Joe Strummer and The L.R.W - Brixton '88

another great joe strummer show this evening.this time its the turn of joe and the latino rockabilly war.its a really good sounding live show featuring LRW tracks,the clash and the pogues as well.for the full story on this show and the tour please visit www.blackmarketclash.com

now your back please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

p.s does anyone have a joe and the pogues show from dublin recorded in 1991?ive heard it called 'dublin calling' and 'dublin city rockers'.thanks very much

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The Adverts - Live at The Marquee 1978

here we go this evening with a great live show from the adverts,recorded at londons legendary marquee club in 1978.16 tracks for your listening pleasure.anyways i cant think of anything else to say right now except please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks! www.megaupload.com/?d=0ZJJK75Q

The Specials - Paredes de Coura 2010

some time last year i blogged a couple of tracks from this gig courtesy of gibbo from dublin.yesterday i got a link for the whole show and here it is.its 16 tracks taken from an fm broadcast on a portugese radio station.not much else to say except cheers for the link gibbo ,listen enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

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New York Calling

evening all.i was wondering if anyone living in NY knew what is on the site of the bonds casino in times square now?i was in new york a year ago,spent a fair amount of time in and around times square and it didnt cross my mind once to find out.anyway if anyone knows that would be great.cheers!

The Clash - Competition time result!

evening all.sorry for the delay in posting this but ive just been a bit crap lately.anyhoo the winner is TC who sent me details for a really easy piece of software to use.so get in touch mate if youd like a copy of the tokyo live dvd.many thanks again!

The Clash - Lyceum January '79

evening all and a happy st patricks day to everyone.i was going to post some pogues live stuff today to celebrate all things oirish but in the end decided to go with this excellent soundboard recording from the legendary lyceum theatre venue in sunny london instead.its funny but at the lyceum at the moment is the lion king musical!anyways this is a feckin brilliant show with great sound throughout.take a look at www.blackmarketclash.com for the full story on this legendary gig then please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

p.s clash competition winner to be announced tomorrow!!!thanks to everyone for all their help and suggestions.top stuff!

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The Clash - Competition time

ok a bit of a competition of sorts.ive been given two clash gigs recently,the US festival from '83 and one from tokyo in '82.now i have them on the hard drive but they are files i dont understand like .bup etc.when i open the folder using VLC it works fine and i can select the chapters and everything but i want to be able to put them on a dvd and watch them on the t.v.what programme can i use to get them to do this?(the folder is labelled VIDEO_TS if that helps).on my wifes mac computer there is a programme called 'toast' that ive used to burn dvd's before but they were avi files.can i use this programme to do this?there is a selection option whereby you can make data disks or can turn the file into one that will play on all dvd players.ok as you can see i am very confused.the person that can send me a link for a very simple programme to convert these files into playable dvds along with instructions on how to use it will get a copy of these gigs(if they want them)on 2 seperate disks with cover art sent anywhere in the world.thanks very much and i hope to hear from someone very soon.hanx!

Megaupload problems

unfortunately megaupload is being a pain in the arse again.it seems that the message 'file temporarily unavailable' is rearing its ugly head again.this is nothing to do with me,its a problem at their end.so i can only suggest that you keep trying the links and hopefully normal service will be resumed as soon as is humanly possible.sorry for any inconvenience this is causing.

The Specials - Brixton 2009

another repost tonight,this one is for jimbo in antrim.its basically the cd that came with the times newspaper plus 4 additional tracks from the same gig plus a rehearsal recording of concrete jungle.when i was going to scan the cover originally i stood on it(d'oh) so thats why it looks a bit creased!anyway i hope you all listen,dance about your flats,houses,bob up and down if your listening to it in the car etc enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

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The Stray Cats - ABC Fridays 1981

the final post in the ABC Fridays mini-series is this 4-track offering from the stray cats recorded in 1981.again split into two parts to save upload times etc.its another brilliant post to savour.ok it just remains for you to watch and listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

p.s hanx to camden dave and all his assistance for this post.

www.megaupload.com/?d=7Q62LY6B part 1

www.megaupload.com/?d=51XPW0QM part 2

The Jam - ABC Fridays 1980

afternoon all.here is the jam recorded on the ABC fridays show in july 1980.this time you get 2 videos and 2 mp3's of their performance.'private hell' and 'start!' are the featured tracks and like the clash post are brilliant.ive also got the stray cats performance from this show somewhere,which is another classic.ill get round to posting that at some point today i hope.i need to find the cd first.anyways time to watch and listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

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p.s thanks again to camden dave for his help with this post!

My League Predictions

here you go mate heres my final table.ok longy its over to you old chap!

Dance Craze - Live

an absolutely classic album that was actually the first one i ever bought.i had to save my pocket money for weeks so i could buy it.it cost me £5.50 from golden discs in dun laoghaire shopping centre in dublin.the shop is long gone(its a bar now!) but listening to this album always brings me back to that period in time and the happy memories associated with it.anyways enough of my babbling please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

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Cock Sparrer - Live and Loud

a great post from the live and loud series is this offering from cock sparrer recorded (i think)in 1986.its brilliant and brings back memories of some great gigs.happy days!!anyways please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

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The Clash - Bataclan Paris '77

a brilliant live show from the clash at the bataclan punk festival in 1977.a great sound for you all to listen to,enjoy and then leave a comment on.thanks!

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