[video=youtube;_GnHkfGgEQM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_GnHkfGgEQM#at=13[/video] Happy birthday to Inspiral Carpets frontman Tom Hingley.
Takes me back to Uni and good times! Saturn 5 You really were the greatest sight Stretching out on a summer's day Houston is calling me back to her
Happy birthday to Martyn P Casey the bass player in the Bad Seeds. [video=youtube;Nbe5RERDh4k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbe5RERDh4k[/video]
[video=youtube;xokIuwYfh10]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xokIuwYfh10[/video] Happy birthday neil Tennant - the ultimate dance group of all time.
Release the bats for Pete Murphy [video=youtube;OKRJfIPiJGY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRJfIPiJGY[/video]
[video=youtube;O-eo6qHCaFk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-eo6qHCaFk[/video] Wilko!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christine McVie from Fleetwood Mac. [video=youtube;OIKkveUcBPc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIKkveUcBPc[/video]
Strange one with Tom Hingley and the Carpets. His new band is Tom Hingley and the Lovers, who happen to play quite a lot of Inspiral Carpet songs. They were on tour last year where the set was mostly the second album 'The Beast Inside'. Me son went to that one in Newcastle. Then, in March, I had the pleasure of seeing the Inspiral Carpets in Newcastle. The frontman was the original singer before they had any success. The set was the first album 'Life' with a few like Saturn 5 etc. I thought they were good, but the missus would tell you otherwise. My mate has seen both and he reckons that Tom Hingley and the Lovers are the better of the two. The Lovers are playing in Saltburn tonight (£10 ticket). Confused? I am.
[video=youtube;uUYkL8l6VLk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUYkL8l6VLk[/video] Roger McGuinn legendary frontman of The Byrds is 239 today.
One for Rogue leader and moses. Happy birthday to Lawrence donegan bass player with Lloyd cole and the commotions![video=youtube;jheDyV-4RN0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jheDyV-4RN0[/video]
[video=youtube;EcKbeSPE-uA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKbeSPE-uA[/video] Rogue's guru Woodie Guthrie was born today.
Happy Birthday Nick McCabe - Lead Guitarist with the Verve [video=youtube;1lyu1KKwC74]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74[/video]
The late great Ian Curtis of Joy Division. [video=youtube;xyKFfsuxCe0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyKFfsuxCe0[/video] Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls [video=youtube;Cbd-BcuPvLA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbd-BcuPvLA[/video]
One of my regrets, although I had the chance too, was not seeing Joy Division live. RIP Ian Curtis Your star will always shine
Sadly another one no longer with us but it would have been Desmond Dekker's birthday today. [video=youtube;1VGkmPF1CNo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VGkmPF1CNo[/video]