Detail

8th March Details

8th, Abstract, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, March 2025, Music, Photos, Saturday, Surf, , , , , , , , , , , ,

DetailLazy start to another day off, not up till 9.40’ish.  Wander into Wigan with C who is looking for shoes.  First port of call is the market where she deems the shoes too frumpy.  A brief coffee as I scarf the rest of my tabs.  Then into the Grand Arcade.  Shoezone (no wide fit), Clarks (too frumpy) fail to provide.  In desperation it’s Schuh and we find some Doc Marten’s she loves, Klarna makes them affordable.

Nip into The Raven in search of lunch, first time we’ve been in since it changed hands and was refurbed.  Unimpressed we don’t stay.  So we wander into Gallimore’s (later learn it is shutting down on Sunday) and have another of their superb steak baguettes.

Home and a cuppa before wandering off to Lidl.  Pint in the Lickers on the way back and bake scones and cook pancakes for tea.  Wash up and watch old films with herself.

  1. Dead Mint – Dead Mint
  2. Dead Mint – Dreamers
  3. Palooka 5 – Drive You Around Space Mix
  4. Palooka 5 – Drive You Around
  5. Palooka 5 – Alien Grace
  6. Palooka 5 – Rough Magic
  7. Palooka 5 – Ultra Marine
  8. Palooka 5 – Radio Telescopes EP

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Growth

7th March Growth

7th, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Friday, Indie, March 2025, Music, Punk, , , , , , , , ,

GrowthDay one off after a hard week and I’m knackered.  Up late, brekkie at the Tom and Gerry (Miner’s Benedict).  Then away to the Chemist’s to fetch the meds for the pair of us.

Bit of housework with the yodelling hoover in the living room and kitchen.  Act as Mrs Mopp in the kitchen and hallway.

Meet C off the bus, into the Lickers for a pint with herself, meet Geoff.  Then a wee trip to Lidl and back via a pint of Porter (Boudicca) at the Tom and Gerry.  Cook and chill in front of Top of the Pops.  Seems to be a Depeche Mode night.  Influences the old downloads!

  1. Depeche Mode – Construction Time Again
  2. Depeche Mode – The Meaning of Love
  3. Depeche Mode – New Life
  4. Depeche Mode – See You
  5. Depeche Mode – New Life
  6. Depeche Mode – Leave In Silence
  7. Depeche Mode – Dreaming of Me
  8. Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
  9. Depeche Mode – The Singles 81-85
  10. Depeche Mode – The Singles 86-98
  11. Piss Kitti – Turn You Over Keep On Comin’ On
  12. Piss Kitti – I’m Jammed
  13. Piss Kitti – Girls In I-D
  14. Piss Kitti – Do U Hate Me
  15. Piss Kitti – For The Lovers
  16. Piss Kitti – Leather Forever

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A Moment Of Gratitude

6th March A moment of gratitude

6th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, March 2025, Music, Thursday, , , , , , ,

A Moment Of GratitudeLast day of lates thank fuck.  Get a HBB, not proud of it but it saved some dosh and had a trainee listening in as I did it.  Jess was ok but baffled by it all.  Find it quite stressful being listened to, don’t help that the splitter lower’s the volume.  Think my value’s been shite too.

  1. Po! – Ducks and Drakes
  2. Po! – Horse Blanket Weather
  3. Po! – Not Marked On The Map
  4. Dropkick – The Scenic Route
  5. Dropkick – Dot the I
  6. Dropkick – 25th December
  7. Dropkick – The Wireless Revolution
  8. Dropkick – Turning Circles
  9. Dropkick – Paper Trails
  10. Dropkick – Acoustic
  11. Dropkick – Time Cuts The Ties
  12. Dropkick – Homeward
  13. Dropkick – Obvious
  14. Dropkick – Good Vibes: The Dropkick Songbook Vol. 1
  15. Dropkick – The Best of Dropkick
  16. Dropkick – Patchwork
  17. Dropkick – Balance The Light
  18. Dropkick – Abelay Hotel
  19. Dropkick – Primary Colours
  20. Dropkick – Longwave
  21. Dropkick – Style
  22. Dropkick – Killing Time

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A Pop Of Colour

5th March A pop of colour

5th, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, Landscapes, March 2025, Music, Photos, Wednesday, , , , , , , , , , ,

A Pop Of Colour3rd shift of lates, uninspiring am knackered. Nipped to Lidl with a list and cook the most uninspiring meal. C not happy at the dishes in the sink, in my defence nothing to do with me, S and R dishes.

Coffee grabbed on the way to work and jobs a good ‘un. Wander down a Gregory Webster rabbit hole today!

  1. Various Artists – Dream Babes Vol. 1: Am I Dreaming?
  2. Various Artists – Dream Babes Vol. 2: Reflections
  3. Various Artists – Dream Babes Vol. 4: Go Girl
  4. Space – Invasion Of The Spiders
  5. The Carousel – I Forgot To Remember To Forget
  6. Silver Biplanes – Travelling by Candlelight
  7. Silver Biplanes – A Moment In The Sun
  8. Silver Biplanes – Song’s That Don’t Exist
  9. Silver Biplanes – Silver Bells
  10. Gregory Webster – Promised Land
  11. The Dirtbombs – If You Don’t Already Have A Look

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New Beginnings

1st March New Beginnings

1st, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, March 2025, Music, Nature, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Pump Up, Saturday, Tyres, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

New BeginningsCurry night, a Punjabi Tomato Curry with Chicken, rice and Naan. Slow cook and caramalise some onions.  Also bake some fruit scones. Wee shop with C earlier and swift pint.  Pump up the bike tyres in anticipation of tomorrow’s cycle to work.

C tidy’s upstairs as I cook.

  1. Glass Raspberry – Washed Up
  2. Glass Raspberry – The Final Call
  3. Glass Raspberry – Walk With Me / Getaway
  4. They Might Be Giants – Join Us
  5. They Might Be Giants – At Large
  6. They Might Be Giants – Working Undercover For The Man
  7. They Might Be Giants – The Else
  8. They Might Be Giants – I Like Fun
  9. They Might Be Giants – Miscellaneous T
  10. They Might Be Giants – The Spine Surfs Alone
  11. Alex Chilton – Set
  12. Alex Chilton – A Man Called Destruction
  13. Alex Chilton – Feudalist Tarts
  14. Alex Chilton – Clichés
  15. Alex Chilton – Like Flies On Sherbet
  16. Alex Chilton – Bachs Bottom
  17. Alex Chilton – High Priest

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Free Choice

28th Free Choice

28th, Abstract, Ambient, Bike, Date, Days, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Friday, Indie, Luggage, Music, Panniers, Pedals, Photos, Pop, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Free ChoiceFriday and I’m given a list.  But first its time to sort the panniers on the bike in daylight.  Discover I’d put them on back to front.  Relatively easy to sort.  Pop in the bike locks and job’s a good’un.

Onto the list. First off I am sent to the doctors to fetch blood forms, pots to piss in and to rearrange the time of the telephone consult.  Then to book a bloods appointment, ring the people concerned only to discover I have to book it online.  So online I go.  Next a trip to the post office to send Christine’s birthday card.

Next to sorting the pedals on the bike.  Much easier than I thought it’d be.

  1. Durutti Column – Chronicle
  2. Durutti Column – Tempus Fugit
  3. Durutti Column – A Paen To Wilson
  4. Durutti Column – Fidelity
  5. Durutti Column – Sunlight To Blue… Blue to Blackness
  6. The Come Ons – Come On In

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Free Choice 1

27th Free Choice

27th, Date, Days, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, Music, Photos, Soul, Street Photography, Thursday, , , , , , , , , , ,

Free Choice 1Really rather proud of this one, reached the Top 10 of The Big Photo Hunt!

Day was a bit weird, started badly and finished strong.  Job opportunity handed to me but would mess up appointments and things, will mull over and don’t have to give immediate response.

  1. The Dirtbombs – Dangerous Magical Noise
  2. The Dirtbombs – Horndog Fest
  3. The Dirtbombs – Party Store
  4. The Dirtbombs – Ultraglide In Black
  5. The Dirtbombs – We Have You Surrounded

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Z

26th February Z

26th, Date, Days, Electronica, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Music, Photos, Portraiture, Punk, Wednesday, , , , , , , , , ,

ZA slightly better day, copped out of the cycle to work.  Was too shattered this morning.

  1. Peter Hook & The Light – So This Is Permanence
  2. Peter Hook & The Light – Movement Tour 2013: Live In Dublin (Live)
  3. Joy Division – The Best Of Joy Division

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Y

25th February Y

25th, Date, Days, Electronica, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, Krautrock, Photos, Psychedelia, Space Rock, Street Photography, Tuesday, , , , , , , , , , , ,

YGenerally feeling like shit today. Don’t know what the fuck is up with me but bottom line is that I’m shattered.  Struggle to focus and things aren’t great.

  1. Spectrum – Feels Like I’m Slipping Away
  2. Panda Bear and Sonic Boom – Reset In Dub

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X

24th February X

24th, Bike, Date, Days, February 2025, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Garage, Indie, Mod, Monday, Music, Pedals, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Punk, Street Photography, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

XLast day off for a wee while and it’s a busy one. Laundrette day, change pedals day, bake custard pie, make mince and potato pie, give the cat her flea and worming treatment. Hoover and clean the oven and kitchen.

So Laundrette had a dryer hog, it started pissing down as I left. Cat avoided the pills. But on the plus side the custard pie seems to have worked. Mince and potato pie is a work in progress.

Feeling really shit, hit the booze to deal with it, not certain that that’s a good idea. That being said I just continue.

  1. The Veras – Spaceman
  2. The Veras – If You Get The Feeling
  3. The Veras – Something To Say
  4. The Veras – Ladies First
  5. The Veras – Get It While You Can
  6. The Veras – V for Veras
  7. Jim Shepherd – The Circle
  8. Fallen Leaves – It’s Too Late Now
  9. Fallen Leaves – Out In A Forest / The Inside Of A Chair
  10. Thee Girl Fridays – Double Crossing Double Agent / Ejector Seat
  11. Nasser Bouzida – The Lynx / The Hapshash Swing
  12. Nasser Bouzida – Cookin’ At The Organ
  13. Lines – Soft Science
  14. Wild Billy Childish & CMTF – Love Comes In Spurts
  15. Jake Thackray – Ideal
  16. Lizzy Mercier Descloux – Press Color

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