I picked up on Scroobius Pip a few days back because of the name. It comes from the Edward Lear nonsense poem. I love it when I find something that I missed out on in the recent past. This is from 2008 and I don’t know how I missed it. This version, the De La Edit features Posdnous from De La Soul.
Been listening to the album Angles a fair bit as a result. Scroobius has a way with the words.
Categories: 2008 · hip hop
Tagged: (De La Edit) De La Soul, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Posdnous, Thou Shalt Always Kill
I went for a haircut this evening. Whilst in the chair and chatting about bands and music, my hairdresser (yes, I know, not a barber) told me that his friend was in The Primitives. His friend is Tracy Tracy. I didn’t tell him that I had a bit of a schoolboy crush back when this first came out.
Categories: indie
Tagged: Crash, The Primitives, Tracy Tracy
One of those tunes you hear on the radio (Bob Harris Country) and have to go find what it is.
Took ages to track the album down. Think I ended up buying it on import.
Categories: Country
Tagged: Kasey Chambers, Rattlin' Bones, Shane Nicols
There’s something lacking from the mix on this version though.
Categories: 1976 · Rock
Tagged: (Don't Fear) The Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult, Gene Frenkle, More Cowbell
Categories: Folk
Tagged: bothy band, kesh jig
Back in 1985 BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test did an all-nighter show called Rock Around The Clock. It was hosted by Word Magazine’s Mark Ellen and David Hepworth, with a bit of help from Andy Kershaw.
I remember staying up and seeing Echo and the Bunnymen joining up with Billy Bragg to play a rather shambolic version of The Velvet Underground’s Run, Run, Run at about 3 in the morning. I’d just discovered The Velvet Underground for myself and it felt like being a member of an exclusive club. In a pre-Amazon and MP3 world, just getting hold of their records was a challenge. To see two of my favourite acts teaming on a Velvet’s cover was tremendously exciting.
I hadn’t seen or heard it again in nearly 25 years until I found this on YouTube. In the intervening time I had thought about this version, and being a bit of a guitar geek, I remembered distinctly that Billy Bragg was playing a Telecaster f hole Thinline and that Will Sargent of the Bunnymen was playing a Bond Electraglide. A very 80s high tech guitar, made with carbon fibre with digital controls and readouts and a stepped rather than fretted fretboard. Very much of it’s time and technology in a guitar that never really caught on. Mick Jones played one in Big Audio Dynamite. The Edge probably played one too.
Categories: 1985 · Cover Version · indie
Tagged: Billy Bragg, bond electraglide, cover, Echo and the Bunnymen, OGWT, Old Grey Whistle Test, Rock Around The Clock, Run Run Run, Velvet Underground
A few weeks ago Dan Walsh played at the Hare and Hounds on one of @moseleyfolk‘s Lunar Society events. I heard he was great but I missed it as I was at Symphony Hall for the excellent Transatlantic Sessions.
Last night though I caught some of his fine banjo playing, accompanied by Will Pound on harmonica on Moseley’s own, Janice Long’s, Radio 2 show. It’s available on iPlayer for a week the next week.
During the show they let slip that they will be playing at the Moseley Folk Festival in September. Hardly surprising, but good news. First sneak peak at any of the line-up I’ve been able to glean.
This is my favourite track from his quite excellent album, Tomorrow’s Still To Come.
Categories: 2010 · Folk
Tagged: dan Walsh, banjo, moseley folk, rumours, janice long, will pound, hare and hounds, lunar society
Categories: 1981 · 80s · electronic
Tagged: 80s, Einstein a Go Go, electronic, Landscape
Today I am mostly listening to…. (last.fm stream)
