Blue Mondays Remedy

To Hell With Blue Mondays – Here’s Living Legend… LEE SCRATCH PERRY

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Weekly vibe to soundtrack Blue Mondays…

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Jamaica’s living reggae legend LEE SCRATCH PERRY (born Rainford Hugh Perry) seems like living forever and ever. Today – 20 March 2017 – the colorful sound wizard celebrates his 81st birthday! The man kickstarted the late Bob Marley‘s successful career and he worked with several artists over the years, from Paul McCartney to The Clash, The Slits, Moby, Animal Collective and so many more. The crazy genius released a countless number of records, both as an artist and producer and his 60s/70s studio innovations were decades ahead of their time. You can hear the true godfather of dub’s influence still today through genres from hip-hop to dubstep. To celebrate the icon’s birthday and to soundtrack this Blue Monday here’s GOLDEN CLOUDS. A smooth and relaxing reggae rainbow he recorded with British ambient duo THE ORB a few years ago…

To Hell With Blue Mondays – Here’s… GRINDERMAN

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NICK CAVE released the first of two albums with his inflammable blues injected side project GRINDERMAN ten years ago (5 March 2007). This explosive live rendition of
one of the maddest tracks on that record will kick this Blue Monday right in the face.
Here’s NO PUSSY BLUES…

Released 10 years ago…
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To Hell With Blue Mondays – Go Insane With… FRANKIE + THE STUDS

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If Joan Jett had fronted the Ramones they would have sounded just like Los Angeles‘ glam punk rockers FRANKIE + THE STUDS. Actually more like the The Blackhearts than like those
legendary Blitzkrieg Pop brats. Hot, Energetic, dynamic, in your face and all over the place.
SHE’S INSANE is the perfect slam to kick this bloody Blue Monday right in its big ass…

FRANKIE + THE STUDS: Bandcamp – Facebook – Twitter

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To Hell With Blue Mondays – Cut It With… ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN

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‘The Cutter’ by ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN

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ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN is one of my all time favourite bands and one of the most influential post punk bands of the eighties and still playing tremendous live shows with key founders Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant. Here is their 1983 monumental score THE CUTTER with those spectacular Eastern sounding, psychedelic strings from their third album PORCUPINE . A superb masterstroke to split Blue Mondays right in the middle…

Who’s on the seventh floor
Brewing alternatives
What’s in the bottom drawer
Waiting for things to give

Spare us the cutter
Spare us the cutter
Couldn’t cut the
Mustard

Conquering myself until
I see another hurdle approaching
Say we can, say we will
Not just another drop in the ocean

Come to the free for all
With cello-tape and knives
Some of us six feet tall
We will escape our lies

Spare us the cutter
Spare us the cutter
Couldn’t cut the
M-m-mustard

Conquering myself until
I see another hurdle approaching
Say we can, say we will
Not just another drop in the ocean

Am I the happy loss
Will I still recoil
When the skin is lost
Am I the worthy cross
Will I still be soiled
When the dirt is off

Conquering myself until
I see another hurdle approaching
Say we can, say we will
Not just another drop in the ocean

Watch the fingers close
When the hands are cold

Am I the happy loss
Will I still recoil
When the skin is lost
Am I the worthy cross
Will I still be soiled
When the dirt is off

Am I the happy loss
Will I still be soiled
When the dirt is off

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: Website – Facebook – Discography

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From PORCUPINE album – 1983

To Hell With Blue Mondays – Go Completely Nuts With… THE CRAMPS

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Back in October 1991 I went all the way to London to see the fabulous and legendary rockabilly punks THE CRAMPS for the very first time after missing them, unwanted, on several occasions before in my native country Belgium. They played a series of seven (if
my memory is right) concerts, including a Halloween special, in the cosy 2000-capacity
The Town And Country Club (where I also witnessed a superb Oasis in 1994 – a month before releasing their debut LP, with the venue’s name changed to the ‘Forum‘ by then)
in the north of England‘s capital. A red-hot gig to remember and archived as ‘howling rock
& roll rapture‘. Smashing fun! And the freaks still are an ideal band to kick Blue Mondays
straight in the face. Here’s some ace footage from 1986, when they performed on the
now legendary British live TV show The Tube (1982-1987). C’mon, Poison, guitar…

THE CRAMPS: Biography – Discography

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Great memory…

To Hell With Blue Mondays – Here’s… BLACK REBEL MOTORCYLCE CLUB

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In these times of newborn egoism, human intolerance and macho politics we need bands that spread harmonious excitement and show that the one & only manner of surviving is solidarity and love. And if you like that message being spread in a vitalizing and stimulating way on this blue Monday, then here’s the gang you definitely want to hear. LOUD & CLEAR!

Spread your love like a fever
And don’t you ever come down
Spread your love like a fever
And don’t you ever come down
I spread my love like a fever
I ain’t ever coming down

She gave me love like a big fire
I only saw it once
She spread her love like a fever
She’s bad, but not enough

(I’m so low)
Spread your love like a fever
(I’m so low)
And don’t you ever come down
(I’m so low)
Spread your love like a fever
(I’m so low)
And don’t you ever come down
I spread my love like a fever
I ain’t ever coming down

She spread her love like a big fire
I only saw it once
She gave me love like a sister
She’s bad, but not enough

(I’m so low)
Spread your love like a fever
(I’m so low)
And don’t you ever come down
(I’m so low)
Spread your love like a fever
(I’m so low)
And don’t you ever come down
I spread my love like a fever
I ain’t ever coming down

Spread your love like a fever
And don’t you ever come down
Spread your love like a fever
And don’t you ever come down
Spread your love like a fever (x 4)

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Spreading the right vibes in Brussels… (2014 – pics by Turn Up The Volume!)

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BRMC: Website – Facebook – Discography

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