Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 15hSimone de Beauvoir and Nelson Algren, Chicago (1948) 010
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Irrefutable evidence that he who fucks nuns will later join the church… 010
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026She had both, in abundance, right up until the very end. 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026It’s not, no. Just general overall homeowners insurance. It’s nearly impossible to match insurance valuations to collector’s prices. I’ve watched more than enough friends fail to get reasonable insurance valuations on vintage guitars... 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Her beauty never faded in the slightest. 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Always loved this one... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7fj...youtube.comJealousyYouTube video by The Delmonas - Topic 010
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Still... that looks stunning! Fortunately, our patch of Manhattan features hundreds of acres of natural forest, which I’m drawn to far more than I am to the rest of the city. I’ve grown very ready for quiet and solitude. 000
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I’ve reached the age where photos like this one leave me angry about living here in NYC. Really angry. Angry and bitter. 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I’m taking boroughs, not land masses. That would be like claiming Alaska is Canadian. 100
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Only it happened in Manhattan, not The Bronx. 000
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It happened in Manhattan, not in The Bronx. Marble Hill is the northernmost neighborhood in Manhattan. 000
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Exactly. A lot of people here need to have a quiet word with whoever sold them their maps. 000
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026For fuck’s sake. Marble Hill is NOT in The Bronx. It’s a neighborhood in Manhattan. 100
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It didn’t happen in The Bronx. Marble Hill is part of Manhattan. 000
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There’s also this one which, for some reason, always gives me the fucking black chatters... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc_r...youtube.comMalepartus II. - Ich glaab', die hole mich ab, ha-haaa! (1966)YouTube video by Schallplattenfreund 020
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’ve seen that, and you’re right... it’s tough to beat. 020
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Amazing how footage is still turning up. 010
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In that case, definitely don’t check this out… youtu.be/MwnFX0_H-rA?...youtu.beCindy und Bert – Der Hund von Baskerville (Black Sabbath - Paranoid cover)YouTube video by Bob Witlox 230
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026For @richwatson.bsky.social and @ollypunk.bsky.social – just in case you gents ain’t clapped eyes on it yet... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AZr...youtube.comThe Clash Caiscais soundcheck, 30th April 1981. Charlie Don't Surf & Corner SoulYouTube video by bazarboy75 270
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The ads and reviews make for interesting time capsules. 010
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I’m not suggesting that you want to, but if you do, you can download all 29 issues of Slash, complete, in one pdf, for free. circulationzero.comcirculationzero.comCirculation Zeroarchiving early punk publications — for good. 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ha! That’s just about right! Earl Grey will do in emergency situations only! 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It happens with monotonous regularity, I’m afraid. 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I know. I was with him earlier that day, and people that we both knew were with him that evening. Lies were told, people covered-up, and the NYPD generally lacks interest in cases involving junkies. 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yes, that album was his last-but-one before he died. I remember how proud he was to have got (former Rolling Stone) Mick Taylor to play guitar on that recording. 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I know too fucking well how this ends up. So many times I defended our stateside version of the first Clash album, on the strength of White Man and Complete Control... not doing it again with Killing Joke or anybody else 🤣🤣🤣 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026That would explain that (or vice versa). 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Same... the 40th is a really good pressing, sounds great. My copy, on black vinyl, left off Change, and I’m not sure why. Does your copy include it? 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Is that the edition with the black on silver cover, as opposed to the original black on white cover? 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I saw them far more times than I can guess. In my experience, though, the craziness of the gigs was never a patch on the craziness backstage! 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026There’s no sane argument against that, pal! 000
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Grab what you can find now, because their catalogue is in a regrettably hellish limbo at the moment, with no end in sight. 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m prejudiced, but it’s stonishing that a debut this strong didn’t precede a sophomore slump, 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m not stupid enough to discuss the first album. Not even close 🤣 010
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I totally get that. I think my appreciation of it grew after I gained experience in recording studios myself. Sometimes the creative process can be more exciting than the results, and maybe that’s a big part of Sandinista’s appeal for me? 020
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026There’s SO much music out there, and our time to discover and enjoy it is running out. I gave up trying years ago – either it moves me quickly, or it don’t! 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m the opposite, but I understand your point of view. It took a lot of time, but I eventually stood in awe of Sandinista’s schizophrenic and sprawling sense of adventure. Okay... maybe lose Mickey Gallagher’s kids singing Guns of Brixton 🤣 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026He should still be alive. He had so much more to give. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYaR...youtube.comStay Bruised (Remastered)YouTube video by Nikki Sudden & The Last Bandits - Topic 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026They evolved quickly, as you said, and they never gave a fuck about anybody’s expectations of them. In my book, that’s a winning combination! All these decades later, Combat Rock is the one I reach for the least, maybe because it made too much sense after Sandinista. 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Really tempted to call it a transitional album, but that would be wrong... every album of theirs was transitional. No running on the spot for them, was there? 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Enjoy the gig! My abiding memory of Dando is of him shooting up my friend here in NYC, back in 2006, with a dose that killed him. Reprehensible hoofwanking bunglecunt. 110
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Just had a closer look at this. I have friends in one of those bands, and they took a remarkably dim view of the other band, resulting from that specific tour! 010
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And I can only admire his pioneering “Leave ’em Wanting Less” approach to gigging. 🤣 010
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026He did much the same every time I saw him the 1980s… and so did I. And just to be clear, the vast majority of the room(s) had nearly emptied before I headed for the door myself. He tested, and conquered, everybody’s patience. 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026That would likely have been me. I remember leaving after the three-hour mark, which is surplus to needs no matter who’s on the stage. 120
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Happy Elephants, by John Heartfield. Published in the 15 October 1938 issue of Picture Post. Commissioned by Stefan Lorant as a response to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s ‘Peace for our time’ speech. 030
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Exactly. And even nicer to see others do the same for them. Thanks for doing that. 011
Mark (out of Sour Jazz) @sourjazz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I was in bands with Pete in the early 80s, before he joined Warrior Soul, and we remained close friends until his recent passing. I’ll always miss him, so it’s nice to see your post, and know that somebody feels a connection to his work. He was one of the very best. 110
