Name: 2024 – Europe/UK
Start: 2024-10-06T19:00:00
Location: O2 Academy Bristol

Courtney’s Books: “Legends of the Fall”

Written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor on 26 Jul 2021. Posted in Courtney, They Don't Make Em Like They Used To.

OK this is the greatest writer in the history of American literature. This is the single greatest novella in the history of the English language.

I actually can’t think of any other novellas except the other two in this particular printing. One is called “Revenge” which is also incredible. The other is called “The Man Who Gave Up His Name.” All three are unbelievable because he is an absolutely superlative writer. Perfect and then some. But you can see why they unfortunately chose legends of the fall to massacre in a shitty 90s film in a mall of America 1980s cliche style butchering.

Read it. – CTT

CTT: They Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To: Rilke

Written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor on 02 Mar 2021. Posted in Courtney, They Don't Make Em Like They Used To.

CTT: They Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To: Rilke

“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”

Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

Courtney’s They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To: The Three O’Clock

Written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor on 16 May 2020. Posted in Courtney, They Don't Make Em Like They Used To.

When I was about 15 or 16 I put my best mod suit on and went downtown with my scooter boys to an empty room in an old warehouse and watched this amazing band with about twenty other scenesters.

San Diego was rumored to have had a strong md scene at the time so we all were under the impression that The Three O’Clock was an S.D. band. They were in fact an LA band and part of what was called the paisley underground which included Rain Parade and the Bangles amongst other 60’s influenced jangle guitar bands.

It just courted to me that the room was called “occupied space” and is now a sushi restaurant called Masu. They have the best salmon sashimi in the world. It’s true. I hope it survives the lockdown.

Courtney’s They Don’t Make Em Like They Used To: Tenpole Tudor

Written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor on 15 Apr 2020. Posted in Courtney, They Don't Make Em Like They Used To.

Tenpole Tudor had three hits in a row starting with the track “Three Bells In A Row” which I bought the single of on vinyl when I was a kid. It seems This predates MTV just enough to have only made videos for the second two singles. I don’t recall ever seeing them and I was an avid MTV watcher.

Watching them now I’m blown away by how cool this band is. The singer is the hottest dude ever. Guitarist is killing it on the hairstyle. Teddy boy with hairspray instead of grease. Awesome.

How this singer could put a band this cool together with cats who clearly are into it and believe in him but then not stay together is beyond me. And after having three U.K. hits in a row. Musta been some serious fucked up ego bullshit behavior goin on. Btw this singer was supposed to replace Lydon in the Sex Pistols at one point. He is in at least one of the Harry Potter movies. Pretty crazy lookin extremely Englishman now.

CTT: They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To – Groucho Marx

Written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor on 18 Dec 2018. Posted in Courtney, They Don't Make Em Like They Used To.

I’ve never before watched a Groucho interview long enough for him‎ to get past the old-timey schtick. This was a fascinating look into the psyche of the 20th century. Here’s a guy who’s been alive since the 1800s. He’s a very liberated thinker. Actually gets a few really funny ones in there too.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

CTT’s They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To: Palindrome by The Ophelias

Written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor on 09 Aug 2017. Posted in Courtney, They Don't Make Em Like They Used To.

They Don’t Make ’em Like The Used To: Just one song by the Ophelias. An 80s band from San Francisco. PALINDROME. It’s incredible. I must have listened to it ten thousand times as a teen.

COURTNEY TAYLOR TAYLOR

They Don’t Make Em Like They Used To: The B52’s

Written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor on 02 May 2017. Posted in Courtney, They Don't Make Em Like They Used To.

click to watch video on youtube.com

Perfect art pop project. This really makes me want a time machine. The dude who posted these said a friend of his owned this cafe which is cool.

click to watch video on youtube.com

He also mentioned that this is just before their first record came out.

click to watch video on youtube.com

At the end Fred says something and then says “I’m a waiter”. Classic. Uh, yeah. Not for long, Fred.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To: Devo

Written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor on 29 Apr 2017. Posted in Courtney, They Don't Make Em Like They Used To.

Devo. This was probably thee band of my life‎. Until the Dandys. They were even cooler than I knew. God I love the youtubes.

I particularly love their jealousy and ridicule of the “normal” middle class and rednecks. They are from Ohio so it makes al lot of sense now.

Incredible amount of thought in these videos. Bursting with ideas and energy and hot geek sexuality.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR

They Don’t Make Em Like They Used To: Bill Blass

Written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor on 10 Apr 2017. Posted in Courtney, They Don't Make Em Like They Used To.

Bill Blass Lincoln

You may know Bill Blass cuz he was the greatest fashion designer of all time. Never sat for a portrait without a cigarette. Designed four years of the Lincoln Continental. And now i found these. God I want to be this cool.