Comments on: All the young dudes, punks not dead & long shadows

By: Andrew Crooks

Andrew Crooks — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:42:37 +0000

Fanx Peter – isn’t it amazing what you find out all these years later – I never heard the lost in the supermarket cover – so shall we consider that done then Tim Roddy/Aztec official CIA recipients! Oh and thanks for tip off for Carbon Silicon tonight.

By: peter jones

peter jones — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:40:22 +0000

I think that that first Aztec album was great too but never heard their second one.
I run a mile when I read that Mark Knofler was the producer
But about Frame’s obsession with the Clash just listen to Walk Out To Winter.
Where he sings “Faces Of Strummer That Fell From Your Wall”.
I also remember that they did a fine version of Lost In The Suppermarked.
And yes he/they deserve a Clash Infuenced Award !

By: Tim at The Clash Blog

Tim at The Clash Blog — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:38:38 +0000

I loved the first two Aztec Camera albums, I never knew he had a Clash fixation! Roddy (still 17) is one of the great overlooked songwriters that emerged from that indie scene. When they finally sold records it was not for the exciting music originally written but for the (pleasant) soul pop hybrid that came in the mid 80′s. Keep in touch Andrew. Oh yeah there’s also the Roddy/Mick Jones single which was great eh?

By: Andrew Crooks

Andrew Crooks — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:28:52 +0000

cheers Tim – and all those bands you mention could make it onto your CIA pages in one way or another – but consider this a formal request for Roddy Frame and Aztec Camera to get official recognition with a Clash Influenced Award – I remember seeing Aztec Camera at a wee gig in London funnily enough many, many moons ago where they did about three clash covers – I remember Roddy had a particular penchant for London’s Burning during AC’s earlier gigs.

By: Tim at The Clash Blog

Tim at The Clash Blog — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:15:37 +0000

Fair comments all Andrew…and I loved the Skids, and Josef K, and Orange Juice, and Aztec Camera, and Jesus and Mary Chain and The Delgados etc etc etc. Yeah it was a bad piece of journalism…but I’m a fan of Scottish bands I must confess.

By: Andrew Crooks

Andrew Crooks — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:48 +0000

Hey Tim – enjoying the blog and all your hard work. So apologies for picking up on something negative re Cut the Crap and the The Sunday Herald piece – the piece itself was just rubbish and looked to be written by someone just trying to show off. Don’t really see there was any point in comparing the show in New York to Mick’s well intentioned (and i think fascinating collection)exhibition. But no need to bring the Skids into it – Stuart Adamason was a damn fine guitarist – but at the same time the Skids themselves would not have compared themselves to the Clash! Richard Jobson quite recently said how much of a hero Joe was to him when he was young. And me – I’m from Glasgow and loved the skids who made up some classic punk tunes 77 – 79 – but of course the Clash were the bench mark – by all means slag the bakie who wrote the piece but don’t think it’s fair to write off all things scottish just because of the pretensions of the Herald’s middle class writers.