Our Indie Pop Past

2009-04-16T11:03:00.001-07:00

I was there. It was ace.

2009-04-16T11:02:00.001-07:00

Lollipop's choice

2009-04-16T10:56:00.000-07:00

Lollipop's choice

2009-04-16T10:51:00.000-07:00

Me and Lollipop re-discovered this and he is getting excited about inflicting his music taste on people

Spiritualized

2008-02-29T15:22:00.000-08:00

Spiritualized just came up on iTunes and it made me miss being in smoky clubs wondering how to dance to this.

Stolen from the pages of I like...

2008-02-25T09:12:00.000-08:00

The Lightning Seeds - "Pure"

2008-02-05T14:25:00.001-08:00

This brings back some high school memories...

Ian Svenonius and Kevin Shields!

2008-01-02T15:44:00.000-08:00

Sorry Matt and Tara...

2007-11-16T09:19:00.000-08:00

Some of us are going to be watching My Bloody Valentine next summer! Hurrah for Kate- when extra dates were announced she used her initiative and went ahead and booked tickets for us. Stupendous!

Who wants to fly Matt and I out next summer?

2007-11-15T14:56:00.001-08:00

The Jesus and Mary Chain

2007-09-14T12:57:00.000-07:00

My photos are bad, but they were superb!

Material Issue - "Valerie Loves Me"

2007-08-24T07:59:00.000-07:00

Was this song popular with y'all over in England, or was it strictly an American college rock favorite?

For Tara

2007-08-23T13:38:00.000-07:00

Just heard who will be supporting the Mary Chain in September

2007-08-20T14:13:00.000-07:00

Darling Buds

2007-08-20T14:12:00.001-07:00

nananananananan na na na now

2007-08-20T14:10:00.000-07:00

Found some old gig tickets

2007-07-20T12:47:00.000-07:00

Went home to my mum and dad's the other week and found all these old tickets...

Undertones- Wednesday Week

2007-07-08T15:35:00.000-07:00

Wow I saw Feargal Sharkey at B&Q today.

KOD - Quick as Rainbows

2007-07-05T20:06:00.000-07:00

I probably should like Kitchens of Distinction more than I do. But other than Railwayed, Quick as Rainbows, and Drive that Fast (which are all great), their stuff doesn't grab me.

HOL

2007-07-03T15:05:00.001-07:00

Last night I dreamed about Felt

2007-07-03T15:01:00.000-07:00

Sure, Seance was a fine album...

2007-07-02T18:18:00.000-07:00

...but Heyday holds a special place for me. I saw this tour in a small club in Providence in 1986, then the Starfish tour at the same place in 1988, when Steve Kilbey claimed that if they had to play such a small space in another two years, they were skipping Providence.

Columbus

Tantalized

For Milla

2007-06-30T04:57:00.000-07:00

Gedge in Distress

2007-06-30T04:50:00.000-07:00

Watch out for the flying drama students dave

The Fall

2007-06-27T10:39:00.000-07:00

Every year in Bristol there is a free music festival at Ashton Court. Except for the last few years it's not been free, and this year it's £20 for a weekend ticket. Most of the last few years the line up has been pretty terrible, but this year it seems that it's the Fall headlining. Crikey! It's on July 14th/15th and day tickets are £12.

Going to see the Mary Chain again...

2007-06-27T10:30:00.000-07:00

Guess which two Indie Pop Past people are going to be seeing these guys in September.

Thanks to an early warning system from Ellie we shall now be having an early birthday treat (we share the same birthday) by heading to see JAMC at the Brixton Academy on September 7th. Which is nice. I think the last time I went to the Brixton Academy was to see My Bloody Valentine, Jesus and Mary Chain, Blur and Dinosaur Jr play on the Rollercoaster tour.

at Emma's request

2007-06-22T14:42:00.000-07:00

Haywains - Bye Bye Boyfriend

2007-06-21T18:01:00.001-07:00

I can't believe there's actually a video for this, although it is clear that not a lot of money was spent. However, it is a great indiepop song. There's lots of info on the band and current projects on the Haywains' myspace page.

Why exactly did you have to go out with him, anyway?

2007-06-18T16:31:00.000-07:00

I put this on a mix tape for Tara so many years ago, being the subtle boy that I am. Naturally, her then-current boyfriend was in the car when she played the tape.

The Brilliant Corners - Why Do You Have To Go Out With Him When You Could Go Out With Me?

My favorite Welsh weirdos

2007-06-18T08:14:00.000-07:00

A little later than the recent postings, but still over 10 years old. Waaaaah!

Super Furry Animals - "Something 4 the Weekend"

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - "Merched Yn Neud Gwallt Eu Gilydd"

MBV- Soon

2007-06-17T13:21:00.000-07:00

My all time favourite band of all time ever x 20000000000 (when my all time favourite band isn't being JAMC or Sonic Youth) I still have a My Bloody Valentine poster on my bedroom wall, i'm still secretly hoping for the new record to come out...

here's another very fond memory that i'm so pleased to have tracked down on YouTube- it's a feature about Creation Records, from back when they were great, on SnubTV, my absolute favourite tv program, and one that is very much missed, even over 15 years later.

Three from Simon

2007-06-15T05:16:00.000-07:00

Simon, Alice and I stayed up til about 3.30 on Tuesday night searching for old videos from our Indie pop past.
Here are three Simon picked out:

The Charlatans

and the Sultans of Ping FC

Sometimes Always

2007-06-14T13:59:00.000-07:00

Had to post another Jesus and Mary Chain video, this time the one with Hope Sandoval from Mazzy Star. In 1994 I was still obsessed with JAMC and totally fell in love with this song. I went to see their tour that year after buying a ticket for April and my French teacher.

Jim Reid and Hope Sandoval were the biggest power couple in my universe in the 90's. Move over Beyonce and Jay-Z.

Heavenly - "Our Love Is Heavenly"

2007-06-14T13:46:00.001-07:00

Rip It Up

2007-06-14T09:07:00.001-07:00

Sexuality

2007-06-13T15:11:00.001-07:00

The first gig I ever went to was Billy Bragg, supported by Michelle Shocked and The BeatNigs. I went with my Dad and there was a boy from school sat in the row in front of me. Dreamy.

For Ellie

2007-06-12T19:18:00.001-07:00

The Telescopes

2007-06-12T18:29:00.001-07:00

Lush - Nothing Natural

2007-06-12T14:11:00.000-07:00

What girl in 1992 didn't want hair like Miki's?

Keeping in touch with our indie pop pasts

2007-06-12T12:41:00.000-07:00

ooh can someone please add weddoes you should always keep in touch with your friends because it seems fairly apposite but i dont know how to do the technical stuff

i think the sentiments of the song reflect not just friends but indie pop pasts too- if that makes any sense at all

Sorry For Laughing

2007-06-12T07:45:00.000-07:00

Wow, I loved/love this song! I don't quite know what's going on with the goo but oh well. Videos were weird back then.

Kandy Pop

2007-06-12T07:20:00.001-07:00

Pull the wires from the wall

2007-06-12T07:11:00.000-07:00

Ok so these are all a bit recent, but i'm trying to avoid making the bed and searching for videos from the past is more fun than building a bed.

Arab Strap

2007-06-12T07:01:00.001-07:00

Mogwai

2007-06-12T06:45:00.001-07:00

Mogwai were the first band to come along in a long time that gave me butterflies in the tummy again. I haven't listened to them for a while, but just found this and i've got butterflies back again. I remember playing this really really loud when I worked in the record shop with Duncan. Mogwai were responsible for much of my bad behaviour in my mid twenties, they were responsible for my sister hooking up with her best ever boyfriend, they were responsible for me and Yuko going to Glasgow for no other reason than to visit the 13th note club. I got in so many places for free in those days, I felt like indie pop royalty, but really I was just a fat girl who talked about making zines and worked for a record company. I never thought I was a groupie, I always thought it was all about the music (and the beer), but maybe I was actually really annoying back then.

Ok so there's got to be some new music around that will make me feel like this again. I can't be totally stuck in the past can I?

Just like Honey

2007-06-12T05:11:00.001-07:00

Why are you being so unreasonable now?

2007-06-12T05:06:00.001-07:00

My Favourite Dress

2007-06-12T05:05:00.001-07:00

Girlfriend in a coma

2007-06-12T05:04:00.001-07:00

2007-06-12T04:50:00.000-07:00

I went on a You Tube posting frenzy over on Livejournal yesterday, seems like a lot of my friends over there have similar late 80s/early 90s musical pasts, with a fondness for The Wedding Present and Jesus and Mary Chain ranking pretty high on the list. I said 'we should set up a blog just for posting videos on' and some people said 'that's a good idea' . So I did.

If you want to post to this let me know and i'll add you to the list of people who can depress us with their fondness for The Smiths.