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Have You Heard? – (50) “Ace of Spades” by Motorhead

Posted on March 30, 2014 by John S

Well, after my daffodils in Kew Gardens, I owe it to the Big D to go metal. And, just realised it’s the 50th “Have You Heard?” So what better than the full-on assault of Lemmy and the boys with their … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (49) Parquet Courts

Posted on March 11, 2014 by John S

You know, you occasionally come upon a band and think, why haven’t I heard them before? I had that feeling this weekend with Parquet Courts, a New York indie band.  Their first album, “Light Up Gold” came out in 2013. Where … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (48) Lenny Kravitz

Posted on February 27, 2014 by John S

I’ve just been writing about Lenny Kravitz for my book on music. His early days. A retro sixties sound but fresh and individual. I first heard him when I was living in Paris in 1989-90 on a fantastic radio station … Continue reading →

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Catfish and the Bottlemen at the Borderline, Soho

Posted on February 25, 2014 by John S

Last year at Latititude my friend Jon caught a band called Catfish and the Bottlemen in the late afternoon. I was somewhere else at the time. He came back saying they were brilliant – really rocked. So tonight we went … Continue reading →

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My Top Twelve – New York Songs

Posted on February 10, 2014 by John S

New York, New York. An iconic city, a city that you feel you know even when you’ve never been there. I’ve been once, in 1986, on business trip, for a few days. I’ll never forget the dazzling view of midtown … Continue reading →

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Music for a Tube Strike

Posted on February 6, 2014 by John S

Day 2 of the Tube strike. Decided to forgo the buses and just walk, apart from the Ealing Broadway to Paddington leg, which is a nifty 8-10 minutes on the train. So 25 minutes from home to EB and 45 … Continue reading →

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Lindi Ortega at the Garage, Islington, 30 January 2014

Posted on January 31, 2014 by John S

Aaah, I’ve been looking forward to this concert for so long, ever since I discovered Lindi’s music last November. I’ve played her three albums – “Cigarettes and Truckstops”, “Little Red Boots” and “Tin Star” – more than anything else recently. … Continue reading →

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“Inside Llewyn Davis” – a review

Posted on January 27, 2014 by John S

My son Kieran and I went to see “Inside Llewyn Davis”, the latest Coen brothers film, this evening. It has just been released in the UK. We both really liked it. I was drawn to it after reading a brief … Continue reading →

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Have You Heard? – (47) Lindi Ortega

Posted on January 16, 2014 by John S

Well have you? I hadn’t until November last year when I read a review of her latest album, “Tin Star”, in the Guardian, by Michael Hann, a music journalist whose views I respect. He gave it four stars and made … Continue reading →

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The Glass Spider Band at Under The Bridge

Posted on December 23, 2013 by John S

Not content with just the Ultimate Bowie band, featuring Ed Blaney, at Latititude, I went last week to see The Glass Spider Band with a few friends in a club bizarrely situated in Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea Football Club. … Continue reading →

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