Nog's Blog - I blog therefore I am (Free subscription) | 02/06/2010
Roland, who knows stuff, tells me we saw Drury live during the Kilburn and the High Roads days. I must admit I don't remember but we did see a lot of bands (and drink a good deal of beer; good or otherwise). I know Roland saw Bowie on a night I was elsewhere and we saw The Who in 1976 at the Kings Hall, Belle Vue - Roland queued for more than 24 hours for the tickets. We saw Ted Nugent to see The Steve...
From the Guardian: G2 | guardian.co (Free subscription) | 01/19/2010
The latest show from aerialists Ockham's Razor features a giant hamster wheel, five injured performers and a healthy dose of danger Ever since Frenchman Jules Léotard wowed Victorian audiences with his new-fangled invention, the flying trapeze, circus performers have happily perpetuated the illusion that they whoosh through the air with the greatest of ease. The three members...
Sparks In Electrical Jelly (Free subscription) | 12/31/2009
Broadcast and the Focus Group – Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age and the tour cd Mother is the Milky Way. They seem to be developing a positively Beefheartian way with titles. Belbury Poly – From an Ancient Star. Loved the synthesiser music for model railways. Stereolab – Chemical Chords. Looks like it might be their last, alas. Trembling Bells – Carbeth. Wild folk,...
PowerPop (Free subscription) | 12/28/2009
Well, it's Friday -- and more to the point, both New Years Day and the first day of a new and as yet unnamed decade -- and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental Delta of Venus coiffeur Fah Lo Suee and I will be off to Wasilla, Alaska, for a Christmas party with former Gov. Sarah Palin and brood. I understand that former First Dude Todd Palin (Secessionist-Hell) will be carving the traditional...
Sir Charlie Palmer (Free subscription) | 12/26/2009
http://www.mediafire.com/?wdunjxz3nje This collection of obscure British acts of the 60s & early 70s,features groups who never made any real impact at the time. Also acts which did not make it to the shelves either, it is a very good collection. Tracklist: 1. Kidrock - Ice Cream Man 2. Los Brincos - Nobody Wants You Now 3. Rhubarb Rhubarb - Moneylender 4. Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - Bedazzled...
Cameron K's Blog (Free subscription) | 12/24/2009
A real classic from the late great, Alex Harvey.
Scottish Actors (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
David Tennant placed fifth in The Greatest Scot vote from last night. Robert Burns was voted the winner and William Wallace, Alexander Fleming, Jock Stein, David, Robert the Bruce, Billy Connolly, Alex Harvey, Andrew Carnegie and Sir William Alexander Smith rounded out the top 10. Here's a look at David's segment from the episode: There will also be some St. Trinian's 2 specials on TV in the UK. The...
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
THE people have triumphed over the experts in the quest to find the Greatest Scot who will be named in a special St Andrew's Day TV show tonight.
The Johnny Bacardi LiveJournal Show (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
09:31:22 : Good morning Twitterfriends! No music this AM, yet. Went out with Mrs. B and walked around the block, now getting ready to post NFL picks. 09:33:54 : I was gonna post the video for the Alex Harvey Band's "Tomahawk Kid" on the blog, but I can't find one! 09:36:43 : Hm. On Yahoo, Shelby Lynne is the #2 trending search topic, for no reason that I can ascertain. Guess I'll dig out...
Abbey Meadows (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
I must apologise to Dean as he nominated this blog a few weeks ago for this award. I needed a few weeks to try to think of 7 things about myself. Here we go... 1 I was born in Alnwick , Northumberland a long time ago. 2 The middle of 5 siblings I had a normal and happy upbringing. 3 I met Stew ( Boulmer birder) when I was 13 and this was the beginning of a lifetime interest in all things natural. Though...
The Lantern Society Radio Hour (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
The Lantern Society Radio Hour, hosted by Trevor Moss, bringing you the best live performances fresh from the stage at London's Finest Folk Club, The Lantern Society, at the Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Road, London, every first and third Thursday of the month. Episode 20 recorded on 3.9.09 features the second co-host in LSRH history, former indigo Moss member, and player in many a fine musical outfit,...
Sir Charlie Palmer (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Disc 1 - http://www.mediafire.com/?o0yu2zmminq Disc 2 - http://www.mediafire.com/?t3kglk3mj1z Disc 3 - http://www.mediafire.com/?2nojkgztzxi Between 1969 and 1973 Vertigo threw a recording contract at almost any underground act it could find and though it then became much more conservative, during this time it was home to some of the best progressive rock of the period. So here's four hours of wonderful...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
Reasons to give some ear to Black Leather Soul (Nickel and Dime), by the Los Angeles power-rock five Angus Khan: The band’s name is brilliant; guitarist Frank Meyer and bassist Dino Everett were in ace neo-Stooges group the Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs; the album opens with a hot cover of “Midnight Moses,” by the Sensational Alex Harvey [...]
Not On The Playlist & The Scene (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
Hi there! Well, it seems to be all change for films this week - still, Pelham'n'Potter still seem to be taking all the money this week, but expect changes next week.... NOTP still staggers along happily. Three in a Row celebrates the new yellow website by hitting the jackpot with three lemons - The Lemonpipers with 'Green Tambourine', Kak (I kid you not) with Lemonade Kid and The Idle Race's 'Here...
Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
Listen to Rory Gallagher performed at Bottom Line on November 10, 1978
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