Got a slight deviation from our standard operating procedure today. And it's one for the Londoners on board. As per the title of the post really, though I've copied the text direct from the Proud Galleries website, as they did a great job wrapping up the backround for this highly recommended exhibition

Over 5 minutes of joy for you in the form of todays post upload. Given to me originally just a few days back to lift my mood and make me smile, and now the same positive thought process is being employed by my good self in passing this on to you lot.

I really do annoy myself in doing these extended post gaps. Sorry peeps! I do always try and return with something special for you as recompense, and this time around I'm super happy with what I've got on the up today. All in thanks to my erstwhile German pal, Sarina - who has very recently just returned from our mutual friendship exile baring gifts in the form of a sweet little collection of music bits and pieces.

Bird is the word! Well it is today at least with this little funk record by 50's-70's era Sun/Stax label man Rufus Thomas. Yes that and also my surname is Bird, and so I've kind of adopted the tune in as one of my own official anthems. The same can also be said for the legendary Trashmen track that I briefly namechecked in my opening sentence, and video linked below!

We're celebrating a fresh addition to my music collection, and hopefully a fresh addition to yours as well, with this joyous piece by this band North Carolinaian multi-instrumentalists, the Squirrel Nut Zippers! I've battled for a number of days now to come up with any additional creative input to add to the post and our featured track - so I'll leave you with this : download it, it's good! Plus it did receive major MTV and radio airplay on it's release in 1996. Dig it.

How very very excited I am to be posting this today! I was turned on to these Japanese rockers via a Youtube link that I was mailed a couple or so months back, and what a result that turned out to be. Those readers regular to these pages will know that it's all too common for me to eulogise at length about almost every track I post, and this time around I really could go into one... but I wont. Just try this tripped out psychedelic beauty on for size, and see how you go.

  A bit late on the heads up with this one, BUT there is fundraiser / party this evening in aid of the Safe Haven Childrens Trust at 333 in the East end of LDN tonight! There'll be three floors of live music and DJ's, plus Space Invaders themed fancy dress, with fancy dress stalls, face painting and other party treats!

Quite a lovely day in an around London Town these past two days. Not exactly the warmest, though sunshines a definite. Reason enough for me to sign, seal and deliver this fitting tune by Afro-Caribbean (via Britian) funksters Osibisa. Feel good music right here people, so dont let the World Music title scare you, as it might have done for me. TSID hoping never to let you down!

TSID dropping in with this heavy hitting, yet slow burning, extended DJ Shadow jam for your Saturday evening in. I'd suggest that you dim the lights, roll yourself a fat one and get comfortable for this as we slip gently into the full effects of this lush 13min+ musical journey. Tripped out shizz... Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

Damn! I've been meaning to throw up some Danzig for a good while now, though as they're fairly new to me I don’t really have all that much to share by way of a post type up (a familiar tale!). Yeah basically it wasn't until about 2 or so months back that I finally got to take Danzig further than just being the name on the back of rockers denim jacket on over to a fully fledged music experience. 2009 folks... better late than never maybe?!?!

200th post! Salutations and congratulations to my good self and all that! Join in if you like… Anyway I'm sure that to you all this is just another download for the day, though for me I really wanted to go L-A-R-G-E with the big 2double0, and 'round my way they really don’t come much bigger than this!

Today's ace record comes via a compilation cd album that was made and given to me recently. I think for anyone this can make a pretty special gift, though for an audiophile much like myself it's pretty much up there in the as good as it gets category. A right result for me then basically. And aside from that it's worth my mentioning that on a par with the music is the attention to detail that had gone on in putting together the front cover, back cover and actual disc designs.

A long weekend retrospective write-up and related post from me today, and I've gone with a bit of a well known Trip-Hop classic, as not only did we visit the spiritual home of that particular music movement - Bristol - but we actually capped off one of the best days out that I've personally had in years with a visit to the little coastal town of Portishead! You see the connection?!?!

Definitely one of THE highlight tracks of my day out and about the beautiful English countryside yesterday was this superb cover of the much much much loved original by the brilliant Kate Bush. It pretty much capped off a day of new music for me as I was suprisingly put in my place by the altogether more eclectic and varied musical stylings of my lady for the day : Ms Ko.