Musings on the byways of popular culture
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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 ?
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Boy, is winter here!
So – on this first Friday of the new month, please come and warm yourself by this roaring candle, share what you have been listening to / reading / watching or otherwise enjoying, and also let us know if there is anything coming up in March that we should be keeping an eye out for
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We have now passed through the longest January since records began,
So – on this first Friday of the new month, please share what you have been listening to / reading / watching or otherwise enjoying, and also let us know if there is anything coming up in February that we should be keeping an eye out for
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Happy New Year everyone! it’s that time again, so please gather around and tell us what you have been listening to / watching / reading or otherwise enjoying over the last month
All best wishes to everyone for 2018
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I am posting this early because I won’t have easy computer access on the first Friday of the new month – I will be quite literally living the dream, as the Primevals have 3 dates in France – Rennes, Lorient and Paris and I will be in a van, hooting with laughter and listening to Sonny Sharrock.
Still, I’d like you all to gather round and share what you’ve been listening to, reading and watching, and if there is anything new coming up we should be aware of
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Oh, dangerous times ahead. An Interactive map of Every Record Store on earth (so those of us who end up away from home, working, can find somewhere pleasant to spend hours .. and money …)
https://dangerousminds.net/comments/an_interactive_map_of_every_record_store_on_earth._youre_welcome
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Hola!! Greetings to all from Madrid, which is a fabulous place. It’s a new month, so please gather round and tell us what you have been listening to, watching, reading, playing, or generally getting up to.
And also – are there any new things coming up we should be alerted to?
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It is the first Friday of a new month, and here in Glasgow we have sunshine! Please gather round the campfire and share with us all – what have you been listening to / reading / watching / generally getting up to ?
And is there anything new coming up this month that we should keep an eye out for ?
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In a rare turn of events, the first Friday of the new month is also the first day of the month! so please gather round and tell us all – what have you been listening to / reading / watching / generally getting up to ? and also is there anything coming up that we should know about ?
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WHOOOSH! sorry I’m late. helluva week. nonetheless – please share any listening / reading / watching updates, and also tell us all what is coming up that we should be aware of …
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thoughts ?
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It’s that time again!
Please gather round and tell us what you have been reading / watching / listening to that is of any note.
And is there anything coming up that the world should be aware of ?
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From the lovely people at Aquarium Drunkard
Yet another great listen from the Other Minds Audio Archive – an interview with the always fascinating Laurie Anderson. In part 1 of this interview before a live audience of 1000 at the Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series in the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, Charles Amirkhanian speaks with Laurie Anderson about songs from her recent album, Mister Heartbreak. Anderson discusses influences on many of the songs on that album including Kokoku and Sharkeys Day. In addition, the composer explains her new albums departure from her last release, Big Science, containing O Superman. In Part 2, Laurie discusses the origins and variations of the song O Superman (for Massenet). She plays a Jules Massenet piece sung by Charles Holland (O Souverain) then O Superman by Laurie; also various bootleg/cover versions of O Superman.“ She discusses the Eventide Harmonizer, the three states of a song while analyzing song Its Cold Outside which was to become Big Science and listen to variations of both pieces. Laurie takes questions from the audience and then talks about writer William Burroughs.
https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=7oCMR7_KBYo&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DkcGEcB5M4es%26feature%3Dshare
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New Month! Here in Glasgow we can that summer has arrived, because the rain is warmer.
Come all ye, gather round, and share with the village what you have been reading / watching / listening to / and generally got up to that you would like to share.
And, is there anything coming up soon we should know about ? (New tv shows, books, records, or any other cultural events)
