Posts Tagged ‘Music’

 

Josienne and Ben will be playing at the Musician Bar in leicester on the 7th May the premier Folk Songstress and the amazing guitars of Ben are one not to be missed

the Shout Out Louds were a band from sweden now residents in Seattle

via SHOUT OUT LOUDS – “Howl Howl Gaff Gaff.

Electric Eye psych-rock band from Norway

songs include Catherine 1956, Tongues, Lets All go and the wonderful titled Owls Clenching Talons My Heart. Their second album “YOUTH CULTURE FOREVER” is due very soon catch them at the DEER SHED festival in May

TELEVISION the band were formed in New York City in 1973 part of the scene that included Patti Smith, The Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads this is their seminal tune and the best guitar track ever Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd interlock guitar parts of rhythm and lead guitars

 

Paul Thomas Saunders, an acoustic version of “Under Atacama Skies” from the mahogany sessions, Paul has a new album out very soon

“Beautiful Desolation”

taken from the Weekender Sessions this just amazing sound using his guitar and possibily an Earthquake devices “Organiser” pedal they are the songs of Timothy Showalter. Every songs is true story from his personal experiences. If you saw him live on his last tour of the UK in 2013 and his appearance at the “End of the Road” festival just stunning

one of the great videos THE CHURCH from Canberra Australia, stormed into the uk with this track in 1981 taken from the “Skins and Heart” their debut album Steve Kilbey has just revamped the band for a new album and a tour

Nice in depth profile of Gene Clark the original Byrd and songwriter of “Feel a Whole Lot Better” and “Eight Miles High” .He was only in the Byrds for a short period between 1964-66 after a short spell in the New Christy minstrels he heard the Beatles and wanted to form a rock band heading to Los Angeles he met folk singer Jim McGuinn assembled the Byrds and became the first of the country rock bands, He was the main songwriter and vocalist but a fear of flying and touring meant he left the band in 1966.  He suffered bouts of heavy drinking and this led to stomach ulcers which after surgery they removed most of his stomach and intestines which would lead later to his death in 1991.

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QUILT – “Quilt”

Posted: March 14, 2014 in MUSIC
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this is the album Ive been listening to the most these last few weeks, QUILT are from Boston described as neo mystical with good vibrations, Three part harmonies and haunting Psych pop but for me just good songs and great musicians