records that year:

Tad - 8 Way Santa
Nirvana - Nevermind
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Screaming Trees - Uncle Anesthesia
Mudhoney - EGBDF
Melvins - Bullhead

I now know that my lounge furnishings project power and scepticism

Same here. I didn’t really like the classic rock influence they started with its follow up

30 years of this blistering set of fuzzed up pop gems

#FF30 #FooFighters

Happy Birthday, George Orwell. I do wish you’d been wrong

Have the best gig, Selena. I would have loved to have seen your band and Capping Day share a stage; alas, several thousand miles stops me! 😟

My latest sonic adventure, DystOpium, is going to be released on Friday June 20, 2025. This will be digital download only for now.

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#OTD in 1995, Seattle grunge supergroup Truly releases their opus, ‘Fast Stories…From Kid Coma’

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30 years of Fugazi’s ‘Red Medicine’

One of many leaps forward for the band, RM saw Fugazi turn down the volume and dial up the experimentation. Despite its challenging nature, it remains their most commercially successful release. A testament to the perfect execution of their vision.