Saturday, 30 November 2024

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 40 BEST SONGS (MARCH 1984)


Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 40 BEST SONGS (MARCH 1984)

40. CHRISTINE LEWIN - JUICY FRUIT
39. VITAMIN Z - BURNING FLAME
38. LAID BACK - WHITE HORSE
37. BILLY IDOL - REBEL YELL
36. ZZ TOP - TV DINNERS
35. GARY MOORE - SHAPES OF THINGS
34. UB40 - CHERRY OH BABY
33. MATTHEW WILDER - THE KID'S AMERICAN
32. THE ALARM - THE DECEIVER
31. MALCOLM X & KEITH LEBLANC - NO SELL OUT
30. YES - LEAVE IT
29. THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - DON'T ANSWER ME
28. KING CRIMSON - SLEEPLESS
27. VIRGIN DANCE - DESIRE
26. DEE C LEE - SELINA WOW WOW
25. THE BLUEBELLS - I'M FALLING
24. CAMEO - SHE'S STRANGE
23. CULTURE CLUB - IT'S A MIRACLE
22. MADONNA - LUCKY STAR
21. MICHAEL JACKSON - P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING)
20. RUFUS & CHAKA KHAN - AIN'T NOBODY
19. THE S.O.S. BAND - JUST BE GOOD TO ME
18. RICK SPRINGFIELD - JESSIE'S GIRL
17. THOMPSON TWINS - YOU TAKE ME UP
16. FIAT LUX - BLUE EMOTION
15. THOMAS DOLBY - I SCARE MYSELF
14. CHINA CRISIS - HANNA HANNA
13. THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS - HEARTBEAT
12. SIMPLE MINDS - UP ON THE CATWALK
11. THE SPECIAL AKA - NELSON MANDELA
10. THE DANSE SOCIETY - 2000 LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME
9. HAWKWIND - NIGHT OF THE HAWK
8. AFRIKA BAMBAATAA & THE SOULSONIC FORCE - RENEGADES OF FUNK
7. CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - GLAD IT'S ALL OVER
6. FICTION FACTORY - GHOST OF LOVE
5. SIOUXIE & THE BANSHEES - SWIMMING HORSES
4. CYNDI LAUPER - TIME AFTER TIME
3. JULIAN COPE - GREATNESS AND PERFECTION OF LOVE
2. DEPECHE MODE - PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE
1. PROPAGANDA - DR MABUSE





Tuesday, 26 November 2024

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 35 BEST SONGS (FEBRUARY 1984)


Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 35 BEST SONGS (FEBRUARY 1984)

35. ROGER DALTREY - WALKING IN MY SLEEP
34. THE MYSTERY GIRLS - ASH IN DRAG
33. KAJAGOOGOO - THE LION'S MOUTH
32. THE ROLLING STONES - SHE WAS HOT
31. KOOL AND THE GANG - JOANNA
30. THE QUESTIONS - TUESDAY SUNSHINE
29. JULIA & COMPANY - BREAKIN' DOWN
28. THE BOOMTOWN RATS - TONIGHT
27. GENESIS - ILLEGAL ALIEN
26. CARMEL - MORE MORE MORE
25. BLUE OYSTER CULT - SHOOTING SHARK
24. DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - ADULT EDUCATION
23. SOFT CELL - DOWN IN THE SUBWAY
22. SCORPIONS - ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE
21. MEN AT WORK - BE GOOD JOHNNY
20. WAS NOT WAS - OUT COME THE FREAKS
19. PRETENDERS - MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
18. MADNESS - MICHAEL CAINE
17. BOURGIE BOURGIE - BREAKING POINT
16. DEBORAH HARRY - RUSH RUSH
15. BANANARAMA - ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING
14. TIN TIN - KISS ME
13. TIK AND TOK - SCREEN ME I'M YOURS
12. ORANGE JUICE - BRIDGE
11. ASWAD - CHASING FOR THE BREEZE
10. WORLD'S FAMOUS SUPREME TEAM - HEY DJ
9. THE STYLE COUNCIL - MY EVER CHANGING MOODS
8. ALEXEI SAYLE - ULLO JOHN GOTTA NEW MOTOR
7. GENERAL PUBLIC - GENERAL PUBLIC
6. ULTRAVOX - ONE SMALL DAY
5. INDIANS IN MOSCOW - NAUGHTY MIRANDA
4. SADE - YOUR LOVE IS KING
3. MARILLION - PUNCH AND JUDY
2. HOWARD JONES - HIDE & SEEK
1. SCRITTI POLITTI - WOOD BEEZ (PRAY LIKE ARETHA FRANKLIN)





Tuesday, 19 November 2024

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 50 BEST SONGS (JANUARY 1984)



Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...


ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 50 BEST SONGS (JANUARY 1984)

50. HOT CHOCOLATE - I GAVE YOU MY HEART (DIDN'T I)
49. JB'S ALLSTARS FEATURING JOHN BRADBURY (THE SPECIALS) - BACKFIELD IN MOTION
48. KATRINA AND THE WAVES - QUE TE QUIERO
47. ABC - S.O.S.
46. RICK SPRINGFIELD - HUMAN TOUCH
45. JIMMY CLIFF - WE ALL ARE ONE
44. PAUL HARDCASTLE & 1ST LIGHT - WISH YOU WERE HERE
43. JOHN LENNON - NOBODY TOLD ME
42. MADONNA - HOLIDAY
41. BREAK MACHINE - STREET DANCE
40. JAMES INGRAM AND MICHAEL MCDONALD - YAH MO B THERE
39. DEAD OR ALIVE - I'D DO ANYTHING
38. RE FLEX - THE POLITICS OF DANCING
37. WANG CHUNG - DANCE HALL DAYS
36. HERBIE HANCOCK - FUTURE SHOCK
35. THE POLICE - KING OF PAIN
34. MATTHEW WILDER - BREAK MY STRIDE
33. JUDAS PRIEST - FREEWHEEL BURNING
32. MIKE OLDFIELD FEATURING BARRY PALMER - CRIME OF PASSION
31. SPEAR OF DESTINY - PRISONER OF LOVE
30. THE ALARM - WHERE WERE YOU HIDING? (WHEN THE STORM BROKE)
29. HASHIM - AL-NAAFIYSH (THE SOUL)
28. ROCKWELL - SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME
27. DURAN DURAN - NEW MOON ON MONDAY
26. STAN RIDGWAY & STEWART COPELAND - DON'T BOX ME IN
25. SWANS WAY - SOUL TRAIN
24. SIMPLE MINDS - SPEED YOUR LOVE TO ME
23. B-MOVIE - A LETTER FROM AFAR
22. MATT BIANCO - GET OUT OF YOUR LAZY BED
21. BIG COUNTRY - WONDERLAND
20. TALKING HEADS - THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
19. PAT BENATAR - LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
18. CYNDI LAUPER - GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
17. NENA - 99 RED BALLOONS
16. THOMPSON TWINS - DOCTOR DOCTOR
15. QUEEN - RADIO GA GA
14. VAN HALEN - JUMP
13. FIAT LUX - SECRETS
12. COMSAT ANGELS - INDEPENDENCE DAY
11. EURYTHMICS - HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN
10. PREFAB SPROUT - DON'T SING
9. FAD GADGET - COLLAPSING NEW PEOPLE
8. THE SMITHS - WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
7. CHINA CRISIS - WISHFUL THINKING
6. THOMAS DOLBY - HYPERACTIVE!
5. NIK KERSHAW - WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD
4. THE COLOURFIELD - THE COLOURFIELD
3. FICTION FACTORY - FEELS LIKE HEAVEN
2. ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - THE KILLING MOON
1. TALK TALK - IT'S MY LIFE





Tuesday, 12 November 2024

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 11 BEST SONGS (DECEMBER 1983)

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 11 BEST SONGS (DECEMBER 1983)

11. UB40 - MANY RIVERS TO CROSS
10. DEF LEPPARD - TOO LATE FOR LOVE
9. ADAM ANT - STRIP
8. BILLY JOEL - TELL HER ABOUT IT
7. CULTURE CLUB - VICTIMS
6. RICHARD HARVEY - THEME FROM TERRAHAWKS
5. MALCOLM MCLAREN - DUCK FOR THE OYSTER
4. PAUL MCCARTNEY - PIPES OF PEACE
3. SNOWY WHITE - BIRD OF PARADISE
2. MEN WITHOUT HATS - I GOT THE MESSAGE
1. THE ICICLE WORKS - LOVE IS A WONDERFUL COLOUR





Sunday, 10 November 2024

PLAID - TEKKONKINKREET (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) (DOUBLE BLACK & WHITE VINYL LP) & FILM (2006)

 Tekkonkinkreet Original Soundtrack = 鉄コン筋クリート オリジナル・サウンドトラック, Primary, 1 of 5

Tekkonkinkreet Original Soundtrack = 鉄コン筋クリート オリジナル・サウンドトラック, Secondary, 2 of 5

1
This City7:24
2
Rat's Step4:58
3
This City Is Hell2:49
4
Brothers Chase5:10
5
Butterfly3:07
6
Oasis2:44
7
Beginning3:21
8
Snakeing3:09
9
Open Kastle4:14
10
Assassouts4:54
11
Safety In Solitude4:19
12
Where?5:29
13
White's Dream6:35



Plot

While the manga follows multiple plot threads, the film adaptation consists of most plots shown in the manga.

The film follows two orphans, Black (クロ, Kuro) and White (シロ, Shiro), as they attempt to keep control of the streets of the pan-Asian metropolis of Takaramachi, once a flourishing town and now a huge, crumbling slum fraught with warring between criminal gangs. Black is a violent and streetwise punk, considering Takaramachi to be "his town". White is younger and appears to be mentally impaired, out of touch with the world around him and often living in a world of illusions. They call themselves "the Cats". Despite their extreme differences, they complement and support each other.

During one of their "missions", they take on thugs and Black ends up beating up three yakuza who are menacing a street gangster friend of his. The yakuza work for Snake (, Hebi), the head of a corporation called "Kiddy Kastle". Snake plans to tear down and rebuild Takaramachi as a theme park to fit his own goals and dreams. When Black interferes once too often, yakuza are sent to kill him, but fail. Angered, Snake then sends the deadly "three assassins" known as Dragon, Butterfly, and Tiger, near-superhuman hitmen, to finish the job.

In order to save Black and himself, White has to kill the first assassin Dragon by tipping gasoline and setting it alight, burning him alive. The second assassin, Butterfly, pursues White and stabs him with a samurai sword. White is then sent to the hospital. The police, who have been watching both Snake and the two youngsters, decide to take White into protective custody "for his own good", while Black watches White go knowing he would be too hard to look after while being hunted. Black later falls into a depressive state.

Alongside the children's narrative is a story is told through the eyes of Kimura (木村), an average man who gets caught up in the yakuza, leading him to have a violent encounter with Black. Eventually, Kimura is forced by Snake to kill his former boss and mentor, Suzuki (鈴木), to remove possible competition. While Kimura fulfills his mission, he is deeply shocked by having murdered his mentor. Summoned once again by Snake, Kimura rebels and kills the yakuza boss, before attempting to flee with his pregnant wife from Takaramachi. He is gunned down in a drive-by shooting by Snake's men.

While the police feel it is for the best for White to remain with them outside Takaramachi, White feels empty without Black there for support. In parallel, without White, Black soon begins to lose grip on reality and allows his violence to consume him. He soon develops a split personality, with his dark side manifesting as the "minotaur". Things reach a climax when White is brought back to Takaramachi by one of the officers and taken to a local fair. There, a delusional Black is trying to show people that "White", in reality a mocked-up doll, has returned to life. When Black is attacked by Snake's two remaining assassins, the doll is damaged and Black flies into a murderous rage, killing the assassins. It is then that he is confronted by the real White, and is forced to fight the "minotaur", who wishes to completely consume him. Black manages to triumph over his dark side and reunites with White, last seen playing in the beach.


TEKKONKINKREET FILM:




Saturday, 9 November 2024

BAD BOY BUBBY (FILM) (1993)

 Bad Boy Bubby (1993) German movie cover
Bad Boy Bubby [DVD] [1993]: Amazon.co.uk: DVD & Blu-ray

Plot

In an industrial area of Adelaide, Bubby is a mentally challenged 35-year-old man who lives in a squalid house with his abusive and religious fanatic mother, Florence. He has never left the house, due to his mother convincing him that the air outside is toxic, and Jesus will strike him down should he leave. He and his mother regularly have incestuous sex, with his mother often encouraging Bubby to fondle her breasts. The two have no other company except for a pet cat, which Bubby accidentally kills with clingwrap.

One night, Bubby's father Harold returns, having abandoned Florence years earlier to pursue a career as a preacher. Harold did not know he had a son, but he quickly comes to disdain Bubby, and mocks him for his presumed mental disorder. Harold beats Bubby, and encourages Florence to do so as well. Tired of the abuse, Bubby suffocates his parents with clingwrap, and decides to venture outside for the first time.

Bubby is picked up by members of The Salvation Army, and wanders into the town centre. He is harassed by members of the public for his social ineptitude and strange behaviour. He is later given a lift by a group of men who perform in a rock band, and he helps the band set up a gig. The band take a liking to Bubby, but are also unnerved by his odd actions. After reading a newspaper that reports on the murder of Bubby's parents, the band members decide to send him to stay with their friend Dan.

Dan and Bubby go out for dinner, but Bubby fondles a woman and is arrested. He is sent to jail, but is unwilling to talk with the warden. As punishment, he sends Bubby into a separate cell, where he is raped by another inmate, "The Animal". The prison chief then deems him to be rehabilitated, and lets him go.

Bubby enters a church, and converses with a man there, "The Scientist", who tells Bubby that God does not exist, and it is the job of humans to "think God out of existence" and take responsibility for themselves. Bubby goes to a pub and fondles another woman, and is beaten by her friends. Overwhelmed, Bubby returns to his home as he believes that there is no place for him in the world. He dons his father's clothes and assumes the personality of "Pop".

With newfound confidence, Bubby returns to town and finds a stray cat, who he vows to take care of. He goes to the club where the rock band are performing, and joins them on stage, where he delivers a bizarre performance, repeating phrases he has heard from various people. His performance is a success with the crowd, and he goes back to feed the cat, but is distraught to see that it has been killed by local hoodlums.

Upset, Bubby encounters a nurse named Angel, who cares for people with physical disabilities. They return to the care centre, and Bubby becomes infatuated with her breasts, as they remind him of his mother's. Angel and Bubby become lovers, and Bubby returns to performing with the rock band, becoming a sensation with audiences.

Angel invites him to have dinner with her strict and religious parents. Angel's parents humiliate her by mocking her weight, enraging Bubby, who curses at God in retaliation, before her parents demand he leave. Bubby kills Angel's parents with clingwrap, and the two continue their relationship. Finally at peace with himself, Bubby and Angel later have multiple children.





VARIOUS ARTISTS - MORVERN CALLAR (SOUNDTRACK) (CD) & (FILM) (2002)

 Morvern Callar (2002) - IMDb Morvern Callar (2002) - IMDb
Morvern Callar (2002) - IMDb Morvern Callar by Warner, Alan (1996) Paperback: Alan Warner: Amazon.com:  Books

Can - I Want More
Aphex Twin - Goon Gumpas
Boards Of Canada - Everything You Do Is A Balloon
Can - Spoon
Stereolab - Blue Milk 
The Velvet Underground - I'm Sticking With You
Broadcast - You Can Fall
Taraf De Haïdouks - Cind Eram La '48

Holger Czukay - Cool In The Pool
Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Hold Of Death
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Some Velvet Morning
Ween - Japanese Cowboy
Holger Czukay - Fragrance
Aphex Twin - Nannou
The Mamas And Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love





MORVERN CALLAR (FULL FILM):





Tuesday, 5 November 2024

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 40 BEST SONGS (NOVEMBER 1983)


Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 40 BEST SONGS (NOVEMBER 1983)

40. IAN DURY & THE MUSIC STUDENTS - REALLY GLAD YOU CAME
39. PAUL YOUNG - LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE
38. TINA TURNER - LET'S STAY TOGETHER
37. KIM WILDE - DANCING IN THE DARK
36. NICK HEYWARD - ON A SUNDAY
35. TOYAH - THE VOW
34. CARMEL - WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
33. LIONEL RICHIE - RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT
32. CUBA GOODING - HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND
31. SHANNON - LET THE MUSIC PLAY
30. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - FOUR LITTLE DIAMONDS
29. THE ROLLING STONES - UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT
28. GENESIS - THAT'S ALL
27. ABBA - THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC
26. QUIET RIOT - BANG YOUR HEAD (METAL HEALTH)
25. MARC ALMOND AND THE MAMBAS - TORMENT
24. THE STYLE COUNCIL - SOLID BOND IN YOUR HEART
23. TOM ROBINSON - ATMOSPHERICS: LISTEN TO THE RADIO
22. PRETENDERS - 2000 MILES
21. KIRSTY MACCOLL - TERRY
20. ZZ TOP - SHARP DRESSED MAN
19. OZZY OSBOURNE - BARK AT THE MOON
18. SPECIMEN - BEAUTY OF POISON
17. FREEEZ - LOVE'S GONNA GET YOU
16. TEARS FOR FEARS - THE WAY YOU ARE
15. BLANCMANGE - THAT'S LOVE, THAT IT IS
14. THOMPSON TWINS - HOLD ME NOW
13. SIMPLE MINDS - WATERFRONT
12. THE ASSEMBLY - NEVER NEVER
11. YELLO - LOST AGAIN
10. HOWARD JONES - WHAT IS LOVE
9. GRANDMASTER MELLE MEL - WHITE LINES (DON'T DON'T DO IT)
8. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - RELAX
7. MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER
6. FLESH FOR LULU - ROMAN CANDLE
5. SPK - METAL DANCE
4. JULIAN COPE - SUNSHINE PLAYROOM
3. THE SMITHS - THIS CHARMING MAN
2. THE GLOVE - PUNISH ME WITH KISSES
1. COCTEAU TWINS - SUGAR HICCUP





Saturday, 2 November 2024

VARIOUS ARTISTS - WAX MAGAZINE PRESENTS TIP RECORDS MIXED BY DJ ANDRE (CASSETTE) (1996)

 Wax Presents TIP Records, Primary, 1 of 4

Wax Presents TIP Records, Secondary, 2 of 4

Decent collection of Goa Trance tunes.
Given away with a 1996 issue of Wax Magazine.

A1. Doof - Let's Turn On
A2. Orichalcum - Wicked Mille
A3. The Infinity Project - Noises From The Darkness
A4. Doof - Weird Karma
B1. Hallucinogen - Shamanix
B2. X-Dream - Panic In Paradise
B3. The Infinity Project - Wow
B4. The Infinity Project - Binary Neuronaut





PERSONA (FULL FILM) (1966)

  A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As the...