Musings on the byways of popular culture
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You all know the drill. Line up in front of your most carefully curated bookshelf / LP shelf / CD shelf, make sure you are not on mute, and please share with us all – what have you been listening to , watching, reading over the last month ?
And how are you all doing anyway ? Please share any little pieces of joy or any tips for coping with it all
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it’s the first Friday of a new month, as far as these things matter any more, so please check your headsets, unmute yourselves and re-join the zoom call to share with us all what you have been watching / listening to / reading / generally getting up to to get through the current circumstances.
any positives from the experience ?
any suggestions for the rest of the Massive ?
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I’ve been keeping myself entertained by making another collection of instrumentals – I find the whole process soothing, settling in at Tom’s House Of Twang with a guitar and a vibrato pedal, trying to find a beat to play along with …. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them, this is now Volume 4 and all of Quarantunes are on Bandcamp on a “Pay What You Like” basis.
Thanks to those who have chipped in and supported – stay safe, stay sane!
https://tomrafferty1.bandcamp.com/album/quarantunes-volume-4
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This absolute belter popped up today – Matthew Sweet and Susannah Hoffs singing What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace Love & Understanding
Please join and share another uplifting tune, as we walk through these troubled times
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Bandcamp are waiving their fees on all sales today (and on the first Friday of the next 2 months, as well). So if you’d like to help artists, please get on over there – they will get a little bit more from your purchases today
https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser
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Still here! Still not going out! Please log in to the video conference, pour yourself a cup of something refreshing, make sure you are un-muted, and then share with us all – what have you been listening to, watching , reading or playing this month ?
And – how are you coping ? Any suggestions or tips to share ?
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Hey kids, do you like the rock & roll? Here’s Volume 3 of Quarantunes – some surf, some garage, some Morricone – FREE on Bandcamp. Stay safe, be kind.
https://tomrafferty1.bandcamp.com/album/quarantunes-volume-3
https://tomrafferty1.bandcamp.com/album/quarantunes-volume-3
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If you have some time to spare, here are 55 music docs , on a range of topics, on a range of platforms , covering Amy Winehouse, Charles Bradley, David Bowie, Fela Kuti, Wilco – all kinds
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Hi everyone – hope you are all bearing up under lockdown. I’ve been doing some more home recording – a couple of people had suggested they would like to hear the more reflective pieces gathered together, so that’s what has been keeping me away from the drinks cupboard over the last couple of weeks.
Free, on bandcamp – hope you enjoy it.
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Strange Days Indeed!
It’s the first Friday of a new month (on some parts of the globe, anyway), so, please, come and join in the Zoom session, make yourselves comfortable with a refreshment of your choice, and share with us – what have you been reading / watching / listening to or otherwise consuming in the last month.
Have you been listening to more music than usual ? Comfort-binging on old episodes of Porridge? Baking ?
All best wishes to everyone – stay safe, stay sane
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As part of “stay at home” I’ve recorded a bunch of new tunes in the last couple of weeks. Quarantunes Volume 1 is now available, for FREE, on Bandcamp. Take care of yourselves.
https://tomrafferty1.bandcamp.com/album/quarantunes-volume-1
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The great live music show Austin City Limits has opened up some of its archive to help people get through lock down / the Corona virus
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Springtime? Someday? Anyway, whateffer …. please gather round and let us all know what you have been listening to, reading, watching, or otherwise enjoying. And is there anything coming up we should all be aware of ?
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FINALLY we crawl out of the longest January in living memory. Please join me in the bower, have a seat by the firepit, help yourself to a glass of good cheer and share with us – what have you been listening to, watching, and reading this month ?
And is there anything coming up we should all be aware of ?
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2020! BOOM!!
Come warm yourself by the roaring fire, help yourself to the drinks and snacks on the sideboard, and please tell us all – what have you been listening to / watching / reading / otherwise enjoying over the last month, and is there anything coming up we should be aware of ?
All best wishes to everyone for a wonderful 2020
27/12/2019
The Primevals are playing in Glasgow at SG3 – 5 bands on the bill, £5 on the door, raising money for the Beatson
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2019! THE LAST LAP!! Come, gather round this roaring fire, help yourself to a mug of good cheer and tell us all – what have you been listening to, reading, watching, or otherwise enjoying in the last month ?
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Whoooosh! As we hurtle through 2019, let’s pause briefly to share anything good that we’ve been listening to, watching, or reading, and also if there is anything new coming up you’d like to let us all know about
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Tom RRRRRRRRussell voice IT’S ROCKTOBER!!
so, come and join me by the bonfire, help yourself to a dram or a hot chocolate, and while you are toasting your marshmallows please share with us whatever you have been listening to / watching / reading or otherwise getting up to.
and is there anything coming you would like to let us all know about ?
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The late Chris Gaffney was an all-round Americana genius – part of Dave Alvin’s circle.
This song may well touch the guitar-playing fraternity here – and also (I think) all of us who have lost friends along the way
*pours a large one in memory of many dear friends*
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it’s the first Friday of a new month, so come over, gather in the leaves that have started to fall, and please let us know what you have been listening to, reading, watching, or otherwise getting up to in the last month.
and is there anything coming up we should know about ?
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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 ?
