Me No Pop I was one of the very best of the Ze records, and that’s a high bar! I don’t remember Elbow Bones at all. I don’t know why it passed me by., but it is great. It wouldn’t be out of place on one of the […]

Rockers Revenge’s cover of Eddy Grant’s Walking On Sunshine was one of many early 80s electro funk singles. Bernard Fowler has been earning a living singing with the Stones for decades now, but in 1982 he sang […]

Some of my favourite reissue labels, particularly Ace, Charly, Soul Jazz Records, Mr Bongo and Vampi Soul continue to issue old music I love. Long may they continue. 1. .Juan Pablo Torres – Algo Nuevo 2. Juan […]

I’m not sure I understand this. Are you saying that it’s the women’s prerogative to be offended, but that’s not Gregg Wallace’s fault, and the BBC have no right to stop employing him, which is the likely consequence here?

1′.I didn’t say anything about rights. 2. No.

It’s not up to someone making offensive remarks to decide how much offence should be taken. If the offender misjudges how offensive their remarks are, it doesn’t make them OK and they should suffer any consequences.

There is also an all female Ramones tribute act called the Ramonas..

My one gig at this year’s London Jazz Festival was Marc Ribot Y Los Postivos Cubanas at Cadogan Hall. Before that I saw: Harlem Gospel Travellers – 229 Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – Union Chapel […]

There are very few MPs who aren’t from the professional managerial class today.

He sat in the row in front of me at the Barbican at an anniversary celebration of Ronnie Scott’s jazz club.

Sky Arts Freeview channel 36 is showing Angelheaded Hipster: the Songs of Marc Bolan and T Rex at 9.00 tonight.

“British rock is better than non British rock” is a reasonable generalisation, is it not? There should be much more than 25 in the list.

Seeing Pam Grier in those articles reminded me that she starred in Tarrantino’s blaxploitation homage Jackie Brown. It’s a Tarrantino movie, so you know it will have a cracking soundtrack. I avoided the Wolf Of […]

This may be the same film, it is difficult to tell, but this is a great Tropicalia documentary.

Great Blaxploitation soundtracks is an extensive thread on its own!

Jean Luc Godard was a major influence on Quentin Tarantino. That scene was directly influenced by the Madison dance scene. Well spotted Diffugere.

Here’s another one for your Christmas list, Tropicalia. No explanation needed really. It’s worth looking through the rest of the Doc ‘n’ Roll Festival’s programme. There are films about Sun Ra, Miriam Makeba, […]

The soundtrack to 1980s noir The Big Easy was also released on Island. It contains a great mix of R’n’B, soul, funk, gospel, cajun and zydeco. Beausoleil’s Zydeco Gris Gris is one of the many outstanding tracks:

It might be cheating, but my latin soundtrack is Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa Latina). It’s a documentary about the Fania All Stars and Latinos in NYC. Fania All Stars are on top form and the good news is that […]

Coincidentally, I got an email today from the Bertha Doc House cinema in London. They will be screening a new film about UK reggae band Cimarons. I’m not sure that I will be able to make it, so I hope BFI will […]