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Psycho candy - JAMC

Isolation - Joy Division

Peek-A-Boo - Siouxsie and the Banshees

Where the streets have no name - U2

Roll with the punches - Martin Harley

Sit Down. - James

Wave of mutilation -pixies

Gold and silver - Quicksilver messenger service

The first cut is the deepest - covered by everyone (Rod Stewart or Cat Stevans)

Grounds for divorce - Elbow

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer - John Lee hooker

Hotel California - The Eagles

New York City cops - The Strokes

True that. They always claimed it was a homage to Berry. How much Berry nicked from his pianist Johnnie Johnson and plenty of blues musicians that preceded him can only be guessed.

Scum surfin - That Petrol Emotion

Shiny happy people - REM

Don’t turn around - Aswad

It’s what I will most likely get when my current Mac mini dies. Best thing Apple ever came up with alongside the iPhone.

Amsterdam - Bowie

I have a MIJ Hondo Professional which is one of my favourite basses. I’ve sold on US Fenders, MIM Fenders and have hung onto it. I’ve also played a Hondo 2. It was shite.

Venus in furs - velvet underground

Dirty Dianna - Michael Jackson

I watched Echo in the Canyon last night. More innocent times when creative people borrowed from each other’s work to push the boundaries forward. The Beatles nicked bits from The Byrds who borrowed heavily from the folk scene and inspired The Beach Boys who pushed the boundaries that pushed The Beatles forward and so on. No Lawyer involved. Just creativity and mutual respect.

Like antennas to heaven - Godspeed You! Black emperor

Sweet Jane - Lou Reed