I can vaguely remember when searching for the word ‘blogjam’ bought up less than a single page of results (these days there’s 49,300 returned), back in the days when Alta Vista was the web’s best search tool and boo.com was little more than an unsightly erection in the pristine combat pants of covetous, greedy venture capitalists. 1999, in other words.
Which is odd, because according to this this piece here, the term was coined by ‘Cassandra’ in December of last year. I give up.
In other news, there’s a very occasional update to my sister’s Iraq blog. Not that she’s there anymore, but she’s been corresponding with a US soldier fella who has been.
And on a musical tip, I recommend that everyone immediately goes and sees Tom Vek (like Gang of Four wrestling with early Spandau Ballet whilst David Byrne sucks on cheap fondue, muttering random, garbled passages from Bukowski and Crews) and Red Organ Serpent Sound (Hanoi Rocks meets The Black and White Minstrel Show, furtively molesting a turnip).
OK. I’ll stop that now.
I have no idea whether I coined the term or not – all I know is that I’d never heard anyone else use it before I started using it. For all I know, someone else could have been using it before that and I just wasn’t aware of it… :)
Never thought to Google it as I wasn’t worried about ownership – I was mildly shocked when Grumpy said he’d ‘stolen’ it – what’s to steal??? I just needed a catchy name for my twice-a-week linkfests and ‘blogjam’ seemed apropos.
Great name for a blog, too. Enjoy!
a) Who’s ‘Grumpy’?
b) You didn’t coin the term. It’s been around for years. Mainly here.
I assume ‘Grumpy’ is one of the seven dwarves, no?
OH SO THIS BLOG IS CALLED BLOGJAM? I WAS GOING TO NAME MY BLOG BLOGJAM! :D :D :D
I did say I had applied all the necessary CBS investigative skills to find the appropriate origin — which is to say I did nothing. From now on I’ll give proper attribution to the guy who worked with Ricki Gervais before he was David Brent.
Hmmm…. Pork pies!
I can only assume that Red Organ Serpent Sound have improved dramatically since last summer, then! Admittedly fantastic for the first three numbers, before revealing serious weaknesses. (I think it would also have helped if the singer had kept his “Nash The Slash” mask on.)
Nope, you’ve got it pretty much nailed with the first three songs thing. But I figure that the record company will be throwing vast pots of cash at the band, so a quick mention here will enable me to sniffily boast about writing about them ages ago after they appear on Top Of The Pops in the future. Tom Vek, though, is the real thing.
Hmm, Frase, haven’t seen him live, but that Tom Vek album sounds very like the work of a man who’s got hold of the record collection of his auntie who used to be a new romantic and copied every bit of it, very diligently. He is manged by his grandad, or great aunt, or the ghost of Peter Grant or someone equally unlikely. Note new email address, btw. Family is well.
I’VE SEEN THE RED ORGAN SERPENT SOUND A NUMBER OF TIMES AND WITH EACH SHOW THEY SEEM TO GENERATE MORE MADNESS THAN I’VE EVER SEEN IN ANY OTHER SHOW. I BELEVE WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS OUR GENERATION’S STOOGIES, GIVING THE FINGER TO EVERYTHING, BREAKING ALL THE RULES WHILE PUTTING ON A GREAT SHOW. IF YOUR FUCKED OFF WITH EVERYTHING YOU WILL LOVE THIS BAND, TRUELY REFRESHING AND SHOCKING. HEY HEY, MY MY, ROCK N ROLL CAN NEVER DIE.
Wat up?
Red Organ Serpent Sound are phenomenal in that they are a brand new sound on the scene. Their songs are super charged, bursting into your stomach and leaving you feeling somewhat bewildered afterwards. Songs like L.G and Autobahn leave you wondering if the song actually happened, or were you just hearing things? Truly unique, and ready for the big time.
GO AND SEE THEM!
Red Organ Serpent Sound describe themselves as an Electric Circus of sleaze style groove and intergalactic country punk.
That hits the nail on the head. It is exactly what they sound like. Bloody Amazing.
Phenomenal band! Saw them at the Liverpool Barfly just before the Blood arm came on and i was truly mesmerised! Listening to Red Organ Serpent sound made me dance like a beautiful dancewhore although i was the only person dancing profusely camp and sleazy other than the band! Hope to see them again soon! DAS AUTOBAHN!!!!!
its a joke how many times ive seen these guys and i still love them. i reckon theyre gonna be massive for a while nxt year (well hopefully). theyre playing oxegen this year…….i cant wait!!!
im from derry and i am in the majority who think that red serpent watever theyr called are shite
wat ye on about ya hole licker, have u ever seen them in derry, no one who ever saw dem wud say dat, i was at 1 of der gigs wi a group of serius dance heads n dey all fuckin loved dem, so fuck off wif ure chucky irish club land tecno shiten suck a dick. n jist remember nobody cares what you think if ure a spastic
hey dr cheese!
guess who? havent seen u in a while so i thought this was the best way to contact you. hope things are going well never got a chance to congratulations. good on ye. Good luck in the future and I hope you see this message! Hello to you too dermot ! maybe I’ll see yous the next time your in Derry !
cherio Battersby
i remember these c**ts when they were called Spiderhand or whatever the fuck it was-basically the same band minus the masks I dont care what anyone says they try too hard to be weird and i can not belive how they got signed?! Anyone know? I am sure that A&R will be out on his arse once ROSS are mincing around Shipquay st again
Derry Bhoy, the majority of Derry don’t think red organ are shite. u sound like a jealous member of one of the shite derry bands that no one cares about. take ones oil.
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