Punchy, Punk Rock band fronted by Australian singer/guitarist Brody Dalle (named after Béatrice) sounded like Hole except Dalle can play better guitar. Quick wrist, gravel throat, sneering lip curl, penetrating eyes, red lipstick slash across her face, Dalle was the perfect crossover major label new Punk Rock star item. Drain The Blood comes from the third and […]
I’ve always been a sucker for an acoustic guitar and a cello and although I could choose various Cat Power tracks to post, this one I particularly like. It appears on her 6th album, You Are Free released in 2003 and was written by Folk singer/cartoonist/painter, Michael Hurley who collaborated with a later version of Sixties […]
Sacrilege! Big successful American band with famous glamorous girl singer doing a cover of introspective arty quiet English lads that really don’t want to be in their videos or in fact in the case of vocalist Mark Hollis – doesn’t even want to make music anymore. And then there’s the videos – Talk Talk have […]
Arty Japanese/American New Yorkers release their new album Barragán on September 2nd. Two singles have appeared so far, No More Honey and Dripping. Blonde Redhead are a three piece with twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace on drums and guitar/vocals respectively and guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Kazu Makino. No More Honey, the first single is sung by Makino and Dripping by Amedeo Pace […]
Here’s some Leon Russell videos from his extensive career. Starting with a fantastic version of Delta Lady in the studio from 1970 complete with two false starts. His voice rips, the songs rocks. Celebratory soulful R’n’R at it’s very best. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_russell Beware Of Darkness – Concert for Bangladesh with George Harrison […]
Underneath The Stars was Kate Rusby’s sixth album released in 2003. Cruel features on the album and is a traditional song from Lancashire. I’m not sure exactly when this performance is from but it’s somewhere between 2003 and 2008. Rusby sings many traditional songs, songs that are steeped in history, the album also features […]