Wayne Shorter passed away today , a really good friend of mine was a huge jazz fan and this was his favourite. RIP to both of them
RIP Steve Mackey I've said before that IMHO Pulp were better than the sum of Blur and Oasis (and I'm a fan of Blur's output since 'Modern Life Is Rubbish'). Mackey was the musical catalyst that changed Blur from a backwater indie band to one that made perfect pop, without losing their lyrical edge and alternative feel. Different Class is a stunning album and every single time that I hear Common People is an absolute joy. RIP
I have the same feeling when I hear the pulp track Babies, a sheer delight and a great pop song driven by Steve Mackeys bass
A true icon of the jazz world. I really only know his work in the mid-70's Weather Report albums, but his career is awesome! Good age, though!
Tickets for Devo's final, farewell UK appearance go on sale tomorrow morning 10.00. https://www.axs.com/uk/events/473087/devo-tickets?skin=aegpresentsuk August 19 @ Eventim Appollo...which is the Hammersmith Odeon for those likely to think about attending.
One of my current favourite bands Fontains DC cover one of my all time favourite artists Nick Drakes Cello Song , I love it
RIP Gary Rossington! Who he, I hear you possibly ask....but the last surviving member of Lynyrd Skynyrd has left the building (71). Lost half his mates decades ago in a plane crash and something of a miracle that any lasted that long. They played several nights at the Rainbow in '77 when I was working there and demanded some 'interesting' (very, very illegal) substances on their back stage amenity list! He was so high, so often, he's already had a good view of heaven I imagine. But still produced some of the most iconic songs of all time. God speed! (Or whatever else he wants to take with him!)
I saw them on the whistle test and that week got the NME and brought tickets for one of their first London shows ( don't think it was the Rainbow) possibly a theatre near Victoria station , brilliant gig , much later I saw them in Hemel Hempstead on a Friday night as a warm up show for Knebworth that weekend RIP Gary
The Hemel & Knebworth gigs were the Summer before the Rainbow set. In '75 they played Hammersmith & the old BBC venue in Shepherds Bush. They kept very busy. Probably why they needed 'assistance' to keep going!
Thanks for clearing that up , I was into those bands at that time and the Ozark Mountain Daredevils toured about that time as well 1975 , was you working at the Rainbow for the Warner brothers tour in 75 , Doobie Bros and Little Feat a legendary show I had the luck to be at , went to see the doobies and ended up a life long little feat fan ,I even went to San Francisco to see them in late 78 not long before Lowell George died
Unfortunately not. I started in Jan 77 with the Genesis gigs and stayed there for around 5-6 months only. (I was a stage lighting designer mostly working in West End theatres). They gigged there a few months later. Little Feat were great, but I never saw them live sadly. I have a battered vinyl of Feat Don't Fail Me Now and loved it at the time - particularly the Avant Garde/jazz piano at the end of side two. Might have to revisit it!
OK so who can remember what they were doing 43 years ago today? I can it was a Monday and I was at school, but more importantly at lunchtime I went into town (Canterbury) to collect my pre-order of the limited edition double pack single Going Underground from the Longplayer, Weller liked a March release with the anniversaries of the release of News of the World, Strange Town and Speak Like A child also all due this week
40 years ago? No, I can't say that I do. If I wasn't drunk, I would have been hungover. I'm struggling to remember that I'm going to The Half Moon to see The Smyths tonight. Should have Neen in Hastings to see a Blondie tribute with my kid sister on Saturday but it's off....****. I own that single and somewhere in the back of my mind I think that I may have that limited edition? Is it worth anything significant?
