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Staying Sane with James – back in touch with Jim Glennie
“Everybody’s in their cave, facing what we can’t escape; Every time we’re through, your shit sticks to my shoe; Tell me how you’re staying sane, haven’t hugged a human since the end of May; Quarantine with you, our world’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged All the Colours of You, Andy Diagram, Beautiful Beaches, Broughton Hall, California, Cathal Coughlan, Charlie Andrew, Girl at the End of the World, Happy Mondays, Jacknife Lee, James, Jim Glennie, Living in Extraordinary Times, Manchester, Mark Hunter, Recover, Saul Davies, Scotland, Sheffield, Sit Down, Tim Booth, Topanga Canyon
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Somehow still finding his way home and away – the Jon Anderson interview
More than 50 years after his debut recordings with Yes, Lancashire-born US citizen and legendary vocalist and songwriter Jon Anderson remains enthused about his music, eager to spread the word about his 15th solo album. The prog rock icon is … Continue reading
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Back with a Special Beat Service – the Dave Wakeling interview
It gets a tad confusing with a few of the bands doing the rounds again all these years on, not least when original members have gone their separate ways, starting their own versions of the same group. Take The Beat, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Tone, California, Dave Wakeling, Fine Young Cannibals, General Public, Here We Go Love, I Just Can't Stop It, John Peel, Mick Jones, OTT, Ranking Roger, Roddy Radiation, Saxa, Special Beat Service, Stand Down Margaret, The Beat Birmingham, The English Beat, The Selecter, The Specials, The Undertones, Tiswas
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Banishing with love – in praise of Laura Marling’s Semper Femina
If expectation carries a weight, it doesn’t seem to concern Laura Marling, six LPs into a somewhat understated yet still stellar career, this super-talented artiste gracefully rising above genre labels amid major music press analysis and hyperbole. I tried to … Continue reading
The continuing adventures of the Magic Band, the Mothers of Invention, and the Muffin Men – the Denny Walley interview
Do you know the Muffin Men (‘the Muffin Men?’ I hear you ask. Yes, the Muffin Men), presumably based in Liverpool’s Drury Lane or Mulberry Place? Chances are that you might. They’ve been doing the rounds for more than a … Continue reading
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Tagged Antelope Valley High School, Atlanta, blues, Bongo Fury, California, Captain Beefheart, Denny Walley, Feelers Rebo, Frank Zappa, Lancaster, Liverpool, Magic Band, Mothers of Invention, Muddy Waters, Muffin Men, Preston, The Continental, Trembling Bells, Trout Mask Replica
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