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Tag Archives: Jesus And Mary Chain
My Top Twenty – Scottish pop tunes!
This one got sparked off by a recent discussion at work about SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon’s choices on Desert Island Discs. Mostly Scottish, but that turned out to be quite wide-ranging, many not exactly Scottish. It got me thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections, Music - Top Tens
Tagged Average White Band, CHVRCHES, Cocteau Twins, Glasvegas, Idlewild, Jesus And Mary Chain, John Martyn, KT Tunstall, music, Orange Juice, Primal Scream, Rezillos, Rod Stewart, Scotland, Scottish sounds, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Simple Minds, Teenage Fanclub, Texas, The Associates, The Skids, Waterboys
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Have you Heard? – (11) “Psychocandy” by The Jesus and Mary Chain
I’m writing about eighties indie for my book at the moment, and last night it was the turn of The Jesus and Mary Chain. It reminded me about the incendiary impact that their classic album, “Psychocandy”, had when it came … Continue reading
