Fifty Years of Fun

@darrenhayman It’s Japan for me

What is music that you like the idea of but not the reality? I often think, oooh I’d like a bit of Mike Oldfield. I imagine it being sumptuous and indulgent, but very homely but, it’s much more … academic then that? I think I just want Moonlight Shadow over and over again? You?

podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fifty… Hi! We haven’t retired on our piles of Patreon cash just yet. We hit some snags, got annoyed, cursed the pod and now we’re getting back on the horse! So new episodes soon, but for now here’s an “unlocked” Patreon episode where we yap about a Sting-Rays EP

@fillerinsideme @chrisseventeen “If it’s McGee & your gran....”

Italian radio DJ mentions Biff Bang Pow! when talking about Kusworth, was he ever in BBP? @chrisseventeen @FiftyYearsofFun

Dave Kusworth b. March 26. 1960 Nikki Sudden d. March 26, 2006 Scarves flown at half mast today. #shamefortheangels

@everetttrue Jesus Funk

Spoil a Jesus And Mary Chain song by changing just one letter in its title I’ll start you The Hardest Wank Some Candy Wanking Sidewanking Half Wank To Crazy

@lightnin_dave @everetttrue Dave can you solve the mystery of the Destroys the Blues drummer??

Genuine query. Which social media network are people going to once Twitter goes down?

@pantsdanny @SpacemenP I was just listening to the Esmerelda’s Kite/Williams split flexi the other day - cool single!

@SpacemenP Esmerelda's Kite. Many moons ago.

My band supported Spacemen 3 once . I loved their records. They were as miserable as you'd imagine.

anchor.fm/fiftyyearsoffun Alright! The rumors of our demise, don’t call it a comeback etc whatever the case may be we’re BACK with CRE 10 “The Legend Destroys the Blues b/w Arrogant Bastards” with special guest, who else, The Legend himself @everetttrue , pin your ears back wimps!

@gogorabbit For a fleeting second my brain saw a picture of an 8-track (the format that could finally do Loveless sonic justice)

@satanicmud Yes! It’s mostly in the bag, just needs a little editing. This upcoming stretch has been something of a...challenge but we’ll continue to convince each other we’re up for it 🍻

@FiftyYearsofFun New episode soon?

It turns out asking Kevin Shields to mix the upcoming episode was a mistake but all signs point to it coming out this week...

@WallyTBM @ArashTorabi23 @louderthanwar Fantastic! Now for those demos…

Hey @FiftyYearsofFun part of the Formica Tops mystery is revealed in this excellent interview by @ArashTorabi23 on the @louderthanwar site 👏👏👏👏👏👍👌👌👌👌👌

@lovejoy_dick @WallyTBM @ArashTorabi23 @louderthanwar It was a lockdown record for me. I’d had the CD since it was out but never got in to it at all until I started driving around listening to CDs for something to do in 2020. Maybe cuz I don’t love Sad Eyed Girl, I didn’t give Me a chance at the time

@FiftyYearsofFun @WallyTBM @ArashTorabi23 @louderthanwar ‘Me’ is seriously under the radar even among BBP! Fans!

@wichitarecs @AstorPete Thanks! Pete was so fun to interview, he made it easy

I guess I’ve waited almost 40 years for someone to treat @AstorPete’s Why Does The Rain as the important piece of art that it is. Absolutely adored every minute of the latest @FiftyYearsofFun pod. Collect the set. Maybe have some tissues ready.

@_matthieudufour @Sarah_Records Top 5 Sarah single, a perfect pop record

We’re back! CRE 009 - THE LOFT “Why Does the Rain” w/Peter Astor (The Loft, The Weather Prophets, Ellis Island Sound, of Wisdom of Harry, The Attendant, Damp Jungle) Very excited for this one!

@TheBastards666 When we couldn’t agree on Wet Leg

Hey podcasts/former podcasts with at least two hosts: at what point did you and a co-host start hating each other?

@marcrileydj @Stephenhanley6 @hanleyPa It’s SO obvious now but as a lad just getting in to the Fall I would stare at this cover photo not realizing it was a pretty standard live shot, just sideways. A perfect metaphor for their music really.

Just listening to Slates by #thefall and I can see why people lost their shit over this and still love it. Unique. The band at least somewhere near their best. ⁦@Stephenhanley6⁩ ⁦@hanleyPa⁩

@petepaphides @jantster @PColin321 @sohoradio I’ll be embarrassed if I’ve always gotten this lyric wrong but isn’t it “Went away on a train to Crewe” in the TVPs Silly Girl?

Well, the serendipity of @jantster and @PColin321 both posting Crewe within seconds of each other has clinched it. But your other station nominations have been noted for future use. In the meantime, any CREWE-related song requests ahead of Monday’s @sohoradio show – I’m ready!

@everetttrue Was it “73 in ‘83”? 😎

Today’s #Heardle is the easiest quiz question I have ever been asked. Ever.