Music related events, record label and perhaps more....
Been up in the loft today - look at the state of it. So currently looking for price quotes to fix this, which isn’t going to be cheap. Can only hope I somehow randomly come into a load of money. Oh well, taking solace in being very excited about announcing our Thursday 24th October guest THIS Friday at 9am!
Typical, drove all the way out to a drive in to watch a great sounding double bill and turns out it shut down years ago. Should have checked the internet beforehand. Oh well, consoling myself with the Thursday 24th October event should be announced and on sale THIS Friday!
“This wonderful fantastic-but-true story” - a fine summation of Simon Raymonde’s book from Mojo’s 4* review of it.
Only a few days left until our sold out event…If you’re coming a reminder you can get yours here ahead of the night or if you missed out on the event can still get a personalised copy with free delivery in Worthing!
https://musicsaves.co.uk/product/in-one-ear-simon-raymonde-book-preorder/
When Iggy Pop said in a film "As for the good news - There is no fu***ng good news!" he obviously wasn't saving the date for on Thursday 24th October :)
John Doran - Editor and co-founder of The Quietus - is rightly loving the Simon Raymonde book!
If you’re coming to our sold out get yours here ahead of next Thursday’s event…or if you missed out on the event can still get a personalised copy with free delivery in Worthing!
https://musicsaves.co.uk/product/in-one-ear-simon-raymonde-book-preorder/
Fabulous former guest Miki Berenyi is enjoying working her way through Simon Raymonde’s book!
Can get your copy here ahead of the night (or on the night!) For those who missed out on tickets for the event you can still get a signed personalised book with free delivery in Worthing…
https://musicsaves.co.uk/product/in-one-ear-simon-raymonde-book-preorder/
Lovely seeing the exhibition of Worthing creatives on the seafront - great to see people I know and some people I don’t know and need to check out. Was completely unexpected seeing me and mentioned too!
The wonderful Marc Riley gives a big thumbs up to Simon Raymonde’s book!
Buy it upfront ahead of the event here…and if you can’t make the event we can get it signed and personalised for you with free delivery around Worthing…
https://musicsaves.co.uk/product/in-one-ear-simon-raymonde-book-preorder/
Lovely 4* review for Simon Raymonde’s book in Record Collector…
If you’re coming to our sold out or you missed out and want a signed/ personalised copy with free delivery in Worthing you can order your copy here!
https://musicsaves.co.uk/product/in-one-ear-simon-raymonde-book-preorder/
Been a bit quiet on ‘ere for personal reasons (as some of you are aware…)
Yesterday I finished the upfront proof I’d been sent of Simon Raymonde’s book and it’s absolutely wonderful - some gob smacking moments of people he has played with, met, nerve wracking escapades, heart break and in the centre of it all an absolute love of music which shines through…all told in an easy engaging conversational style as if he’s telling you a tale over a pint in the pub (well, he’s on a soft drink)
A reminder that it would really help me out if you are planning on buying the book to have signed and personalised at the SOLD OUT The Defining Ten event to purchase it upfront before mid September - I will have copies available on the night but may not have enough…
If you did unfortunately miss out on tickets and would still like a book personalised with free delivery in the Worthing vicinity I can do that - just drop me a line with personalisation details after purchase…
Really looking forward to discussing Simon’s Defining Ten at the end of the month!
https://musicsaves.co.uk/product/in-one-ear-simon-raymonde-book-preorder/
The Chopping Mall robots have gone out on patrol at Train of Thought Record Shop but thankfully are slashing prices, not potential customers…so the Music Saves (Worthing) and Phun City related t-shirts are now reduced to £15 ahead of apparently a bit of a heat wave in a week’s time…
Various sizes and colours available at Train of Thought Record Shop at the Haverscroft Buildings on North Street (roundabout as you come into Worthing in the “bed shop quarter”)
Wow, “a master” - move over Parky (er, if he was still here) - had the loveliest feedback from Marijne van der Vlugt of Salad after our event…this quote will definitely be going on the pitch document I send to prospective guests 🙂
I am also putting myself out there and publicly stating I am available for any further broadcasting and media enquiries and will happily take offers from anyone (except GB News but their staff roster has probably just had a bumper expansion)
Also feel that I need to up my clothing game so thinking of ditching the Music Saves (Worthing) t shirt uniform and getting myself one of those snazzy red plastic cloak things - feels a bit MJ Thriller too - whaddayareckon?
Next up from the people who brought you the fabulous Aircooled and Office for Personal Development albums…
10 track album
This week's Summer Specials...😃🥰😃!!!
And we are now SOLD OUT for The Defining Ten with Simon Raymonde - thanks to those who bought tickets! Always great to sell an event out in 24 hours, was pretty much 12 hours bar one lingering ticket overnight!
If you’ve missed out on tickets a reminder we can still get you a copy of Simon’s memoir “In One Ear” signed and personalised (get some Christmas shopping done early 😉 ) and we’re offering free delivery in Worthing vicinity on that (drop us a line for us to check where you are for eligibility)
Standard book preorder is here
https://musicsaves.co.uk/product/in-one-ear-simon-raymonde-book-preorder/
If you’re after a copy of the super fancy deluxe book at £50 we can get you one, we just don’t have it up for preorder.
Thanks!
PS as always, ignore any posts of “people” offering tickets. If anyone suddenly can’t go get in touch and we will try and resell your tickets for you. If anyone wants to go on a waiting list also make yourself known!
Just finding some peace and serenity here before for Thursday 26th September launches tomorrow at 9am…
Hooray for the Internet Archive which means I can finally see a film I read about years ago in one of the mean spirited books of Golden Turkey Awards or Worst Films Ever Made…a remake into a musical with songs by Hal David and Burt Bacharach and a cast including Michael York, George Kennedy and John Gielgud 🙂 Looking forward to diving into this one!
And while I’m here the next for Thursday 26th September goes on sale 9am THIS FRIDAY (5th July)
Regular attendees of will know Jim manning the decks on the night…while rummaging recently I came across these photos of us on a trip to Vegas from over 25 years ago…I’m not saying it was hell, but…
(To be fair we blame Swingers and we discovered as they did - midweek it’s full of old people.)
Next Defining Ten is on Thursday 26th September, announcement and on sale 9am THIS Friday.
Was always kinda more team Jacob than Edward, but whatever, it seemed to work out very well for them in the end.
Announcement and on sale for Thursday 26th September’s is THIS Friday (5th July) at 9am
PS I am chuckling to myself over this groan inducing cryptic clue that will probably have some people going FFS 🙂
PPS The PS isn’t a clue
will return on Thursday 26th September - this will be announced and on sale 9am THIS Friday (5th July) - being announced a little bit early for a particular reason which will become apparent.
In the meantime mulling over guest list requests, so we’ve got hell yeah, yeah okay (if you don’t start biting people), yeah okay (but leave your specialist tools at home) and HELL NO.
'Break a leg', it's... SHOWTIME !!! 🤩🤩🤩
As Douglas Adams pointed out there is definitely a value in the universe in having and knowing where your towel is…
So…wishful thinking (product website mock up) vs the often reality (wettest year on record) though luckily today looking out the window the wishful thinking sun is shining again…though I see the “reality” might be more apt for the weather report next week…
Been wanting to do some towel merch for a while so if you’re bathing/ drying off from a shower out of nowhere at Costa Del Worthing or jetting off to sunnier climes and want to show off (Worthing) to the world then this is for you…
And I’m also looking at doing a range of embroidered hats as I need a hat. You need a hat. Then people can ask “Where did you get that hat, where did you get that hat?”
Placing an order next week - £30 a towel (horizontal or vertical banner configurations) and £20 a hat - message us if you’re interested!
My dates continue to be a bit of a muddle in the current circumstances so I’m still a bit “What year is this? Who’s the president?” (which might also be what the president is asking too…) so again I’m a bit behind on looking back to a year ago when we had the absolute pleasure of hosting Dan Donovan of Big Audio Dynamite at the Cellar Arts Club CICto discuss his Defining Ten.
We also had fabulous local DJ Susan’s Leg Policy spinning records beforehand and thankfully took over when Dan unfortunately had to cut his DJ short to snag the last train back to London - we’d spent too long discussing his song choices!
As E=mc2 is my favourite song of all time it was a massive thrill to have someone from Big Audio Dynamite as one of our guests.
The 10 songs Dan chose were…
1 - Rachmaninov 'Piano Concerto No 3 Movement I Allegro'
2 - Jimi Hendrix 'Cross Town Traffic'
3 - Pink Floyd 'Us And Them'
4 - Led Zeppelin 'Dazed & Confused'
5 - The The 'Uncertain Smile'
6 - Johnny Osbourne 'Truths & Rights'
7 - Galaxy 2 Galaxy 'Hi-Tech Jazz'
8 - Skunk Anansie 'Brazen (Weep)' Dreadzone remix
9 - Grace Jones 'Corporate Cannibal' Dan Donovan remix.
10 - Andromedæ 'Major Minor'
The final track was a new unreleased music from Dan which I’m not sure has been released as of yet!
Here’s regular and supporter Tim spreading the message that Music Saves (Worthing) over at (Worthy) Farm this weekend…and the lovely ever supportive Kieron over at A Slice Of Vinyl record shop in Gosport (who is well worth a visit for a dig and a lovely natter and also puts on some cracking events, sold out Ten Pole Tudor last night!)
Just a reminder you can spread the message too by popping in to Train of Thought Record Shop in where he’s got a range of colours and sizes (and if you’d like one not in stock get in touch with us) Train of Thought also have a 12” sale on today so well worth a nosey…
And if you require something else for the summer season I’ll be mentioning something tomorrow on here…
In two evenings time we will be getting ready to welcome Marijne van der Vlugt of Salad to the Cellar Arts Club CIC for The Defining Ten with....MARIJNE VAN DER VLUGT (Salad)
Tickets are still available at https://musicsaves.co.uk/product/the-defining-ten-with-marijne-van-der-vlugt-salad/
Cardboy King was the first single for Salad’s second album “Ice Cream” which was promoted with this fun 1 take video of comings and goings to the kitchen in a restaurant…
https://youtu.be/TG78AqoX_34?si=Pycall5362vyOE3t
Cardboy King is a single from Salad's 1997 'Ice Cream' Album on Island Records. Although there is another Official Promo Video out there for this song... htt...
For those of you coming to The Defining Ten with....MARIJNE VAN DER VLUGT (Salad) on Thursday then Marijne will be bringing a selection of merch on the night so you can plug any gaps in your collection!
Unfortunately Mr Nibbles will not be attending but is obviously a big fan of Salad (both types) so we will be playing his album of choice on the night!
Tickets still available over at
https://musicsaves.co.uk/product/the-defining-ten-with-marijne-van-der-vlugt-salad/
Springing into Summer... 😍☀️😍!!!
Running a bit behind on celebrating this anniversary…but just over a year ago we spent several hours at the Cellar Arts Club CIC in the lovely warm company of Helen O’Hara - most famously known as a key member of Dexys Midnight Runners during several iterations of the band. We chatted and heard the 10 songs some of which were inspirations, some of which she had been involved in and then due to us over running a tad treated a sadly brief but sweet reading from her lovely autobiography.
As you may have seen, this particular Defining Ten has been incredibly captured for prosperity as the basis for the chapter on Helen in Nige Tassell’s new book “Searching For Dexys Midnight Runners” which is achieving incredible acclaim across the board (except from one “mysterious reviewer” on Amazon entitled “KR” 😉 ) and available from all good bookshops with discerning taste right now 🙂
The 10 songs Helen chose were…
Chopin - Nocturne, Opus 9, No 2 in E-Flat major
Rolling Stones - I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
David Bowie - Starman
Uncle Po - Use My Friends
Bach - Violin Concero in E-Major
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Al Green - Belle
Dexys Midnight Runners - This Is What She’s Like
Tanita Tikaram - Good Tradition
Beatles - I’m Only Sleeping
Only a few days until we bring Marijne van der Vlugt of Salad to the Cellar Arts Club CIC in to play and discuss the 10 tracks which have defined her varied career as musician, model and MTV Europe presenter.
Tickets and event details over at
https://musicsaves.co.uk/product/the-defining-ten-with-marijne-van-der-vlugt-salad/
A track which still receives regular plays from 6Music, here’s Salad’s Motorbike To Heaven released in May 95 and taken from their Drink Me debut album…and with a video paying homage to the cult film Girl On A Motorcycle.
https://youtu.be/oHyye6ADYYA?si=NcPET7RgI0a2bXvV
from their masterpiece; "drink me" - 1995
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If Meat Loaf had covered the Pet Shop Boys' "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing" he might had added the subtitle (But Under The Circumstances I Am.) In a similar style, I wouldn't normally share footage from a Defining Ten event so soon in the aftermath (preferring to keep them to a "throwback" post in the future) but tonight I wanted to share a performance from Dana Gillespie’s event last week. That particular Defining Ten will forever be a poignant and memorable one for me - several weeks before my dad was re-admitted to a hospice in Chesterfield for end of life care due to having terminal prostate cancer. As a result in the run up to the event I had major stress and anxiety over whether I would be there for the event, whether I would get "the call" telling me to hot foot it back to Chesterfield on the day of the event etc and despite some back up of Jim covering the event and Dana in a sense hosting herself it did add another layer to an already stressful situation. I had spent 10 days at the hospice prior to the event where I had read extracts from Dana's book to my dad - I read him her memories of meeting Dylan as well as her take on the John Bindon and Princess Margaret "affair" which my dad was particularly interested in, having read Bindon's biography and having various "theories" about Margaret. (As of today I've retrieved my copy of her biography which had gone missing somewhere around Chesterfield or Nottingham, so I can finally read the end of the book and find out if the butler did it.) I must have bought my dad Dylan's "Time Out Of Mind" album around release as it was billed as such as strong "comeback" album, but I'd never heard a version of "Not Dark Yet" until last week - I found Dylan's version a more breezy "life on the old dawg yet" song, whereas Dana' interpretation of the song as performed on the night had a real end of life poignancy to it which struck me massively, putting a rather large lump in my throat and had to keep my compo
First time play. Dreadful shooter/ survival game racing around the edges, interior and exterior of a ring. The theme music sounded familiar, couldn’t quite place it and a music recognising app didn’t manage to identify it. My wife takes one look at the title screen and realises how bloody obvious it is and I’m obviously having “a moment” that comes with age. As ever, “It’s a Meat Loaf thing (but we don’t talk about it)”
Merch drop just in time for Christmas 🙂 Message us if you’re #worthing way and want one for £10. Ideal for heating mulled wine in the microwave 🙂 #timeforworthing #timeforabrew
Thanks to all the local places helping to promote the HANNAH HU + Support event by displaying the poster for it!
Here’s another taste of the sound to expect at our HANNAH HU + Support event - a snippet in Hannah’s rehearsal room from a cover of Primal Scream’s Broken (b side to their Velocity Girl reissue from 2016) Tickets available now for her south coast debut on Friday 19th May over at www.musicsaves.co.uk
Here’s a snippet of Hannah Hu performing her track Priscilla, backed by Pip and Taka who will be performing with her on the 19th of May in #worthing for her south coast debut. Hope it gives a flavour of the fabulous sound to expect on the night at HANNAH HU + Support
Thanks to all the lovely #worthing #chichester #shoreham #arundel and #brighton places for helping to spread the word on our Evan Parker event. Had ANOTHER flurry of tickets in the last 24 hours which makes me wonder if there’s a chance this might sell out by Thursday which would be amazing! Get your ticket now for The Defining Ten with Evan Parker over at www.musicsaves.co.uk
Thanks to Steve and Train of Thought for a fun time DJing today. First time in 5 years I think. A bit of @camsugarmusic, Italian trash action epics, Roger Corman biker action, a bit of @jackhuesofficial @wangchungband and I had to end with the soundtrack to my favourite film of all time 🙂 #vinyl #soundtracks #worthing
Just 5 tickets left to see Sid Griffin at #thedefiningten event THIS Thursday at the Cellar Arts Club in #worthing - final tickets over at www.musicsaves.co.uk #americana #country #paisleyunderground #longryders #coalporters
4 days until The Defining Ten - with JAKE SHILLINGFORD (My Life Story)! Thanks to all the local businesses helping to promote the show!
Here’s Jake Shillingford of My Life Story telling you a bit of what to expect in less than two weeks time at The Defining Ten event with him. Details below! https://m.facebook.com/events/1902041670186875
Here's a message from Jack Hues himself - tickets available for our Defining Ten event on the 24th March available from www.musicsaves.co.uk now!
A message from the man himself!
