Category Archives: Music – Have You Heard?

Have You Heard? – (20) “If Not For You” by Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton-John… and what they spawned!

Posted on September 15, 2012 by John S

I was listening to my iPod on shuffle tonight as I cooked dinner, and on came “If Not For You” by Bob Dylan. It’s from one of his post motorbike crash country albums of the late sixties/ early seventies, “New … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (19) Kurt and Kylie!

Posted on September 11, 2012 by John S

So, I was writing a piece for my musical journey book earlier tonight, about Kylie Minogue. Part of a sweep up of 80s popsters who didn’t fit into any other categories. Next to her on my iPod was Kurt Vile, … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (18) “Channel Orange” by Frank Ocean

Posted on September 1, 2012 by John S

Frank Ocean is a singer from New Orleans who is part of the LA-based Odd Future collective. “Channel Orange” is his first solo album. I have my son Kieran to thank for putting me on to this. It may well … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (17) “Jonny Greenwood is the Controller”

Posted on June 22, 2012 by John S

Jonny Greenwood is the guitarist and musical guru in Radiohead. This album is a selection of 70s and 80s conscious and dubwise reggae tunes chosen by Jonny.  It’s a brilliant selection. I urge you to download it! My two favourite … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (16) “2 Kindsa Love” by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Posted on May 30, 2012 by John S

OK, so I was just listening to music as I cooked the dinner tonight.  My 3,000 song Rockmix playlist on the iPod.  (Total list = 22,000, so I like to narrow it down sometimes!). On comes “2 Kindsa Love” by … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – ( 15) “Girl From The North Country” by Bob Dylan…and Johnny Cash

Posted on May 22, 2012 by John S

“The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” is my favourite Dylan album. And that is saying something. I’m always staggered to think it was only his second album, coming out in 1963. It has tunes like “Blowing in the Wind”, ‘A Hard Rain’s … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (14) “Marquee Moon” by Television

Posted on May 17, 2012 by John S

“Marquee Moon” is one of the great New York New Wave albums of the late seventies.  No, it’s more than that. It is, for me, one of the great albums of all time. It may even be in my top … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (13) “The Man Who Sold The World” by Bowie, Lulu and Nirvana

Posted on April 4, 2012 by John S

It’s an odd trio.  You wouldn’t naturally put them together. But the “Man Who Sold The World” unites them. The song was originally by David Bowie, the title track of his 1970 album.  This was just a bit before Bowie … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (12) “Wrecking Ball” by Bruce Springsteen

Posted on March 21, 2012 by John S

The release of a new Bruce Springsteen album is always important to me, ever since that moment, back in 1978, when I was lying in bed, in the darkness, listening to a review of new albums on the radio, and … Continue reading →

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Have you Heard? – (11) “Psychocandy” by The Jesus and Mary Chain

Posted on March 9, 2012 by John S

I’m writing about eighties indie for my book at the moment, and last night it was the turn of The Jesus and Mary Chain. It reminded me about the incendiary impact that their classic album, “Psychocandy”,  had when it came … Continue reading →

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