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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Review – Really a ‘Must Have’ Reissue – REALLY
We have all read the publicity blurbs about this or that ‘must have ‘ reissue. Generally they are for second rate didn’t-make-it-first-time-may-make-it-this-time-anyway-it-was-gathering-dust-on-the-shelf albums. It is good, very good, to find one reissue of a real my-life-would-not-be-complete-without-it album. The Feelies were great. They came from New jersey and were called the best underground band in New […]
Posted in Reviews
Tagged as: classic rock music, lou reed, new wave, patti smith, rem, review, rock and blues, the feelies, velvet underground
Derek Acorah, Michael Jackson, Nothing New Under The Sun
Derek Acorah filming a seance and trying to contact Michael Jackson is not the first time programmes for TV have been made in which mediums have tried to reach the departed famous. (my original post here) In 2006 a pay to view TV seance programme was made in which the object was to contact John […]
Posted in Rants
Tagged as: derek acorah, jane wallace, john lennon, lady diana, lady diana seance, michael Jackson, rock and blues, tweance
On This Day – Let the Hype Begin!
On this day in 1975 Bruce Springsteen is featured on the cover of both Time and Newsweek. There follows much hype and adulation. Undoubtedly a great performer and writer was the Boss’s hype really justified? Is any of the hype we are subjected to by the publicity departments ever justified? One of the best bits […]
Posted in Uncategorized
On This Day – Zeppelin’s Debut, Probably.
On this day in 1968 led Zeppelin played their first gig, probably. There is some confusion due to the short time that the band called themselves ‘The New Yardbirds’. Also, some internet sources quote the 15th October 1968 as being the first Zepp gig, but that appears to be an error. Jimmy himself presented a […]
Posted in On This Day, rock and blues
Tagged as: jimmy page, led zepp, led zepplin, love rock music, On This Day, rock and blues, surrey university, zepplin
On This Day – The High Numbers Turned Down By EMI!
On this day in 1964 The High Numbers auditioned for EMI the UK record company, and were turned down. One of the reasons they were turned down was that the record company wanted them to write more of their own material. Like many of the beat groups of the time the various members had been […]
Posted in On This Day
Tagged as: my generation, On This Day, patti smith, rock and blues, the high numbers, the who
Michael Jackson, That ‘New’ song, A New ‘Duet’ With Janet, and His Kids…
The soap opera goes on. Janet is to release an unheard duet with Michael on her forthcoming ‘Greatest Hits’ album. Little is known of the song other than it is called ‘Make me’ and was recorded in 2008. Call me cynical but how can an unreleased song be part of a greatest hits album? I […]
Posted in rock and blues
Tagged as: katherin jackson, michael Jackson, paris jackson, prince jackson, prince michael II jackson, rock and blues
On This Day – What a Week For Elvis!
On this day in 1956 Elvis was involved in a fist fight. He had stopped at a petrol station in Memphis to get some petrol and was mobbed by teenagers. The petrol station manager wanted him to go away so that he could start selling petrol again. Tempers became frayed and the owner, Ed Hopper, […]
Posted in On This Day
Tagged as: classic rock music, elvis fighting, elvis presley, love rock music, On This Day, rock and blues
Derek Acorah’s Michael Jackson Seance
I honestly do not know what to say about this story. Derek Acorah, a TV medium (he says that he contacts the spirits of the the departed) is to hold a seance and contact Michael Jackson’s spirit. My position on spiritualism is quite simple. I believe that when you are gone you are gone. No […]
Posted in Rants
Tagged as: derek acorah, derren brown, michael Jackson, rock and blues
On This day – Great Balls Of Fire
On this day in 1957 Jerry lee lewis recorded “Great Balls of Fire” his follow up to “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going’ On”. As you might have guessed if you have read previous posts I am a great fan of Sam Phillips and Sun Records. Not so much for the individual tracks as such more the […]
Posted in On This Day
Tagged as: classic rock music, jerry lee lewis, On This Day, rock and blues, sam phillips, sun records