Mr Bootle

Author: Mr Bootle

  • Rock Lounge – Episode 1

    Still getting my tech sorted out but after the success of the mixtape session on Yellow Submarine I’ve been asked to run one of the Rock Lounge slots. Given it was my first one, I thought I’d begin with an Australian Rock special showcasing some classic big names from AC/DC, Radio Birdman, Scientists to more…

  • Silent Days, Plutonian Nights (for Ben)

    My good friend Ben M had a milestone birthday back in January and I dragged my feet getting some presents to him. Eventually I did and our mutual love of music, both challenging, sweet and obscure that has strengthened our bond over the years is represented here. This mix gave me the utmost pleasure in…

  • 65daysofstatic

    Village Underground – 20 November 2018 I’d never heard of 65daysofstatic until my mate Mudge had messaged me to say he’d bought me a ticket. They were doing some sort of multimedia performance where the music was generated via algorithms or some such computer generations. This was going to be a night of laptop music.…

  • The pattern once known as you

    Was in my local record shoppe on Sunday, it was Feast day, a local community festival so it meant there was a DJ spinning some tunes rather than the proprietor playing his favourite psych rock album. The guy – Robin The Fog – was playing a great set of down temp ambient, field music and…

  • Music of 2018

    This is an annual list of things I’ve been listening to and bought this year. Not necessarily released in 2018 but certainly discovered or re-acquainted with. I’ll update this over the course of the year and by the end you’ll get a list of my picks for 2018. Sign up if you want to be…

  • Radio Birdman, The Dome, London – 23 June 2015

    This is an edited version of a review I originally wrote on Facebook after the gig. Tonight was the second in a series of Ageing Australian Rockers gigs I was attending, the first being AC/DC, the third, The Angels. I’ll be honest with you, I’ve never really bothered to listen to any of the Radio Birdman albums.…

  • It’s about writing

    It’s a solitary thing. It’s making sure you have the time and space to let your thoughts flow. It’s about doing it regardless of the time and space. It’s about getting it out over getting it down for anyone else. It’s about not making excuses. It’s about finding the right words to express the things…

  • A life without music

    A life without music would be devastating for me. Music has always been and integral part of who I am; giving me an identity through the albums I purchased, t-shirts I wore and the gigs I went to. As a child, music was the brother, sister and father I never had. Music makes me feel…

  • It’s never just

    Just do it. Just build it. It’s just a bit of copy. It’s just a tweak of the design. It’s just a line of code. Just, just, just, just; just! The reality is it’s never ‘just’. There’s often more to it than other people are aware of and sometimes even to yourself. It’s only when…

  • Shellac – The Fleece, Bristol

    Saturday night in Bristol. Rum and cokes under the Seven Stars. Laughter, impatience, rhythm, movement, questions, smiles. Images available for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licence. Download from Flickr.