Matty K

@myfizzypop I really liked this record (and saw them on the Debbie tour). But I LOVE the second record. They switched labels and put out an EP but the full album release was canceled. I had an advance cassette and about wore it out. Found a Japanese CD a few years ago

Anyone remember short lived pop duo Times Two? They released their US top 21 hit, #StrangeButTrue, in the UK #onthisdayinpop in 1988! Catchy little ditty, the duo (I believe) went on to support #DebbieGibson on her #OutOfTheBlue tour! Shame this never took off over here-great pop

@bstrong1014 About this one sports team only

@MattydotK sports nerd ;)

Wearing Adam Larsson’s old sweatshirt in honor of his 1,000th NHL game. I think he is an aglet-chewer #Big1Kat #SeattleKraken

Destroyer by @kiss was released 50 years ago. This beat up, well-loved album is the first record I ever bought (yes, this is the actual copy) & turned me into a lifelong music nerd. I still think it’s a fantastic record. And I keep buying copies. You’re welcome, @genesimmons

@Tim_Burgess Excellent choice this morning! I’m very fond of this one (and their others)

Morning Tweets x Coffee?

@BrandonDavisBD @RealThomasLogan Pssst. Definitely not better looking

@RealThomasLogan You’re so much better than me Thomas Logan. You’re better looking, smarter, and your intellect is so much richer and more advanced than mine. I am inferior to you in every conceivable way and I’m so glad you called this my attention. Guide me, teach me, make us all better Thomas.

My personal 10 favorites: 1. Superman 2. F1 3. 28 Years Later 4. Sinners 5. Predator: Badlands 6. One Battle After Another 7. Thunderbolts* 8. The Housemaid 9. Frankenstein 10. The Naked Gun Plenty I didn't see, though... probably a couple I forgot for here, too. Good year!

Well look at this @dionnewarwick My top album on #SpotifyWrapped is a great one

@TLCplMax Modestly large?

I finally got around to watching 28 Years Later and I enjoyed the return of the more experimental quality of the 1st film with this. The story was decidedly different than expectations, but it was overall solid. Also great to see representation for the huge dong crowd.

@KISSopolis Mr. Make Believe

What's Gene Simmons' Best Vocal Performance? 🤔

@batcountry1980 One of the most accurate depictions of what it was like to work in a record store I’ve ever seen

“I will now sell five copies of The Three E.P.’s by The Beta Band” youtu.be/6XKvbROUmNk?si…

@TLCplMax Like I said on 2/16/23, yes

All these years later and Winter Soldier is still the best MCU film.

@bstrong1014 @SoundsFamiliarB Or not so humble

@MattydotK @SoundsFamiliarB Humble brag 😉

Happy 7th birthday to the album ‘Lightsleeper’ by Neil and Liam Finn! It’s not an album I’ve listened to much to be honest, but I’ll give it a spin later. Any stand out tracks?

My favorite record of the year so far (or at least of this month) is this nearly-forgotten 1973 Dionne Warwick album. Bacharach & David were (sadly) out, Holland, Dozier, & Holland were in. It’s soulful, cool, and auntie is singing her ass off on it.

@bob_robertnash Elder costumes > Dynasty costumes

Unpopular opinion… The Elder costumes were cool #80sKISS

@rockonteurs I’ll be counting the days until September!

Final episode of Season 9 out now. Tune in to hear our review of this season amongst other musings and look forward to Season 10. Rockonteurs will return in September with some incredible guests. In the meantime, watch some of the best episodes on our YT Channel. Listen now!

@bob_robertnash Yes

Anyone else love Music From The Elder as much as me? #80sKISS

Young me didn’t know a good Rolling Stones record from a bad one when this one came out 45 years ago. It’s probably upper mid-tier thanks to a few kick-ass jams, but it suffers by comparison to the records that came before and after it. But the title track? It was and is great

@PodcastRecords Will You Be There is a top tune!!

Next Heart…”Desire Walks On” from 1993. 1993 Ben was not listening to this album. "Will You Be There (In the Morning)" is the highlight (another Ann sung tune). I want to love the Dylan cover of “Ring The Bells” (w/ Layne Staley). It’s just ok. Anyone like this one?

@batcountry1980 Was working at a record store in ‘85. Tried to shock my old boss with this record. He loved it. Said it sounded like a noisy Beach Boys. My plan failed. I made a fan instead

🧵 “How about the Jesus and Mary Chain?” “They always seemed...” “They always seemed what? They always seemed really great is what they always seemed. They picked up where your precious Echo left off, and you're sitting around complaining about no more Echo albums. I can't believe you don't own this fucking record. That's insane. Jesus” It’s a great pitch from High Fidelity’s Barry, hawking Psychocandy like a true vinyl pusher. But, he is right, everyone should own this masterpiece. A feedback drenched fever dream, fusing Spector and scuzz, Stooges and Shangri-Las into a revolutionary record, conjured as if by dark magic. Self produced by the band, it took just seventeen grand and six weeks in a small London studio to make. No arduous layering, no endless tinkering. They just plug in and play, shaping distortion into melodic force with sonic sorcery, Bubblegum Pop you can choke on. It’s an album praised for its use of feedback, yet that praise doesn’t go far enough, for no band wields this power quite like them. It’s towering sound; Jim Reid’s laconic croon, the controlled chaos of brother William’s frantic guitar, Bobby Gillespie’s primitive drums beating like the bastard child of Hal Blaine and Mo Tucker, Douglas Hart’s bass a masterclass in minimalist menace, is the sound that launched a hundred sonic ships. But while others channel Psychocandy’s dynamic distortion into shimmering soundscapes or pulverising juggernauts of noise to much acclaim, its as dense as any of them, a mesmerising onslaught of sound, raw and untamed, striking a perfect balance of fury and melody. Indebted as much to The Beach Boys and Ronettes as the VU and Einstürzende Neubauten, this is distortion as hook, feedback as harmony, visceral, infectious songs that slip you a barbed wire kiss before knocking you out with a Glasgow one. Get yourself down Championship Vinyl and ask Barry for a copy.