I'm doing the hard work for y'all: watching #CrazyHead both sober and not so sober.
Spoiler: it's pretty good both ways.
From an interview with Rich Deakin about Grebo
'It’s a bit ironic that one of the next big things after grebo had been written off was grunge…'
'...It also had the attraction of having some sort of ‘outsider’ cachet too. Although evolving around the same time, “uncool Leicester” could never compete with “cool Seattle”.'
#Leicester #Seattle #grunge #grebo #music #rock #alternative #GayeBykersOnAcid #GBOA #Crazyhead
Gaye Bykers On Acid, photo by Phil Nicholls The mid-80s in Britain was not a great time for rock music. The excitement of the NWOBHM had long since burnt out, neo-prog had merely succeeded in producing Marillion’s mawkish ‘Kayleigh’, and first-wave goth had crashed with the apparent dissolution of the Sisters Of Mercy. The indie […]
“Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt”
Crazyhead - What Gives You The Idea That You're So Amazing Baby? (1987)
A little side step from goth to the Midlands phenomena that was Grebo...
This song has the swagger Oasis could only dream about, it had urgency and was delinquent. Perfect pop for the 17-year-old me. They never had another moment like this. They released an album in 1989 with a re-recorded version of this which was for some reason diluted down and sounded dull and bored. Shame.
Just because I don't think I've talked about it much, here's some of my favorite TV shows:
#WWDITS (movie too!) #ODAAT #OrphanBlack #WynonnaEarp #TheGoodPlace (and most of the Schurniverse) #Yellowjackets #XFiles #SheRa #AbbottElementary #ABlackLadySketchShow #DragRace #BattlestarGalactica #StarTrek (tng, voyager, lower decks, trying to watch others) #GBBO #BigDreamsSmallSpaces #Crazyhead #MotherlandFortSalem (it's bad, idc) #fleabag
Feel free to suggest others you think I'd dig!
Curt Johnson - Indie Genius
Proto Himbo European
ScottishTeeVee
Jon PENNYCOOK
Erik
david michael griffiths
Sharon Gascoigne
rainbowreckoner 🏳️🌈 🤔