Christopher Budd

Writer, teacher, and musician. Melómano melenudo.
'Quietly groovy' - The Quietus

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

Back in April I braved the wilds of Camden - during a tube strike no less - to see the sublime @melodyprochet. Read my review in this month's @shindigmagazine where you'll also find Gap Mangione, Brian Jackson, Boards of Canada, and all manner of other good stuff.

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

Enjoy and share this little collection of things that have floated my boat since the last time we did this.

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[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

Landing today is the new issue of your fave mag Shindig, packed with proper goodies including pedal steel deep cuts, Frank Zinn, Cream, and all manner of other great stuff to accompany your rainy springtime. And in Vinyl Art I revisit the future of the big band banking industry.

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

The new Shindig! Magazine is in yer newsagents today. Where else are you going to get Peanuts, Ben Wheatley, and a bands-in-movies Deep Cuts all under one roof? And that's just in the first half! Plus I take a look at both ends of the US '60s jazz scene in a Vinyl Art special.

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

For the big December issue of @shindigmagazine , I met the absolutely charming Melody Prochet to chat about her terrific new LP (which has barely left my turntable), while also finding time for an equine entry into the Vinyl Art canon. Merry Xmas to you!

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

Not too late am I to big up @shindigmagazine No.169? If Contour Records, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, Terry Southern and all manner of other fabulous stuff floats your boat, you'll be glad I did. And a little bit of Polska szkoła neon from me in Vinyl Art.

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

Another fabulous issue of @shindigmagazine for your back-to-school bus ride, with Sérgio Mendes, Wurlitzer Jukebox, Terry Reid, and Brigitte Fontaine there's plenty to keep you busy. And I get to join the dots from Blue Note to Blaxploitation in Vinyl Art.

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

Have Adrienne Poster, psychedelic Doctor Who, World Countdown, Bonnie Dobson, and Sandro Brugnolini ever all been between the same covers together? They have now in @shindigmagazine! Plus my Vinyl Art column which this month goes all Antipodean and swirly. It must be the heat.

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

Al Kooper knows who hasn't subscribed to @shindigmagazine. Make amends now and this month you can read about the man himself, among all the usual offbeat brilliance you demand. Plus me, for Vinyl Art, going looking for phallic rocks in the desert. Where else? Nowhere else!

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

British '60s jazz, Krautrock Eruption, twenty years of hauntology, Lynn Carey, and more besides - it's all in the new @shindigmagazine , out this week. And I was lucky enough to find out about the rather fascinating Nik Pascal Raicevic for Vinyl Art, so now you can too.

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

The first @shindigmagazine issue of 2025 includes great reading on Jeannie Piersol, Tom Wilson and much more besides, while I delve into some colourful electronics in Vinyl Art. Treat yourself to a New Year subscription.

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

Out this week is 2024's final issue of @shindigmagazine, with our traditional end-of-year best-of, seasonal spookiness, even more Paul Williams, and plenty more besides. And I spent some time with those deep diggers at @GuerssenRecords for an expanded Vinyl Art. See you in '25.

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

On Saturday my esteemed colleague Stephen Barnard and I will be presenting a special French-themed session of our ongoing Classic Albums talks, in the picturesque surroundings of the Letchworth @TSettlement . À bientôt là-bas!

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

In October's @shindigmagazine: The Move, Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper, Boys Wonder, Richie Havens, Paul Williams, and lots more including me talking to @MartinSpringett about Ian Hunter, Roslav Szaybo, and MC Escher. Don't miss it!

[Bob Fischer @Bob_Fischer]

Fresh on @hauntedgen site... my magical, sun-baked day in London with Belbury Poly! That's Jim Jupp, @oldweirdalbion, @iBudd74 and @pneumatictubes. Discussing flat-roofed pubs, The Twilight Zone and their album The Path for @ElectronicMagUK... https://t.co/bDBFWtwYqx

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

The Summer 2024 issue of US record collecting bible @Goldmine_mag includes my feature celebrating the 60th birthday of the legendary New York label @NonesuchRecords and their legacy of amazing album art. Lovely collectors' covers too including @melaniesafka with turquoise vinyl!

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

I had a very enjoyable chat with the team at @Sonor_Music for a Vinyl Art Extra in this month's @shindigmagazine. And if Italian library music isn't your thing, perhaps some Jefferson Airplane, Buddah Records, Margo Guryan, or Isley Brothers? Another great issue, out this week.

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

Happy 150 issues (and 30 years!) to @shindigmagazine . A little bit of me in this issue including a Vinyl Art column that takes in Hipgnosis and Motown, but it's all about the celebrations. Out today. Subscribe!

[Christopher Budd @iBudd74]

Two weeks from today Stephen Barnard and I will be talking about The Beatles' Sgt Pepper (him!) and The Zombies' Odessey and Oracle (me!) at @TSettlement in Letchworth as part of our Classic Albums series. Don't miss it. https://t.co/w40MTtueNy

[Bob Fischer @Bob_Fischer]

Fellfoul is here! Our new @mulgraveaudio short play by @andreworton, with @ajacdodd drawn into a fantasy world of dragons and danger. 10" vinyl/download, original score by @GhostBoxRecords Belbury Poly, and comic strip by John Ridgway! Pre-order here... https://t.co/0btqqohB0S