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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Michael Jackson Why Wait ’till he’s Dead?
That MJ was a tremendous recording artist is beyond doubt, although popularity does not guarantee quality – just remember the Spice Girls phenomena. What really annoys me is that lots of people are going out and buying MJ records. Let me explain that a bit better. It is not that people are buying his records […]
Posted in Rants
Tagged as: deaths, michael Jackson, rock music
More Records That Changed The World
I have published an article about records that changed the world of music. You can read it here. I was quite happy with the list but now I have my doubts, where is Dylan, Wreckless, Jimi? That is the trouble with lists, 10 may be a convenient number but it is not big enough and […]
Posted in About and things
Don’t ask…
Thisa is just one of those things that you have to do when you have a site. auxi439sgn
Posted in Uncategorized
Michael Jackson
MJ died overnight as I slept in the UK. While I am not going to go into details of his life (follow this link to WikiP if you want that stuff) his contribution to music is worth comment. MJ is significant to Real Rock and Blues for 2 reasons. Firstly, it is difficult for many […]
Posted in Departures
Commercial Radio Stations the End of Civilisation?
This is not as stupid a question as it first appears. At least, not if you think that music is important. I believe that music is one of the foundations of society. It predated written communication and probably the spoken word. Rhythm and melody is with us before we are born. Babies in the womb […]
Posted in Rants
Tagged as: classic rock music, live music, love rock music, real rock and blues, rock music
Hello world!
A new blog, but not a new site, this is Real Rock and Blues. Originally the site supported a radio programme I did for a community radio station, with the play lists and links to good bands etc. The station died, lack of funds and too many egos…….. and so did the site. But it […]
Posted in About and things, Uncategorized
Tagged as: blues music, nick cave, real rock and blues, rock music