The Vinyl Countdown # 408
Elvis Costello and The Roots, Wise Up: Thought – Remixes and Reworks [EP] (2013) Being a big fan of both Elvis Costello and The Roots I was – instantly – a fan of the Wise Up Ghost album, even got a...
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Jack Pleis, His Piano, Orchestra and Chorus, Broadway Goes Hollywood (1955) Muzak, schmaltz, cornball, oddities, soft-jazz, safe orchestral pop, call it what you want – I want it. Especially on vinyl....
View ArticleLink Wray: Link Sings Elvis
Link Wray Link Sings Elvis Ace Records UK Link Wray was best known as a guitar-slinger – his Rumble issuing that very sound, making it profound. He was the bridge between surf-rock and heavy metal. And...
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Los Lobos, Will The Wolf Survive? [Single] (1985) I probably didn’t really need this – but when has need really ever been the case with records and collections and especially with record-collections?!...
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George Feyer, Echoes of Spain (1956) I buy these things – little curious, little nonsenses. I only buy them if they’re a dollar or two, never more than $5 certainly. Often you find them for 20c or 50c....
View ArticleMy Top-Ten Re-Watchable Sitcoms
There is one thing with this list of 10 – all of the shows needed to be rewatchable, need to be shows I have actually re-watched. Often. So with that as the only catch here’s the list. 1. Taxi – I am...
View ArticleTen Songs Only Warren Zevon Could Have Written
Every now and then I hear a song by Warren Zevon and I think only Warren Zevon could have written that. Now, bear with me – because that statement seems obvious and therefore kinda silly. But there are...
View ArticleRevisiting Scratch 22 – Distance From View: 10 Years On…
One of my favourite albums from 2011 was Distance From View by Scratch 22. This rolling, flowing instrumental hip-hop album was created by New Zealander Rodi Kirk. His DJ/producer alias: Scratch 22....
View ArticleTen Years Ago I Wrote My First Book
Ten years ago, I published a book called On Song. My first book. It came about in an interesting way I guess. I think the publishing world was trying to latch on to bloggers and blogging; see that...
View ArticleNatalie Merchant’s Carnival
Sometimes a song hits me so hard that I can’t stop listening to it. I’ll play it several times in a row. And not just when I first hear it, but almost every time. I can count on my hands the number of...
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