Monthly Archives: August 2007

>Springsteen meets The Pogues and a Mariachi Band…

Posted on 31 August, 2007 by jb

>I was tempted by this one today, but – thankfully – I decided on this instead. Good choice, Johnny I had a chat with my friend (in-a-distant-networked-sort-of-way) Scott (who persists in lecturing me on the merits of Paul McCartney and … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me… (about Attack in Black) #22

Posted on 29 August, 2007 by jb

>Thank you, Quick Before It Melts Thank you, Come Pick Me Up Thank you for introducing me to a band as good as Attack in Black. Punk? Yes a bit.Alt.? A lot. Sounds (I know one doesn’t say this, but … Continue reading →

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>These spiders…

Posted on 25 August, 2007 by jb

>…really get up my nose. Sculpture by Beate Thiesmeyer

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>The best (and worst) of 1972

Posted on 23 August, 2007 by jb

>I didn’t have the stomach for 1975 this week and 1976 looks even worse – depending on whose version of the Billboard Top 100 you look at, it’s either “Silly love songs” (at least agree with me on this one, … Continue reading →

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>This I need – #5

Posted on 23 August, 2007 by jb

>Although I do rather think it could benefit from a touch of R & D. Steering would be useful.Brakes, too Or maybe he’s just tired of life….Suicide On Downing St. – Tim Finn from Tim FinnSuicide Alley – Shawn Colvin … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me… (about Air Traffic Control) #21

Posted on 22 August, 2007 by jb

>Just listen to this amazing tape of Air Traffic Control at JFK. “What happened? You’re all out of sequence…Hang on a second, guys…I don’t know how that happened… Now I’m all screwed up. Are you where I told you to … Continue reading →

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>Alan Lomax

Posted on 21 August, 2007 by jb

>Alan Lomax isn’t uncontroversial. He’s a candidate for canonisation with some people. Dave Marsh thinks differently in his comments on the New York Times’ obituary in 2002 and closes his column fittingly with the words “Sometime soon, we need to … Continue reading →

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>And speaking of Smokie….

Posted on 20 August, 2007 by jb

>You’ve all heard of Smokie, right? Smokie, the band that backed Peter Noone (of Hermann’s Hermits fame) in the early 70’s and who – if there were any justice in the world – should have sunk without trace? But then … Continue reading →

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>Blood on the highway

Posted on 19 August, 2007 by jb

>Things can get out of hand…. Someone sets off a firecracker a bit too close to the neighbour’s dog, neighbour gets shirty, words are exchanged, angry silence ensues with a lot of behind-the-hand muttering until some young hothead gets the … Continue reading →

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>Rick Danko and Levon Helm

Posted on 16 August, 2007 by jb

>The music’s over here This might not have been at the Starry Night Club, Portland, OR, It might not even have been on January 23, 1983. To be honest, it doesn’t matter one iota. It’s definitely Rick Danko and Levon … Continue reading →

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