Dead Captain

The Day I Died Again EP (the last 4 tunes before the captains untimely end) Out on 28-7-23 @RecordsForest on all good internets here’s a little clip of Perpetual Machines

Who invented Tarquin?

I think I love shit pubs. Karaoke, scratchings, sawdust, violence, babychams, desperation, fishnet tights #sorry

@RichardS7370 1) Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon 2) Neil Young - Tonight's The Night 3) CSN&Y - Deja Vu 4) Neil Young - Harvest 5) The Who - Quadrophenia #5albums70s4

Hi folks, another 3 weeks has flown by and it’s time for #5albums70s4 the 4th of 5 semi finals with the ultimate goal of determining the best album of the 70’s. A list of 100 albums in this semi final follows, your task is to choose your top 5 in order of preference. My picks…

I've been digging deep and hunting down overlooked and obscure albums from the 80s as a follow up to my recent 70s dig. If you're into psych rock, post punk, early electronica #music and genre bending 80s indie, have a read... slackershack.wordpress.com/2025/03/15/top…

This blog took a while, but it's well worth exploring if you're fan of psych rock, krautrock, prog, and folk #music - Slacker Shack's "Top 10 – Obscure and overlooked albums from the 1970’s" slackershack.wordpress.com/2025/02/08/top…

@RichardS7370 1) Pixies - Doolittle 2) Talking Heads - Remain In Light 3) The Jam - Sound Affects 4) Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love 5) The Clash - Combat Rock #5albums80sfinal

Hi folks, it’s time for the final of our 80’s albums challenge, it’s #5albums80sfinal You’ve whittled them down to 100 albums for the final, your challenge is to pick your top 5 in order of preference (no easy task) Voting will close on Sunday at midday. Heres my choices…

@RichardS7370 1) Pixies - Doolittle 2) The Jam - Sound Affects 3) REM- Fables of the Reconstruction 4) Paul Simon - Graceland 5) The Chameleons - Script Of The Bridge #5albums80s5

Hi folks, it’s time for #5albums80s5 the 5th and last of our 80’s albums semi finals. For the 1st time, I’ll be running simultaneously across X and Bluesky so the choice is yours where you vote (but just the once please). Pick your top 5 albums from the following list. Mine..

@RichardS7370 1) Pixies - Surfer Rosa 2) Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones 3) Donald Fagen - The Nightfly 4) Kraftwerk - Computer World 5) De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising #5albums80s4

Hi folks, hope everyone is well. It’s now time for #5albums80s4 the 4th of 5 semi finals with a view to finding the best album of the 80’s. A list of 100 albums follows in the thread, your challenge is to select your top 5 in order of preference from the list. Here’s my picks…

@RichardS7370 1) David Bowie - Scary Monsters 2) The Clash - Combat Rock 3) Rain Parade - Emergency Third Rail Power Trip 4) Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation 5) Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains #5albums80s3

Hi folks, apologies for the delay, but it’s now time for #5albums80s3 this being the 3rd of 5 semi finals to ultimately decide on the best album of the 1980’s. Please see the list of 100 albums in this round within the thread, your task is to pick your top 5 in order. Mine are…

@Slacker_Shack open.spotify.com/track/2m7UWXTk…

Over the past couple of months I've been slowly compiling a playlist of the best ever cover versions. And the more I uncover the deeper I dive. What are your favourite covers? The more obscure the better!

@RichardS7370 1) Super Furry Animals - Radiator 2) Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs 3) Elliott Smith - Either/Or 4) Beck - Odelay 5) Radiohead - OK Computer #5albums90sfinal

Hi folks, we’ve made it to #5albums90sfinal with 100 albums remaining in contention for the crown of the best album of the 90’s (well according to music twitter at least!). The album list follows, your task is to select your favourite 5 in order, adding the hashtag. Here’s mine…

@Slacker_Shack Zoot's cover of Eleanor Rigby is an entertaining listen

@RichardS7370 1) Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs 2) Pixies - Bossanova 3) Beck - Mutations 4) Silver Jews - American Water 5) Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted #5albums90s5

Evening folks, hope everyone is well. 80 albums from the 90’s have already qualified for the final. We need 20 more so it’s now time for #5albums90s5 to complete the line up. From the attached list pick your top 5 albums in order of preference adding the hashtag, my choices are..

After relistening to @bjork's Biophilia album and reading about the gameleste musical instrument she helped invent it gave me an idea for a new Top 5 blog... slackershack.wordpress.com/2024/07/12/top…

@RichardS7370 1. Beck - Odelay 2. Elliott Smith - Either/Or 3. Pixies - Trompe Le Monde 4. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 5. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York #5Albums90s4

Hi folks, well there’s the European Championship footy final and Wimbledon finals this weekend, but we all know what the main event is right 😉 it’s time for #5albums90s4 the 4th of 5 semi finals to determine the greatest 90’s album. Pick your top 5 from the attached list, mine…

@Slacker_Shack Decent five. I'd swop Primitive Radio Gods for Soft Cell.

Check out our latest blog post on our favourite Top Five bands defined by one massive hit, and let me know which bands would make your list... slackershack.wordpress.com/2024/05/24/top…

Despite them making music for a few years I'm new to Welsh four-piece @worldcubworld but they're without doubt one of my favourite finds of the last few months #NewMusic slackershack.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/gre…

@Slacker_Shack Pinegrove's 'Angelina' - nothing else of theirs ever grabbed me.

I'm thinking about writing a blog about bands known for just one great song. Not one hit wonders as such, but average bands who managed a brief glimpse of greatness. Any one got any suggestions?

@RichardS7370 Very tough, Rich... #5albums21cFinal 1) Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World 2) Bon Iver - To Emma Forever Ago 3) Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump 4) LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver 5) Boards of Canada - Geogaddi

Hi folks, here we go then, it’s time for #5albums21cFinal Please see the list of 100 albums that have made the final within the thread, your task is to pick your top 5 in order, so we can crown one lucky album the best of the century so far. Here’s my selections to kick us off…