Month: March 2022
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This album contains a remarkable show from what is sometimes referred to among the cognoscenti as Chris Hillmans ‘Firefallin’ Burrito Brothers’ Tour. This was an early show on the tour and took place immediately following the demise of the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. Hillman called up buddy and former FBB alumni Rick Roberts, who had recently formed […]
We are told: The CD box set will include faithfully reproduced mini-vinyl versions of the original albums, and the CDs will be gold coloured rather than the usual silver. CD Box Set: 128 Page hardback book Let’s Dance (remastered) (1CD) Serious Moonlight (Live ’83) (previously unreleased) (2CD) Tonight (remastered) (1CD) Never Let Me Down (remastered) […]
We are told ….. A sell out concert at Clitheroe Grand at the start of The Fall’s 2013 tour including the now departed Elena Polou – yes the first date of the 2013 tour – one Fall fan said “I really cannot remember ever seeing the group (any of the various line ups […]
ROY TRUAX … This one… Turned 13 that year. Was ripe for something (anything really) that made-up for boring radio friendly noise polluting the airwaves. ’76 was a great year for… denim bell-bottoms. Starland Vocal Band, Dr. Hook, The Captain and Tennille and other glorified Holiday Inn circuit acts where inescapable!!! Not everything was utterly […]
The Complete Studio Recordings, plus 16-CD Box Set (LP-size) with 2 hardcover books (356-pages) in clothbound slipcase (28 x 28 x 6 cm) If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it ‘Chuck Berry.'” (John Lennon) Every single and LP track, starting with a rare pre-CHESS single with Joe Alexander […]
John Howard Sr writes … Just off the top of my head, I can think of two reasons. First, Bill Haley was white. Many radio stations simply would not play songs by black artists, even if the songs were big hits. A large number of record producers and managers took advantage of this by having […]
Results suggest it might be better to start musical training before age of seven, says study’s author. Music lessons in early childhood lead to changes in the brain that could improve its performance far into adulthood, researchers say. Brain scans of young adults revealed that those who had formal musical training before the age of […]
CDs and LPs; sometimes DVDs too. As editor I get advanced notification of music releases and so I’m sharing it. Primarily Blues, Jazz, Classic and Rock. I make no value judgements here i.e I am merely …. the conduit. Updated pretty much 24/7 HERE Thanks HP
Originally published here 2014 Steve Guttenberg writes: A couple of weeks ago Geoffrey Morrison and I wrote about listening to music from totally opposite perspectives. He started with “Music multitasking: How ‘background’ listening enhances life,” and I countered with “To listen to music or not: That is the question.” Apparently, we’re not done; on Wednesday […]
Many’s the time I’ve been mistakenAnd many times confusedYes, and often felt forsakenAnd certainly misusedBut I’m all right, I’m all rightI’m just weary to my bonesStill, you don’t expect to beBright and bon vivantSo far away from home, so far away from home And I don’t know a soul who’s not been batteredI don’t have […]
Q1: What does Osibisa mean? The name Osibisa was described in lyrics, album notes and interviews as meaning “criss-cross rhythms that explode with happiness” but it actually comes from “osibisaba” the Fante word for highlife. Q2: What does Woyaya mean? Woyaya means “we keep going” in a Ghanaian language called Ga.