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Colin H commented on the post, Elvis Costello's Sydney show gets a pasting 2 weeks, 2 days ago
On a tangent, it’s often written that Fairport Convention was the first rock act to perform at Sydney Opera House (in 1974, partly featured on the ‘Live Convention’ LP) – but clearly it was Billy Thorpe & the […]
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Colin H commented on the post, Pirate Radio, Mods & Rockers, British Soul: 1964 2 weeks, 2 days ago
I’ve no idea what music ‘Casuals’ were supposed to listen to, but I recall the name from the early 80s and remember thinking ‘What a namby-bamby name for a gang of supposed football hooligans’. Did they all go […]
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Colin H commented on the post, Pirate Radio, Mods & Rockers, British Soul: 1964 2 weeks, 3 days ago
A bona fide Mod classic written by… John McLaughlin! 😀
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Colin H commented on the post, Pirate Radio, Mods & Rockers, British Soul: 1964 2 weeks, 3 days ago
There was always something inherently funny about people in the late 70s/80s calling themselves ‘Mods’ and determinedly trying to revitalise a (semi-imagined) culture from 15 years in the past. But then ‘modern […]
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Colin H commented on the post, Pirate Radio, Mods & Rockers, British Soul: 1964 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Indeed so! I think the type of music being listened to be ‘original’ 1964 mods (as described by primary sources above) might surprise a lot of people – including uniformed latterday mod revivalists from the late […]
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Colin H commented on the post, Pirate Radio, Mods & Rockers, British Soul: 1964 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Good point, Jorro. It’s not an area I know well. But I suspect it is indeed underappreciated. Purely from the John McLaughlin perspective, he was a member of bands in the mid 60s with Ronnie Jones and Herbie […]
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Colin H commented on the post, Pirate Radio, Mods & Rockers, British Soul: 1964 2 weeks, 4 days ago
And here’s the Jimmy James/Vagabonds promo film by Peter Whitehead mentioned in passing:
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Colin H commented on the post, Pirate Radio, Mods & Rockers, British Soul: 1964 2 weeks, 4 days ago
I was going to post a rarely seen photo of Chuck Berry with Guy Stevens (from the very scarce Brit mag ‘Jazz Beat’, April 1964) but it’s by a known photographer so wouldn’t be fair on (a) her or (b) the Mods (i.e. […]
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Colin H wrote a new post 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Pirate Radio, Mods & Rockers, British Soul: 1964Colin H on Pirate radio, mods & rockers Radio Caroline began 60 years ago last week (28 March […]
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Colin H commented on the post, Mike Scott is the most prolific and greatest songwriter in rock in he last 40 years 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Well, on the prolific balanced with greatness front, just looking at the current century, I would suggest that Kirk Brandon trumps Scott – 19 studio albums between 2000-2024 (so far), not counting re-recorded […]
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Colin H commented on the post, ATM: Band Gigging in Republic Of Ireland 2 weeks, 6 days ago
I feared that someone would call me into this. I have a couple of anecdotes, but not enough for a touring band to base a decision on. Most of my Ireland touring associates (from beyond the island) are at […]
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Colin H commented on the post, Friday night is Microdisney night on BBC 4 3 weeks, 1 day ago
I found it a fascinating doc – very well made and Sean and Cathal were quietly compelling. I’m not sure that I heard any music, though, that said ‘Wow, these fellows are geniuses’. Obviously, the music was only […]
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Colin H commented on the post, Van Morrison – When Did He Jump The Shark? 3 weeks, 2 days ago
… which means you haven’t listened to it since, and that says it all! ‘Twang… TWANG… TWANNNNNGGGG!!!!!!!!!! Down by the Afterword, reviewin’ bad albums by VanTheMan, VanTheMan, Jethro Tull comin’ through […]
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Colin H commented on the post, How Richard Branson invented streaming 1 month ago
To be fair, Rij, I think Donovan invented groceries.
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Colin H commented on the post, A Casual Life 1 month ago
Nice one, Ed – best of luck with it! 👍
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Colin H commented on the post, The Troubles, with music: Ulster Punk and British Independents 1 month, 1 week ago
And here are the Pros in the US last September. People keep ringing Aidan up. You’d think they’d have got the message by now… Two of the Pros are also in Shock Treatment these days (only the drummer in this clip […]
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Colin H commented on the post, The Troubles, with music: Ulster Punk and British Independents 1 month, 1 week ago
Hence the semi-known adage ‘Dublin never got into punk, Belfast never got out of it’. Aside from the Undertones (minus Feargal), there are three Good Vibes label bands still performing: The Outcasts (on a […]
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Colin H commented on the post, The Troubles, with music: Ulster Punk and British Independents 1 month, 1 week ago
I was in primary school at the time, but as Gary says, the impression I get was that it wasn’t as happy & cheery as the rose-tinters would have you believe, but more a case of ‘don’t mention the war… let’s just […]
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Colin H commented on the post, The Troubles, with music: Ulster Punk and British Independents 1 month, 1 week ago
Indeed – proofed by yours truly, as was the recent Tezza Hooza book by Stuarty B. 🙂
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Colin H commented on the post, Another Cockney Rejects announcement! 1 month, 1 week ago
The West Ham Liberation Front vs the Liberation Front of West Ham?
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