I was in a lot of bands, the one I was in when we supported the Birthday Party was called Carbon, and was very short lived, I think we did twenty dates or less. Others included The Poorboys, The Reginald Simpson Trio (we were on the same bill as loads of Punk bands that were remembered where we were not) Leap Of Faith, F-Monster and many many more you will never have heard of. I have played on a few albums as session musician, and released some singles and EPs in differing guises. Now I am playing again, My blues band are doing a CD to sell at gigs, but the bass player and I are writing songs for an acoustic album. I am going to listen to your stuff later today by the way.

My friends here in the US think its funny to mention that I still talk of "WaxCylinders" Bastards!

Oh, and since this site is about sharing music, I would recommend the new Battles album, in particular, the song Atlas, because it reminds me of Can's Tago Mago and is very ... modern? Modern's a good word for it, I think.

Yeah, I use the words "album" and "film," even though I did not own an actual LP until about a year ago / watch motion pictures recorded onto digital cameras, not film.

And what band were you in? Did you ever meet Nick Cave?

Being a musician myself (one who was in a band on the same bill as The Birthday Party many moons ago) I always buy the albums! (Yes, I still call them albums!)

Nick Cave's new band:
http://tinyurl.com/ywxa8v

Remember to support them financially as soon as you get the chance.

I generally want to hear the mixes you make, which is a very good thing

Thanks for always being positive in your mixtape reviews

Tech talk is only interesting when you're talking with a person who knows what you're talking about. I own an entry-level Fender Stratocaster (I bought the heaviest strings I could and tuned it down to Bb to make up for not knowing any bass players), a 1964 Gibson LG-0 acoustic (way overpriced, but it was definitely worth it), and a cheap Squier P-Bass (I couldn't help myself). And my first amp was a Line 6, too (the Spider II 15, I believe). Interesting.

Modern man (and woman) can't exist without lists. As long as you don't turn yours into a TV show on the "E" channel complete with unfunny qoutes from "F" list celebs, you are cool my friend!

One thing I love about this new amp (apart from the fact that it is light enough for the old man in me to carry and loud enough for the young punk in me to annoy people with) is that despite the high tech aspect of the whole thing (tons of pre sets modelling, etc) the speaker is a lovely 12" Celestion, pretty much the same as the 12" Celestion in that old AC30 I was rattling on about. What guitars do you play? I have a cheap Washburn Delta Blues King, a Gibson semi knock-off that is exceedingly playable, and which is working for me on stage. I do need to use heavy gauge strings with it, but the sound I get using them is bloody lovely. I am sorry if this veers into techie talk, I usually steer clear of that, and cite the quote "The English don't like music, they just like the sound it makes", but I have to say, I am pleased with this little monster.

It would do! I remember when I started playing, I bought a Vox AC30 and a Vox 'madolin' guitar, like the one Brian Jones played in the Stones. Even before I plugged it together, I just sat and looked at it for about an hour. Thre guitar played like shit actually, but the amp was nice!

I know what you mean by the "buying equipment" thing. Two days ago I picked up a Kay 1966 Galaxie I amp (transistor, not tube, alas), for a mere $45.44. I've proceeded to plug it into a karaoke machine with the "Echo" setting all the way up, which was plugged into a one-track tape recorder, which was plugged into a microphone which was directed at the amp, which was also plugged into the headphones of the tape recorder. Now I have a thirty-minute cassette tape of insane echo-y feedback noises and a pair of annoyed parents. But it cheered me up!

Now I want that shirt.

eBay!

I had a tee shirt with your current avatar, but underneath it said (No it isn't, the music industry is!)

Thank you for the Johnny Guitar Watson recommendations, and for reintroducing me to Scotty Moore (I KNEW that name sounded familiar!), its always great to hear new things.

I haven't heard Scotty Moore, or Johnny Guitar Watson, would you be so kind as to recommend some tracks for a fellow blues fan?

Yeah, you definitely hit that one right on the nose.

One of the positive (and hypothetically terrifying) aspects of the Mixtape Collective is I can see EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING. So I saw your post to Spectacularview, and wanted to ask what you thought of Neutral Milk Hotel. Their best song just might be Two-Headed Boy, Pt. II, but I haven't heard everything from their back-catalogue so I can't say for sure.

Oh, and just to affirm the mix's positive effect on me, I had never heard tracks 1, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15 until this mix's creation, so now I have even more music to obsess about. Thank you.

Are you serious?
What?