Variations on a Spotify theme.....
I found out tonight that there are over 70 versions of the Bob Dylan song 'All along the watchtower' on the online music service Spotify. I sort of worry that there might soon be a 'Watchtower radio'…
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Johnny Cash and me.
An early memory of mine is listening to my Uncle Idris play Johnny Cash songs on his guitar. Particularly he did a great rendition of 'Ring of Fire', though without the Mexican trumpets, Mexican trum…
Last tango in Sheffield...
It's safe to say that I do not have a body built for dance - well, unless you count the thing they do in Lederhosen that involves bumping bottoms and slapping thighs and faces as dancing. I have slig…
Chasing Cars
'Chasing Cars' is the name of a song by the band 'Snow Patrol'. I quite like it - I'm a sucker for sad songs and this is a fine example of the genre. However, it has a little bit of 'back story'. A…
The end of 6 Music
So, the BBC are going to close down 6 Music- which will be a great shame as it's one of the few stations around that play a good mix of contemporary and past music, AND also has presenters that are kn…
RATM vs X-Factor - Corporate Music Win!
There's a lovely comment in the movie 'Con Air' in which the character Garland Greene, a psychopath played by Steve Buscemi, watches the inmates on a prison transport plane celebrate their take over o…
In Praise of Drummers
There's an old joke amongst musicians – 'What do you call someone who hangs around on stage with musicians?' The punchline? 'A drummer.' Well, I like drummers – most of them, anyway. I think that the …
Death of a celebrity
This weekend the singer Stephen Gately died at his residence in Majorca. At the time of writing, the cause of death is unknown but suicide, foul play and drugs abuse are not being suggested. I was …
`Viva la Vida` - `All Along The Watchtower` for 2008?
The perennial question of 'What the heck is that all about?' with regard to the lyrics of Bob Dylan's 'All Along The Watchtower' was kicked off last year when a haunting version of the song by Bear Mc…
Jeff Healey - Like a Hurricane
Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey died this week, losing a battle against cancer. I have to say that he's a musician that I've heard occasionally and really enjoyed. He was younger than me when he died…