Funny thing about that issue and cover -- when Melody Maker sponsored the Rollercoaster USA tour in late 1992 (Jesus and Mary Chain/Curve/Spiritualized) they sent over a huge batch of copies of a particular issue for distribution at each venue. Guess which issue.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 20 January 2010 14:07 (fourteen years ago) link
what date was that issue of MM?
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 January 2010 14:11 (fourteen years ago) link
31/10/92. A bit later than I thought.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 20 January 2010 14:17 (fourteen years ago) link
18 years ago this monthhttp://www.prweek.com/article/94726/media-brief---sutherland-goes-melody-maker
― Eric Burdon & War, On Drugs (Cosmic Slop), Saturday, 25 April 2015 00:35 (eight years ago) link
Who knew what fresh mayhem lay ahead - be it regional Idlewild fans swarming letters pages or over euthusiastic coverage to Paisley Underground veterans and Sam Peckinpah
― Master of Treacle, Saturday, 25 April 2015 04:31 (eight years ago) link
A Simon Price Melody Maker Spotify playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5pQG5E8BNE3CwTREjEJY3h?fbclid=IwAR0PVnYKFstrr9lSgwBwOwRVgmsk1w7oC_fwnwBj_NKro3ecvBx5gOB471U
― djh, Saturday, 21 November 2020 22:14 (three years ago) link
Inspired me to compile my own ...
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WNCUK2moLElB1CeOkMxVm
― djh, Saturday, 28 November 2020 17:18 (three years ago) link
Some people need to get away from the idea that guitar based melodic music is only supposed to appeal to "boring old farts". It's timeless. It will always be here, and it will surive everything.
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:16 PM (eleven years ago)
― is right unfortunately (silby), Saturday, 28 November 2020 19:54 (three years ago) link
Free access to music and gigs is a wonderful privilege that bestowed self defined good taste on you. I had to spend 14 pounds to find out that Campag Velocet were shit and journalists lied for the fun of it.— DefensiveJeans (@EmbarrassedBelt) November 25, 2020
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Sunday, 29 November 2020 07:36 (three years ago) link
Thought of MM the other day re: the 'Prolific bands/artists with one super special album' thread.
I used to visit relatives in the UK a lot in the mid-late 90's, like for months at a time sometimes, and really looked forward to the opportunity to read MM and NME on those trips. My main takeaway was a sense that a short run 7" by an unsigned band could be more valuable and important than entire discographies of 'legendary' artists who sold hundreds of thousands of records.
For better and worse, MM encouraged me to build up a record collection along these lines, searching out the most unique, priceless artifacts without bothering to fill in the cornerstones. Even though I could only afford a handful of albums a year at that age, I could buy several times as many singles.
It's true that the music they championed wasn't always the greatest and I outgrew some of those styles pretty quickly, but I probably attribute my whole aporoach to collecting music to MM.
― Deflatormouse, Monday, 30 November 2020 00:27 (three years ago) link
tbf, one of the cover mount cds had Campag Velocet's title track from their album, so I shrugged and spent no money..
― Mark G, Monday, 30 November 2020 09:21 (three years ago) link
Xpost yeah, the 'cornerstones' you'd always be able to find later, but those 7" gems would often disappear and you'd as likely as not, never hear anywhere but in your own place.
― Mark G, Monday, 30 November 2020 09:23 (three years ago) link
Exactly!!
― Deflatormouse, Monday, 30 November 2020 18:21 (three years ago) link