Musings on the byways of popular culture
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We’ve had a few discussions on this, and I thought this might be interesting – has anyone else had a significant downsize in their CD collection ?
This Canadian chap (who looks like he would fit right in here) decided to divest of the bulk of his CD collection.
What would you keep ? Why ?
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Welcome to August! which has so far been partly November as well as partly sweltering. So come in out the rain, dry yourself off and help yourself to a nice warm drink while you tell us all – what have you been listening to / reading / watching / getting up to ?
and are there any events / releases coming up that we should be aware of ?
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Artifical Intelligence is now being used to explore free jazz – in this case based on the wonderful Interstellar Space, by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali
http://www.openculture.com/2019/07/what-happens-when-artificial-intelligence-listens-to-john-coltranes-interstellar-space.html?fbclid=IwAR1POze3RBg8lFXCp0hZt4X_zrLWl5ps_rOvsoKU2t_kKJqwU3b9b2ng4pQ
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SUMMER IS HERE! come and gather in the shade of the Rowan tree, help yourselves to a cold drink from the tub, and please share – what have you been listening to / reading / watching / otherwise enjoying ? and is there anything coming up that you’d like us to be aware of ?
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welcome to the first Friday of a new month. here in Glasgow, while the calendar says “June”, the weather seems to be unable to move past “February”
come away in, hang your wet clothes on the dryer, help yourself to a drink from the cabinet, and tell us all – what have you been listening to / enjoying / reading / watching in the last month? and is there anything coming up we should be aware of ?
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Hi, I’m el hombre malo, you may know me from such threads as “Blogger Takeover I through to L”, etc. I also play guitar in The Beat Poets and in the Primevals. I’ve recorded a CD of instrumental tunes, called “More Guitars”. It’s available on Bandcamp now, and I will be pressing a small run of CDs if there is enough interest.
https://tomrafferty1.bandcamp.com/album/more-guitars
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Following on from the podcasts – his paintings were pretty cool, too!
http://www.openculture.com/2014/10/the-paintings-of-miles-davis.html?fbclid=IwAR316HeYm84z1AMhcqPr__A4e02J03eMhbjzxdGWCEeKPHcrechtb2IyJ9Y
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as we career through the year (MAY? ALREADY??) let’s pause by this little landmark, the first Friday in the month, let’s gather round this picnic hamper and share – what have you been listening to / reading / watching / enjoying ? and is there anything coming up we should be aware of ?
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13/04/2019
Hey Glasgow! Loads of bands, Glasvegas at 3, Tom McGuire at 3:30, Beat Poets at 4
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Spring has sprung, the grass is riz …. come gather round and tell us what you have been enjoying in the last month, and is there anything else upcoming that we should be alerted to ?
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well, we all know the rules, so let’s just get on with it, shall we ?
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SNOW!! IN FEBRUARY!! I KNOW!!!!
Anyway, come in out the cold, help yourself to a wee brandy from that bottle there, and please share with us what you have been listening to, watching, reading, etc, and if there is anything coming up that we should know about
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This is tomorrow calling, wishing you a happy new year.
Please gather round this roaring candle and share with us all what you have been enjoying over the last month
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Greetings one and all from Lower Saxony. (It’s a long story and not that interesting, so please feel free to make up a backstory yourself that is entertaining).
It is just about the first Friday of a new month so please come in out the cold and tell us all – what have you been listening to / reading / watching or otherwise enjoying this month ? And is there anything coming up that we should know about ?
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thoughtful piece on Joni, and how hard it was for her to make her way in the world
that complicated triple threat – for me, she is up there with Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk – bandleader, astonishing musical innovater, and songwriter.
one favourite story – Wayne Shorter was hired to play on a session. he looked at the charts, and was puzzled – “what kind of chords are these?”. she explained “they’re Joni Mitchell chords”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/joni-mitchells-openhearted-heroism?mbid=social_facebook&utm_brand=tny&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0gg6hfYhQjsFrtjx9uVvk17fdUegDowmCP0I9Ae4oCvRo86nTsRdqNt4M
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It is ascloseasthis to being the first Friday of the new month, so come gather round, throw another log on the roaring bonfire, and share what you have been watching / listening to / reading this month – and is there anything new on the horizon we should all be watching for ?
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It is the first Friday of a new month, so WELCOME TO ROCKTOBER!!
Now, please gather round this roaring candle and share with us – what have you been reading/ watching / listening to / generally getting up to ? and is there anything coming up we should all be aware of ?
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and now the leaves are turning … it is the first Friday of a new month, so please gather amongst these fallen leaves and share what you have been listening to / reading / watching or otherwise enjoying – and tell us if there is something new coming up that we should all be aware of
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Mr James Blast, formerly of this parish, is commemorated in an appropriate way by the release of a new album on Bandcamp. This work has been undertaken by his dear friend Raf.
From the bandcamp link:
Today, the day of this album’s release, marks what should have been the 60th birthday of one of the best friends I’ve ever had, a Glaswegian who identified himself as James Blaast!™. Yes, with the exclamation point and the trademark symbol included. He was the one who bestowed the ‘Prog Goth’ label on Ahràyeph first. James died unexpectedly two days after his 58th birthday, which was the day we had last spoken. I even played ‘Happy Birthday’ on my guitar for him while Facetiming, which made him laugh. After a slew of medical mishaps, none of which contributed to his sudden death, he was happy and content. He hadn’t always been, as will be evidenced in some of the songs you’ll find on this release.
Raf invited me to contribute, so I make some noise on it too.
Let’s gather in the Aspidistra and Hatstand (under his glorious sign) and remember the great contrarian.
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Endless Summer …. it is the first Friday of a new month, so please gather round and tell us all, what have you been listening to , reading , watching this month ? is there anything coming up that we should be aware of ? and is there anything else you would like to share ?
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We’re having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave …. it is the first Friday of a new month, so please gather in the shade of this spreading chestnut tree to tell us all what you have been listening to / reading / watching or generally enjoying – and is there anything coming up we should know about ?
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FLAMING JUNE!! As it is the first Friday of a new month, please gather round and tell us your thoughts on what you have been reading / watching / listening to or otherwise enjoying.
And are there any events / releases coming up that we should be aware of ?
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It is that time again, the first Friday of the month – please gather round the maypole and tell us all what you have been watching / reading / listening to , and if there is anything coming up we should be aware of.
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For many of us here (ME!!) every day is Record Store Day.
Anyway, there is a cracking day organised at Love Music in Glasgow – bands and DJs in Dow’s, Dundas Street – just down from the shop itself.
I’m DJing (along with my old compadre David Belcher), and the bands include our own, our very own Beat Poets, The Valves, Dean Owens and Colonel Mustard.
DJ sets from 1, Beat Poets at 3, Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5 at 5pm ish.
Support your local record shops, please – or they will disappear!
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I will quite literally be on the road in France avec Les Primevaux on Friday, so I’m jumping the gun to post this now.
Please gather round the remains of this giant chocolate Easter Bunny, help yourself to some pieces and share – what have you been reading / watching / listening to / or generally enjoying in the past month ?
And is there anything coming up that you’d like to make us all aware of ?
