Category Archives: Music

Tunes for a Tuesday – 16 August 2011

Posted on 16 August, 2011 by jb

California Snow Story – The Only One That Matters Danny Kaye – Bloop Bleep Emmylou Harris – Goodbye John Prine – People Puttin’ People Down Kennedy – Karate Skallander – Sing Evil Light Steppenwolf – Born to Be Wild Strand … Continue reading →

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Tunes for a Tuesday – 9 August 2011

Posted on 9 August, 2011 by jb

Bob Dylan – One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) Bodebrixen – Shone Golinski Brothers – Bloody Heart – Love Alive Lowell Fulson – Blue Shadows Michael Franks – Keeping My Eye on You Rick Danko – Mystery Train … Continue reading →

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Tunes for a Tuesday – 2 August 2011

Posted on 2 August, 2011 by jb

Bob Dylan – One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) Bodebrixen – Shone Golinski Brothers – Bloody Heart – Love Alive Lowell Fulson – Blue Shadows Michael Franks – Keeping My Eye on You Rick Danko – Mystery Train … Continue reading →

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The Death of Disintermediation

Posted on 28 July, 2011 by jb

André Rieu is big with folks in my demographic. Either him or these hokey Gospel shows that pop up with frightening frequency. When I say that I’ve been to see Daniel Lanois or Willy Deville, I get blank looks. So … Continue reading →

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Tunes for a Tuesday – 26 July 2011

Posted on 26 July, 2011 by jb

Claire Waldoff – Als Der Kremser Noch Fuhr Ins Grüne Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire Daniel Lanois – Sillium’s Hill Desert Rose Band with Emmylou Harris – If I Could Only Win Your Love Gipsy Kings – Escucha … Continue reading →

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It’s like watching heaven with your ears……

Posted on 21 July, 2011 by jb

Daniel Lanois discovered Chris Whitley in 1988, helped him get a record deal and produced his first album. Chris Whitley (and his Belgian wife) produced a daughter in 1988. Her name is Trixie Whitley, she grew up in Belgium and … Continue reading →

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We even have our own theme song….

Posted on 19 July, 2011 by jb
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Tunes for a Tuesday – 19 July 2011

Posted on 19 July, 2011 by jb

Dave Edmunds – Dynamite Don McGlashan – Rain Drummer – Feel Good Together Free – Fire And Water Joshua Radin – Someone Else’s Life Peter Igelhoff – Ich bin ganz verschossen in Deine Sommersprossen Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen – … Continue reading →

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The modem story

Posted on 4 July, 2011 by jb

Digital natives won’t know what this is about. Back in the early/mid 1990s, a modem board for your PC would cost around $200. You connected it to your phone line and dialed up your ISP,  listening all the time to … Continue reading →

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>Every picture tells a story

Posted on 26 March, 2011 by jb

> The 1400 block Montana Avenue in Santa Monica is a favourite place – villagey, definitely upmarket, but inviting. It’s got Blue Plate, a favourite breakfast/lunch/dinner place, it’s got Whole Foods and it’s got loads of funky shiops. Like “Every … Continue reading →

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