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SECRET SAUCES RADIO #010
Here are some notes on the tenth 'Secret Sauces Radio' mix, which can be listened to on Mixcloud here ... SECRET SAUCES RADIO INTRO IDENT Leave Me To My Lotions sample Not that it's any of your business , but you can put a face to the voice here . 1) ALICE IN CHAINS - Dam That River Taken from the second AIC album, 1992's 'Dirt'. It's still in print on CD and vinyl. I don't have anything much interesting to say about this track, and I haven't kept up with any of the post-Layn
May 26, 20256 min read


SECRET SAUCES RADIO #009
Here are some notes on the ninth 'Secret Sauces Radio' mix, which can be listened to on Mixcloud here ... SECRET SAUCES RADIO INTRO IDENT BBC Newsnight Roger Cook vs Mr Harris sample A classic Newsnight clip of reporter Roger Cook confronting dodgy antiques dealer Mr Harris about his merchandise. What will happen next...? 1) SCREAMING TREES - Transfiguration The opening track from the second Screaming Trees LP, 'Even If And Especially When', originally released on SST in 198
May 19, 20258 min read


SECRET SAUCES RADIO #008
Here are some notes on the eighth 'Secret Sauces Radio' mix, which can be listened to on Mixcloud here ... SECRET SAUCES RADIO INTRO IDENT Dawn Of The Dead Sample From the legendary 1978 George A. Romero film, which exists in many cuts. A good 4-disc Blu-ray box set by Second Sight that contains three cuts can be found here . Watch the trailer for Dawn Of The Dead here . 1) THE FLUID - Cold Outside From the Denver, Colorado band's second album, 'Clear Black Paper' released on
May 12, 20259 min read


LABEL SHOWCASE: REFLEX RECORDS
Reflex Records was established by Hüsker Dü and friend/record store owner/sound engineer Terry Katzman as a ‘reflex’ against their 3 song...
May 10, 20258 min read


SECRET SAUCES RADIO #007
Here are some notes on the seventh 'Secret Sauces Radio' mix, which can be listened to on Mixcloud here ... SECRET SAUCES RADIO INTRO IDENT The Man Who Fell To Earth Sample The scene where Mary-Lou (Candy Clark) sees Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie) in his true alien form for the first time and loses her shit, as you would. There was a nice Blu-ray box set of this Nicolas Roeg classic released in 2016 with four discs, booklets, postcards and posters etc. which is worth trac
May 5, 20257 min read


SECRET SAUCES RADIO #006
Here are some notes on the sixth 'Secret Sauces Radio' mix, which can be listened to on Mixcloud here ... SECRET SAUCES RADIO INTRO IDENT Night Of The Living Dead sample A legendary scene from George A. Romero's 'Night Of The Living Dead' - the original 1968 black and white one. This film is now in the public domain, so you can watch it for free online here but it is worth checking out the 2024 4K Blu-ray release as part of The Criterion Collection. 1) HELMET - In The Meanti
Apr 28, 202510 min read


OFFICIAL CHARTS x SECRET SAUCES PRESENT 'THE CHARITY SHOP CD ALBUM CHART'
View the top 40 here! We’re excited to announce that SECRET SAUCES has teamed up with the Official Charts and a coalition of various...
Apr 27, 20251 min read


SECRET SAUCES RADIO #005
Here are some notes on the fifth 'Secret Sauces Radio' mix, which can be listened to on Mixcloud here ... SECRET SAUCES RADIO INTRO IDENT The Brood sample A clip from the 1979 David Cronenberg film 'The Brood' which has lots of fucked-up looking demonic children in it. Great film. Watch the trailer here . 1) NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - Sedan Delivery Taken from the second 'electric' side of Neil Young & Crazy Horse's live/studio LP 'Rust Never Sleeps' from 1979. According to t
Apr 22, 20259 min read


EVERY 'EVERY DAVID BOWIE ALBUM RANKED' RANKED
Every ranking, from worst to best! Starting a website to accompany the SECRET SAUCES fanzine, I thought about other music websites and...
Apr 18, 202512 min read


SECRET SAUCES RADIO #004
Here are some notes on the fourth 'Secret Sauces Radio' mix, which can be listened to on Mixcloud here ... SECRET SAUCES RADIO INTRO IDENT Scanners sample From 'Scanners', the 1981 film by David Cronenberg. The one with the exploding head. Watch the trailer here (boldly, the trailer is just the exploding head scene). 1) RIP RIG + PANIC - Constant Drudgery Is Harmful To Soul, Spirit & Health The opening track from 'God', the 1981 debut LP by Rip Rig + Panic. After the demise
Apr 15, 20259 min read


SECRET SAUCES RADIO #003
Here are some notes on the third 'Secret Sauces Radio' mix, which can be listened to on Mixcloud here ... SECRET SAUCES RADIO INTRO IDENT The Driller Killer Sample A heartwarming scene from Abel Ferrara's 1979 former video nasty 'The Driller Killer'. A comforting watch, it is a shame that Joe Delia 's soundtrack for the film has never seen an official release - hopefully one day. The Driller Killer is now in the public domain, so you can watch it online for free if you wish,
Apr 8, 202515 min read


ISSUE ONE AVAILABLE NOW!
Issue One of SECRET SAUCES is back from the printers and on sale now! Get it here for £3.67 (plus £1.32 domestic shipping)! 32 pages in...
Apr 7, 20251 min read


SECRET SAUCES RADIO #002
Here are some notes on the second 'Secret Sauces Radio' mix, which can be listened to on Mixcloud here ... SECRET SAUCES RADIO INTRO IDENT CKND-TV 'Threads' Disclaimer D.C. Brinton, president of CKND-TV introduces the Maintoba (Canadian) premiere of 'Threads' on March 13th 1985. 'Threads', a deeply disturbing and harrowing BBC film, (which explains the disclaimer from the network president in Canada) first aired on the 23rd September 1984 in the UK. A "dramatic account of th
Apr 1, 202515 min read


THE LOST ART OF THE GIG TICKET
A selection of picture tickets from 1987-2007. My dad kept most of his gig tickets, mostly existing loose in a drawer for 25 years or...
Mar 30, 20257 min read


SECRET SAUCES RADIO #001
Here are some notes on the first 'Secret Sauces Radio' mix, which can be listened to on Mixcloud here ... SECRET SAUCES RADIO INTRO IDENT 'Tougher Than Leather' film sample. The 1988 Run-D.M.C. film, released to coincide with the great album of the same name. Reviews of the film were less kind, however, with the Washington Post calling it "vile, vicious, despicable, stupid, sexist, racist and horrendously made". Starring the trio as well as Rick Rubin, Beastie Boys, Glenn Dan
Mar 25, 202512 min read


SECRET SAUCES VISITS THE ROCK & ROLL PUBLIC LIBRARY
It’s probably the only library in the world with multiple TVs simultaneously showing music videos and boxing matches, while ‘This Is The...
Mar 22, 202514 min read


ISSUE ONE AVAILABLE SOON!
The inaugural issue of SECRET SAUCES will be available to purchase very soon (once it is back from the printers). It is an A5 booklet...
Mar 10, 20251 min read
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