Broadcasting from near the Thames Delta, featuring hot wax and moods from the Planet Of Sound, the only common theme being random. Let's stick together, consider our child....
Can't believe I've only just discovered Chris O'Leary's writing. His blog, 'Pushing Ahead Of The Dame' is a university level biopsy of every Bowie song. You could spend days browsing it.
In fact it's so good he's re-edited it and re-written into an amazing Bowie book, my new favourite Bowie book. Available from Amazon or other sellers as listed the authors site. If you're a Bowie fan you really should investigate. Don't just take my word for it, do it!
Having done only one last year, here's my second podcast of 2015. Quite a bit of new music on this one, featuring, two from Muse (from the forthcoming 'Drones'), MG (Martin Gore), two from Tame Impala (ftf 'Currents'), Johnny Marr sings Depeche Mode, Blur, Jamie T sings Meghan Trainor, two from Paul Weller (ftf 'Saturns Pattern'), Underworld vs Misterons vs Frankie Knuckles, two alternate David Bowie plastic soul mixes and a brief excerpt of a Bowie holy grail, The Violent Femmes, Alex Burey, three from Wolf Alice and Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes. Have a listen, download here.
The first TDWS of 2015. Features The Manics do the Stones,
Marc Almond, Blur, Laura Marling does Led Zep, The Handsome Family, Pete
Doherty, NME Godlike Genius’s Suede, Paul Weller, Tame Impala does MJ, Wolf
Alice, Rumer does Christopher Cross, self-recorded in concert recordings of
Juke and Laura Marling, Moroder/Minogue, Hegarty/Ono, Frank Ocean, Father John
Misty does Nirvana, Robert Plant and Morrissey. You can download or listen
here.
Over the last week Juke have
suitably announced their intentions for the year with two gigs, the first to
feature the new line up with Dale Holt-Mead taking his place as new guitarist
and permanent replacement for Kieran Brown and with Miles once more bossing the
bass. ‘Warm-up’ gig at the Edge in Basildon highlighted a heavier and more
polished sound, the band more confident and assured. Juke played Mojo, How
Long, Take on the World, Head Full of Nothing, Elevate Me, Put Me to Sleep,
Broken Bone Blues, Shelter & Pins and Needles. The new songs were
instant and seamless in the set. Here are a couple of pics and a video of ‘Shelter’.
A week later and the band take to
the stage and the Dublin Castle in Camden, a famous venue that was crucial in aiding
acts such as Madness, Blur and Amy Winehouse establishing themselves. And Juke
killed it just as much as the enthusiastic crowd lapped it up. The sound was
crisp, the drums bellowed, the bass ruled, the guitars blazed and the vocals
soared. I’ve said it before but you’ve really gotta see this band in such
intimate settings while you still can. Here’s a couple more pics and a video of
set opener ‘Mojo’ in its blazing 2015 form.
Hastily and poorly cobbled together video for the sole purpose of sharing Laura Marling's cover of Led Zeppelin's short but sweet instrumental 'Bron-Yr'Aur' from the soon to be re-issued 'Physical Graffiti' album, recorded especially for Mojo magazine.
Though I compiled this lot nearly two months ago, my slovenliness
means it's only getting posted now. No podcast this time, just downloads.
I will be podcasting and posting again
soon though, lists of ten, 15 minutes with, random web finds etc. Podcasts will
focus on music found whilst routinely on t'web and recent personal faves and
purchases. And hopefully a site re-launch when TheGrid gets going early spring.
However, here are the downloads for the
2014 compilations, fairly mainstream this year, I may be mellowing with age.
Track of the year? For me, probably the Springsteen/Morello rework of 'The
Ghost of Tom Joad' featuring some of the most outrageous guitar work I've ever
heard. Please enjoy.
You'll
have often heard me going on about Juke this year. Here's an easy slice of why.
The recent Phoenix FM 'Phoenix Fridays' slot containing about 85% of their
current set, with covers for printing too. And as a bonus the bands raucous
cover of 'Suffragette City', lower quality, recorded on my phone, but still
blinding. This is officially band endorsed! Two choices, firstly unfiltered,
background noise etc., but more upfront, secondly filtered, background noise
filtered out, vocals a bit clearer but overall less attack in the sound. You
can download whatever one you choose, or both, including covers. Grab it while
you can, not sure how long I'll leave it up for.
