Thursday, June 11, 2026

"Getting Up To Speed" Dept. - TV's Jeremy Clarkson "Gets Up To Speed" With The Dream Syndicate

No Data Farming was used in the construction of this Foam-O-Graph©

You'll know TV's Sir Jeremy of Clarkson from the hit Netflix show Clarkson's Farm Gear, but did you know he's as expert on resurgent Paisley Underground bands as he is on where eggs come from?


Jezza waxed loquacious anent his secret passion, relaxing poolside whilst [grammar - Ed.] Kreemé [eighteen my ass - Ed.] served signature oyster hoof n' knob cheese smoothies!

FT3 Jezza baby! Th' Clarkster! Lookin' goood!

JC THE ARSE ON THAT! (turns to watch Kreemé, falls into pool) 

FT3 (laughs) Ha ha!

JC (spouts water) Firm enough to tent a manly trouser at fifty paces!

FT3 (laughs) Ha ha! So, Jezza, which you brung us some albums?

JC Absolutely. They're by The Blodwyn Pigs.

FT3 No they're not. It's The Dream Syndicate. Their frankly fantastic run of albums from 2017 to 2022, where we were rewarded with stylistic invention and creative evolution without compromising the core Syndicate values.

JC (blank look) I'll just get Kreemé to give my underparts a brisk rubdown with a rough towel ... (sprints away, leaving Hanna-Barbera whiz lines in air)

Today's deliverables are four bafflingly under-the-radar latter day classics from this superswell band: How Did I Find Myself Here, These Times, The Universe Inside, and Ultraviolet Battle Hymns & True Confessions. No serious collection of resurgent Paisley Underground music is complete without these swell albums, which will surprise and delight both casual listener and seasoned psychedelic enthusiast alike!

Jezza and th' Hamster, in happier times!


This post funded by Wilf Brimley's World Famous Wax n' Lube Shop, Mons Veneris, FL."If you don't leave walkin' funny, we ain't done our job!"





8 comments:

  1. Drinking Green Tea in anticipation.Used to be black!

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  2. I've no idea who TV's Sir Jeremy of Clarkson is - should I bother to search?
    D in California, who does have a TV, but no Netflix sub

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    1. Listen, I enjoyed Mad Magazine without understanding the pop culture references - now it's your turn!

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    2. I will, however, point out that for those of us "in on the joke", this piece is a laff riot! (laughs)

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  3. Coincidence, or am I telescopic (pathic, Ed.), for the last couple of days I’ve been playing The Universe Inside album. I don’t know the other three albums though, thanks in advance.

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