Ben Myers - Lists.

April/May 2007
Playlist:

  • Bright Eyes - 'Cassadaga'.
  • Silicon Vultures - 'Silicon Vultures EP'.
  • Bad Brains - 'Build A Nation'.
  • Vashti Bunyan - 'Lookaftering'.
  • Dead Kids - 'Into The Fire'.
  • James Chance & The Contortions - 'Contort Yourself'.
  • Death Of London - 'A Pound A Bite'.
  • The Watersons - 'Frost & Fire'.
  • Ghost Of A Thousand - 'This Is Where The Fight Begins'.
  • Desaparecidos - 'Read Music / Speak Spanish'.
  • Gallows - 'Man Overboard'.
  • David Essex - 'Stardust'.
  • Guns N Roses - 'The Spaghetti Incident' (awful).

Reading list:

  • 'Rommel Drives On Deep Into Egypt' by Richard Brautigan.
  • 'Missing Kissinger' by Etgar Keret.
  • 'How To Fish' by Steve Yates.
  • 'The Raw Shark Texts' by Steven Hall.
  • 'Guitar Man and Song Man', both by Will Hodgkinson.
  • 'Diary Of A Drug Fiend' by Alistair Crowley.
  • 'The Swank Bisexual Bar Of Modernity' by HP Tinker.

March 2007
Playlist:

  • Sucioperro - 'Grave And out Of Me'.
  • Pentangle - 'Let No Man Steal Your Thyme'.
  • Guns N' Roses - 'Live Like A Suicide'.
  • Various - 'Paris Calling'.
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - 'The Boatman's Call'.
  • Hell Is For Heroes - new demos.
  • The Rakes - 'Ten New Messages'.
  • Hadouken - 'That Boy, That Girl'.
  • Gray Matter - 'Food For Thought'.
  • Kate Bush - 'The Whole Story'.
  • Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians Of The British Empire - 'Punk Rock At The British Legion Hall'.
  • The Birthday party - 'Release The Bats'.

Reading list:

  • 'A Rebours' (Against Nature) by Joris Karl Huysmans.
  • 'Lark Rise' by Flora Thompson. 'The Iron Heel' by Jack London.
  • 'Dreams That Money Can Buy #4' by various.

February 2007
Playlist:

  • Zonar X - 'Timeless'.
  • Biffy Clyro - 'Puzzle'.
  • Hella - 'There's No 666 In outer Space'.
  • Dartz! - 'This Is My Ship'.
  • Hamish Imlach - 'Cod Liver Oil And Orange Juice'.
  • Future Of The Left - 'Fingers Become Thumbs!'.
  • SL2 - 'On A Ragga Tip'.
  • Davey James - 'Album #1'.
  • Yourcodenameis:milo - 'They Came From The Sun'.

Reading list:

  • 'The LA Diaries' by James Brown.
  • 'Comrade Rockstar: The Story of The Search For Dean Reed' by Reggie Nadelson.
  • 'All Points North' by Simon Armitage.
  • 'Lust And Malkice: Ribald Rhyme And Other Verse' by Clive Murphy.
  • 'Chatham Town Welcome Desperate Men' by Billy Childish.

January 2007
Playlist:

  • Chrome Hoof - live.
  • Various - 'Troubadours Of British Folk'.
  • Scott Walker - Classics & Collectibles.
  • Biffy Clyro - 'Semi Mental'.
  • The Pop Group - 'She Is Beyond Good And Evil'.
  • Kubichek! - 'Not Enough Night'.
  • Kill Casino - 'I've Been To London To See The Queen'.
  • Nation Of Ulysses - Plays Pretty For Baby.

Reading list:

  • 'The Motel life' by Willy Vlautin.
  • 'The Secret Soviet' by Ian F. Svenonius.
  • 'The Silent Traveller' by Chiang Yee.
  • 'Seizure Wet Dreams' by Tony O'Neill.
  • 'Dial M for Monkey' by Adam Maxwell.

December 2006
Playlist:

  • Gallows 'Orchestra Of Wolves'.
  • Beirut - 'Gulag Orkestar'.
  • Clean George IV - 'First Blast Of The Trumpet Against The Monstrous Regiments Of Woman'.
  • Towers Of London - 'Blood, Sweat & Towers'.
  • Various - Chicano Power! (Latin Rock in The USA 1968-1976).
  • Good Shoes - 'The Photos On My Wall'.
  • Rancid - 'Indestructible'.
  • Kraftwerk - 'Trans Europe Express'.
  • Osmutantes - 'Everything Is Possible'.

Reading list:

  • 'Keith Richards' by Victor Bockris.
  • 'Give The Anarchist A Cigarette' by Mick Farren.
  • 'The Whitsun Wedding' by Philip Larkin.
  • 'Winter Tales' by George Mackey Brown.
  • 'I Am Still The Greatest Says Johnny Angelo' by Nik Cohn.

November 2006
Playlist:

  • The Sound Explosion - 'Palomino'.
  • Teardrop Explodes - 'Kilimanjiro'.
  • A Hawk And A Hacksaw - 'The Way The Wind Blows'.
  • Lamb Of God - 'Sacrament'.
  • Field Music - 'Tones Of Town'.
  • Nicky Wire - I Killed the Zeitgeist'.
  • Bad Brains - 'Banned In DC'.
  • Nirvana - Live! Tonight! (DVD).
  • Steve Hillage - 'Fish Rising' (reissues).
  • Bat For Lashes - 'Fur And Gold'.
  • Acoustic Ladyland - 'Skinny Grin'.

Reading list:

  • 'Selected Poetry' by Edwin Morgan.
  • 'Canon Fodder' by David L Hayles.
  • 'King Arthur In The East Riding' by Simon Armitage.
  • 'Steppenwolf' by Herman Hesse.
  • 'More Tales Of The City' by Armistead Maupin.

September/October 2006
Playlist:

  • The Bronx - 'The Bronx' (Wichita).
  • Akira The Don - 'When We Were Young' (Something In Constructuion).
  • Various - 'Yourcodenameis:milo presents 'Print Is Dead' (V2).
  • Patrick Wolf - Accident & Emergency' (Loog).
  • Battant - 'Jump Up' (Fire Wire).
  • Bobby McGees - 'Yes Please!' (Cherry Ade).
  • Dartz! - 'St Persburg' / 'XRayBex' (Xtra Mile).
  • Deftones - 'Saturday Night Wrist' (Maverick).
  • Can - 'Future Days' (Spoon).
  • Dananananaykrod - 'Some Dresses / Genuine lbs' (Jealous).
  • The Sound Explosion - new demos (Captains Of Industry/Red Ink).
  • Wu Tang Clan - 'Enter The Wu (36 Chambers)' (Loud/Columbia).
  • James White And The Blacks - 'Off White' (Munster).

Reading list:

  • '45' by Bill Drummond.
  • 'Kinski Uncut' by Klaus Kinski.
  • 'Euphonics: A Poet's Dictionary Of Enchantments' by John Mitchel.
  • 'The Manual' by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty.
  • 'Tales Of The City' by Armistead Maupin.
  • 'A Short Walk In The Hindu Kush' by Eric Newby.
  • 'George & Martha' by Karen Finley.
  • 'The Complete Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers' by Shelton and Mavrides.

August 2006
Playlist:

  • Dead Kids - 'Ex Rays' (Fierce Panda).
  • The Vile Imbeciles (demo).
  • The Mars Volta - 'Amputechture' (Universal/Strummer).
  • Various - Rude Girl Rock (dub mix tape).
  • X-Ray Spex - 'Lets Submerge: The Anthology' (Castle).
  • Silicone Vultures (demo).
  • Selfish Cunt - 'Avacado' (promo).
  • UK Apache & Shy FX - 'Original Nuttah' (SOSL).
  • Circulus - 'Clocks Are Like People' (Rise Above).
  • Slayer - 'Skeleton Christ' (Warners).
  • Gogol Bordello - 'Gypsy Punk World Strike' (SideOneDummy).

Reading list:

  • 'The Priest They Call Him: The Life And Legacy Of William Burroughs' by Graham Caveney.
  • 'Straight From The Fridge' by Max Decharme.
  • 'Plexus' by Henry Miller.
  • 'The Ferris Conspiracy' by Paul Ferris and Reg McKay.
  • 'Poems I Wrote While Watching TV' by Travis Jeppesen.
  • 'Happy Birthday Jack Nicholson' by Hunter S. Thompson.

July 2006
Reading List:

  • 'The Nimrod Flip-out' by Etgar Keret
  • 'Revenge Of The Lawn' by Richard Brautigan
  • 'Reflection On The Lakes' by John Wyatt
  • 'The Ends Of Our Tethers: 13 Stories' by Alasdair Gray

June 2006
Reading List:

  • 'Roustabout' by Michelle Chalfoun
  • 'Sex Crimes Of The Futcher' by Billy Childish
  • 'Digging The Vein' by Tony O'Neill
  • 'Deliverance' by James Dickey

May 2006
Reading List:

  • 'Stuart: A Life Backwards' by Alexander Masters
  • 'Edgier Waters: A 3AM Anthology' by Various
  • 'Paintings Of A Backwater Visionary' by Billy Childish
  • 'The Dirty Havana Trilogy' by Pedro-Juan Gutirrez

April 2006
Reading List:

  • 'The Lone Surfer Of Montana. Kansas' by Davy Rothbart
  • 'Punk: An Oral History' by John Robb
  • 'Falconer' by John Cheever
  • 'Millican Dalton' by M.D. Entwhistle

March 2006
Reading List:

  • 'Willard & His Bowling Trophies' by Richard Brautigan
  • 'Tarmac Warrior' by Billy Cribb
  • 'Lunch Poems' by Frank O' Hara
  • 'Charles Bukowski' by Barry Miles

February 2006
Reading List:

  • 'King Of The Gypsies' by Bartley Gorman and Peter Walsh
  • 'Spitting At Tall Buildings' by Dan Fante
  • 'Victims' by Travis Jeppesen
  • 'Get In The Van' by Henry Rollins

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