Mighty Pixies
TAKE a smattering of surf rock and add a pinch of punk. Stir in a generous slab of Beefheart with a sprig of Buddy Holly and a dash of Iggy … Continue readingMighty Pixies
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Hatfield and the North: Halfway Between Heaven and Earth
Live at the Rainbow Theatre, 1976, from the compilation album Over the Rainbow.
Bonnie Raitt: Angel from Montgomery
Bonnie Raitt sings John Prine. Beautifully. A live performance from 1974.
Bridget St John: Song to Keep You Company
From a 1969 Peel session, sheer bliss.
Elvis Costello: King of America
Another clip from what I think is his best album, this time the title track.
Planxty: Sweet Thames Flow Softly
Planxty were really pretty good. This is a live clip from 1973.
Meet Ms Motivator
FOR sheer brass neck, few can hold a candle to the disgraced former Labour MP Fiona Onasanya. She, you might recall, served a jail sentence for perverting the course of … Continue readingMeet Ms Motivator
Rainer Ptacek: One Man Crusade
Not one of my very favourite artists (he reminds me a bit too much of other chaps) but no slouch with the guitar and a loss to the world. RIP.
Jackson Browne/David Lindley: Long Distance Love
One of the great songs (written by Lowell George for Little Feat’s The Last Record Album). One of the great singers. And one of the great guitarists. How could it … Continue readingJackson Browne/David Lindley: Long Distance Love
Well-done Beefheart
CAPTAIN Beefheart once sang: ‘I may be hungry but I sure ain’t weird.’ The rest of the world might beg to differ. The cap’n, also known as Don Van Vliet, … Continue readingWell-done Beefheart