deadheaduk (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
I was listening to Radio 4 earlier and Ozzy Osbourne was on a feature called Inherited Tracks where someone discusses a song they feel they inherited (In Ozzy’s case it was Swanee River by Al Jolson) and one they would pass on. The track to pass on that he chose was Black Sabbath’s Paranoid. He was [...]
The 'Spill (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
I know I am often guilty of trying to shoehorn DsD favourite songs into RR topics on the most gossamer of connections. I've done it before with this song, A LOT. Consequently I'm praying I'm not seen as the Boy Who Cried Wolf and ignored again this week, because with PaulMac 's header definition of what he wants in LAZY SONGS, Dolorean's time has surely come. Seriously, ToffeeBoy 's bewilderment over...
Medindia Health News (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Frankfurt, September 03, 2009. The World Day/European Day of Organ Donation will take place for the first time in Germa
Investigations (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
The man with a fair claim to being Britain's worst concert promoter has gone to ground. And with legions of furious fans and bands after Brian Davies, who can blame him? Davies trades as New Dawn Events, which has been...
991 Sleevenotes (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST Sea of Tranquility: The Polydor Years 1974-1997 [released 26th October 2009] 3-CD: Esoteric Recordings are happy to announce the release of this extensive compilation which covers the career of BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST during their twenty three year tenure with Polydor Records, beginning with material from the album EVERYONE IS EVERYBODY ELSE, including tracks from albums such as...
Where Worlds Collide (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
Haven’t seen ye olde Five Songs Meme on the blogoljfacebooksphere for ages, so it’s time to set it shambling forth again. It’s quite simple - just list five songs you’ve been listening to a lot lately. Give the reasons why if you want; that bit is entirely optional. Breathing Space - Questioning Eyes Some people have claimed that [...]
Cloudland Blue - A Diary (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
Playlist Cloudland Blue Quartet - Potential Songs for Performance Huelgas Ensemble - In Quinta Essentia Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver Linings Asia - Phoenix Barclay James Harvest - Time Honoured Ghosts Up early and, after finding a dead mouse (looked like a heart attack) on the dining room floor, courtesy Meg the Black Cat, and disposing of it accordingly, there being nothing I could do for...
Kris Hudson-Lee's world (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Woodstock Comes To The UK Classic Rock sponsored tribute to the greatest 60s festival announced for the UK. Classic Rock is proud to announce its involvement with the the 40th anniversary Memories Of Woodstock festival, taking place August 7-9 at the West Midlands Showground – Shrewsbury. The three day event features artists who played the original Woodstock in upstate New York in 1969 with the...
Where Worlds Collide (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
The Memories of Woodstock festival scheduled for next weekend in Shrewsbury has been cancelled. The promoter had put together a very strong bill for lovers of progressive and classic rock, including Asia, Uriah Heep, Barclay James Harvest, Jethro Tull, Mostly Autumn, Wishbone Ash, Jefferson Starship and Curved Air. Unfortunately the chosen weekend clashed with [...]
Pink Whisper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
Band of the Week: Barclay James Harvest Now, I came across this band when a track of theirs was featured on a Sounds flexi-disc in 1974. 'Negative Earth' was taken from their first album for Polydor, their sixth so-far, 'Everyone is Everybody Else.' Stories suggest that this band gave their name to EMI's progressive rock label, Harvest, in the late sixties and their debut was one of that famous labels'...
Not On The Playlist & The Scene (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Hi there Studio got all hot'n'bothered last week, so no NOTP or The Scene! Still, you can't keep a good thing down (or an indifferent one, it seems) so here I am, back! Recommended viewing isn't Terminator, but the rather charming Lst Chance Harvey with Dustin Hoffman and the wonderful Emma Thompson. Slight, but written for adults with superb acting, and virtually no special effects. Remember films...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 04/03/2009
As Michael Cox was wheeled into the operating theatre in 2004 to undergo a life-threatening operation on his brain, he took a decision. If his life and his sight were spared, he would finally start writing in earnest the novel he had been planning and tinkering with since he was a student at Cambridge 30 years before.
Euro Like Me (Free subscription) | 03/21/2009
1) "Mockingbird" by Barclay James Harvest 2) "Wandering Star" by Portishead 3) "I'll take Care of You" by Bobby 'Blue' Bland 4) Consumed by Plastikman 5) "Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima" by Krzysztof Penderecki 6) "(Sittin' on the) Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding 7) "Forgiveness" by Patty Griffin 8) "Last Harbour" by American...
davblog (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
Yesterday I mentioned that I had recently read Rip It Up And Start Again by Simon Reynolds. It was a really interesting read, but (at least in part) not for the reasons I expected.It was interesting because it was full...
Thumbrella - Words To A Void (Free subscription) | 03/01/2008
Musicians wanted We are an electric/acoustic guitarist/singer/blues harp player and a drummer Guitar: I play a lot of rhythm, some slide, a bit of lead, I blow some blues harp and I sing (lead or backing vocals – including harmonies). I have plenty of gigging experience, as I’ve recently left
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