Steve - Upwards at 45 Blog
@upwardsat45.bsky.social
Blogging about music new and old since 2020, from Deep Soul to Shoegaze plus odd ramblings about Neolithic things https://upwardsat45.substack.com
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Luton 1960s band The Genesis releasing album six decades later
Prog rock tracks by The Genesis were discovered when a producer bought an e-piano on eBay.
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August 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Win a signed copy of the wonderful new book Stone Lands by Fiona Robertson. To enter please repost and like this post and follow us on here if you haven’t already. More… 1/
June 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Win a signed copy of the wonderful new book Stone Lands by Fiona Robertson. To enter please repost and like this post and follow us on here if you haven’t already. More… 1/
Great interview with Mick. Last night’s Shack gig in Manchester was a scorcher. So great to hear the Head Brothers’ voices weaving together their harmonies again. Next stop a full Waterpistol gig for its 50th?
"There's no after show when you're on the double zero."
Spoke with the mighty Mick Head mid-tour with his reunited
Shack for @thenewcue.bsky.social. John overslept - we'll get him next time.
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Current setlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/6V8...
Spoke with the mighty Mick Head mid-tour with his reunited
Shack for @thenewcue.bsky.social. John overslept - we'll get him next time.
open.substack.com/pub/thenewcu...
Current setlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/6V8...
The New Cue #488: Michael Head of Shack interview, Lael Neale, BADBADNOTGOOD, Analog Africa, These New Puritans, Blondshell, Jenny Hval
"There's no after show when you're on the double zero."
https://open.substack.com/pub/thenewcue/p/the-new-cue-488-michael-head-of-shack?r=c2jhp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true…
May 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Great interview with Mick. Last night’s Shack gig in Manchester was a scorcher. So great to hear the Head Brothers’ voices weaving together their harmonies again. Next stop a full Waterpistol gig for its 50th?
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Changed my mind. I'm now giving 100 of these away instead. I wonder if that might be possible, by next week, if this gets enough shares and hits the algorithm?
Hello! I'm giving away 20 (20!) signed paperbacks of this book to the first people to reply to this post. Stephen Fry called it "enchanting" and "hilarious" but some people hate it & that's all cool & what happens with books. Limiting this to UK (but happy to send outside if you can cover postage)..
April 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Changed my mind. I'm now giving 100 of these away instead. I wonder if that might be possible, by next week, if this gets enough shares and hits the algorithm?
Scottish road, boat and plane trip to Orkney now at end, had a brilliant restorative week.
April 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Scottish road, boat and plane trip to Orkney now at end, had a brilliant restorative week.
At the second most northerly record shop in the U.K, Grooves Records in Kirkwall Orkney, for #RSD25 this year. Lovely queue of people to chat to before opening and #DavidGimour, #NickMason and @thecoral.bsky.social records duly secured.
April 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
At the second most northerly record shop in the U.K, Grooves Records in Kirkwall Orkney, for #RSD25 this year. Lovely queue of people to chat to before opening and #DavidGimour, #NickMason and @thecoral.bsky.social records duly secured.
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THREAD. I decided to make this my pinned post because although a few people know about the books I’ve been selling myself and the sad story of what happened with my (now ex) publisher, not everyone who follows me here does...
April 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
THREAD. I decided to make this my pinned post because although a few people know about the books I’ve been selling myself and the sad story of what happened with my (now ex) publisher, not everyone who follows me here does...
My son and are discussing football jargon - is a ‘low block’ the same as ‘park the bus’?
March 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
My son and are discussing football jargon - is a ‘low block’ the same as ‘park the bus’?
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March 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Congratulations to BRIT winners Charli XCX (Bishop's Stortford College, £38,319 per year), AG Cook (King Alfred School, £27,747) and The Last Dinner Party (Bedales, £52,075) for showing that people from ordinary backgrounds can reach the top in pop music, that most egalitarian of art forms.
March 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Congratulations to BRIT winners Charli XCX (Bishop's Stortford College, £38,319 per year), AG Cook (King Alfred School, £27,747) and The Last Dinner Party (Bedales, £52,075) for showing that people from ordinary backgrounds can reach the top in pop music, that most egalitarian of art forms.
Outrage. Dave Coaches overlooked for New Year Honours (services to transport) . Always next year Sir David.
December 31, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Outrage. Dave Coaches overlooked for New Year Honours (services to transport) . Always next year Sir David.
Happy Solstice. Pictures taken at Castlerigg on a magical winter’s day, 2009.
December 21, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Happy Solstice. Pictures taken at Castlerigg on a magical winter’s day, 2009.
Plus the whole thing was filmed, so maybe something will pop up for release next year.
Set for the ages from Michael Head at the Liverpool Phil last night - two hours plus - lots from the Paleys and Waterpistol, plus guest appearance from Will Sergeant on Streets of Kenny.
December 14, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Plus the whole thing was filmed, so maybe something will pop up for release next year.
Set for the ages from Michael Head at the Liverpool Phil last night - two hours plus - lots from the Paleys and Waterpistol, plus guest appearance from Will Sergeant on Streets of Kenny.
December 14, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Set for the ages from Michael Head at the Liverpool Phil last night - two hours plus - lots from the Paleys and Waterpistol, plus guest appearance from Will Sergeant on Streets of Kenny.
Excellent news - to hear the woven harmonies of the Head brothers again would be quite a thing - here’s hoping for Undecided from Waterpistol.
Shack in session on the @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social show, 18th December!! 📢
Could they possibly be about to reform and tour 🎶🙏
#BBC6music #musicsky
Could they possibly be about to reform and tour 🎶🙏
#BBC6music #musicsky
December 5, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Excellent news - to hear the woven harmonies of the Head brothers again would be quite a thing - here’s hoping for Undecided from Waterpistol.
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2 x tickets to the show
A room at Leven (liveleven.com)
2 x return train tickets from anywhere in the UK
I’ll present you with a signed print after the concert
Winner picked at random: THURSDAY 3pm
Tickets on sale: THURSDAY 4pm
December 3, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Re-post for a chance to win this brilliant prize:
2 x tickets to the show
A room at Leven (liveleven.com)
2 x return train tickets from anywhere in the UK
I’ll present you with a signed print after the concert
Winner picked at random: THURSDAY 3pm
Tickets on sale: THURSDAY 4pm
2 x tickets to the show
A room at Leven (liveleven.com)
2 x return train tickets from anywhere in the UK
I’ll present you with a signed print after the concert
Winner picked at random: THURSDAY 3pm
Tickets on sale: THURSDAY 4pm
Raucous Fontaines DC in Manchester last night, plus free luminous green art agit prop balaclavas for the audience…
November 30, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Raucous Fontaines DC in Manchester last night, plus free luminous green art agit prop balaclavas for the audience…
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
1/20
November 29, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
1/20
Very much up my Neolithic causeway - will be diving straight into this.
Today! The brainchild of the amazing Victoria Ferran at @justradiotto.bsky.social with some excellent guests – was lots of fun to be part of it www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Birth of Music
What music did Neolithic peoples make? Jude Rogers and guests have fun speculating.
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November 19, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Very much up my Neolithic causeway - will be diving straight into this.
Recent trip to Cairo prompted this playlist of Egypt related music and some things my lovely hosts recommended while I was there. Obvious classics (Bangles etc.. ) all present and correct as well. Welcome some more suggestions open.spotify.com/playlist/23P...
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November 18, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Recent trip to Cairo prompted this playlist of Egypt related music and some things my lovely hosts recommended while I was there. Obvious classics (Bangles etc.. ) all present and correct as well. Welcome some more suggestions open.spotify.com/playlist/23P...
Prime Mersey-psych - go listen…
James Redmond
Video City ll
Vinyl
Cd
Feat. James and Ian Skelly , Paul Molloy and Dave McCabe.
www.av8records.co.uk
Video City ll
Vinyl
Cd
Feat. James and Ian Skelly , Paul Molloy and Dave McCabe.
www.av8records.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Prime Mersey-psych - go listen…
Five Thirty were an amazing fireball of pop-art, pysch and Mod in 1991, but disappeared far too quick. In this blog I offer a paean to their album, Bed, an interview with Tara Milton from the band & why they took a red door on stage upwardsat45.substack.com/p/out-throug...
Out through the red door - the magic of Five Thirty
The pop-art, psych and mod of their debut album Bed.
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November 16, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Five Thirty were an amazing fireball of pop-art, pysch and Mod in 1991, but disappeared far too quick. In this blog I offer a paean to their album, Bed, an interview with Tara Milton from the band & why they took a red door on stage upwardsat45.substack.com/p/out-throug...