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Captain Beefheart
In 1968 Captain Beefheart was taken to Cannes to play as part of the record company’s publicity push. It would appear that they had visions of The Captain and the Magic Band rivaling The Rolling Stones…. Anyway, here is a video of The Captain playing on the beach. I have been asked what is so […]
Posted in rock and blues
Tagged as: captain beefheart, classic rock music, frank zappa, love rock music, real rock and blues, rock and blues, ry cooder
On This day – The Payola Scandal Made Public
On This day in 1958 Billboard ran an article attacking the practice of accepting money to play certain records on the radio. The term used was ‘payola’ a combination of ‘pay’ and ‘victrola’ (Victrola was a line of phonographs originally introduced by RCA Victor in 1906 that continued until 1970). The article went on to […]
Posted in On This Day
Tagged as: alan freed, chuck berry, love rock music, On This Day, payola, real rock and blues, rock and blues
The Best Band You Never Heard 1
Over the last couple of weeks I have been two stonkingly good gigs. Both by the same duo Akoustic Soul. Now, I know them, but that does not mean that I am biased. I know some of the other local bands but they will not feature in this series. Akoustic Soul Are; Andrew Wilson (guitars) […]
Posted in The Best Band You've Never Heard
Tagged as: akoustic soul, live music, love rock music, new bands, rock and blues
On This Day 1969 – Bowie’s Oddity
Can you believe that it is 41 years, to the day that Space Oddity was released by Bowie? Neither can I, the rest as they say is history. Oh yes, this is the original version…………..
Posted in On This Day
Tagged as: bowie, classic rock music, rock and blues, rock music, space oddity
Don’t you know there ain’t no devil, it’s just god when he’s drunk. – Tom Waits
Posted in Quotes
Tagged as: music quotations, Quotes, rock and blues, tom waits
On this Day – Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
On this day in 1955 Faron Young reached number one in the US C & W (it was called American Country at the time I think) charts with his Live fast, Love Hard, Die Young. (Covered unsuccessfully, by Eddie Cochran) To my ears there is something very odd and unsettling about this track. It might […]
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Tagged as: eddie Cochran, faron young, live fast love hard die young, patti smith, rock and blues, the who
Breaking News – Stuart Cable Found Dead
It seems that Stuart cable, original drummer in the Stereophonics, has been found dead at home early this morning. According to the police there are no suspicious circumstances. They were called to his house at 5am this morning. Stuart left the Phonics in 2003 after growing tension between him and Kelly Jones. Since then he […]
Posted in On This Day
Tagged as: kelly jones, rock and blues, stereophonics, stuart cable
On This Day – The Stones’ TV Debut & First Single
The Stones made their TV debut this day in 1963 on Thank Your Lucky Stars playing their first single C’mon. It may come a surprise to some of the younger readers that The Stones were once a rock and blues band playing blues covers. Their first album, imaginatively titled The Rolling Stones featured songs by […]
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Tagged as: Blues, blues music, chuck berry, classic rock music, muddy waters, On This Day, real rock and blues, rock and blues, rolling stones, rufus thomas, skip james, willie dixon
Carly wants to be Spanked!
This is an old rumour but I have just found out that this is true, Carly Simon wants to be spanked before she goes on stage! Stage fright is something I understand. I could not get up and play in front of people (maybe that is because of my profound lack of talent). I admire […]
Posted in Rants
Tagged as: carly simon, rock and blues, spanking
Kate Nash – Plagiarism or Homage to The Only Ones?
Am I the only one? Kate Nash has a single out, or perhaps its some random tune from an album – I could not care less. However, bits of Do-Wah-Doo have an uncanny resemblance to ‘Another Girl, Another Planet’ by the Only Ones (which is, obviously the best single ever released, ever). I just hope […]
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Tagged as: another girl another planet, kate nash, peter perret, rock and blues, the only ones