Wild Willy Barrett: Notting Hill
John Otway’s former sidekick plays slide guitar with an egg during a 2012 pub gig with the Sleeping Dogz. Willy is still with us at the age of 72.
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Faces: Richmond
Introduced by Tony Blackburn, Ronnie Lane on vocals for the Top of the Pops album section in 1971.
Tim Hardin: The Lady Came From Baltimore
Recorded for German TV in 1976 – not the best performance but fascinating nonetheless. And here, in his first appearance on my side of A & M, is a young … Continue readingTim Hardin: The Lady Came From Baltimore
The Fall: Cheetham Hill
I used to drive through Cheetham Hill every day when I worked in Manchester. Often I would stop there for a curry on the way home.
Nearest and Dearest
THIS week, a fond look back at a classic example of the ‘so bad it’s good’ school of TV comedy. I refer you, m’lud, to Nearest and Dearest. In seven series … Continue readingNearest and Dearest
Bob Dylan: Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
Twenty-one years after Blonde on Blonde, his Bobness playing live with the Dead.
Warren Zevon: Werewolves of London
Live in Noo Joisey, 1982, the great man himself.
Freshies: I’m In Love With The Girl On The Manchester Virgin Megastore Check-out Desk
Following on from yesterday’s Harlesden plumber, here are the Freshies, led by Chris Sievey aka Frank Sidebottom. I never thought the Virgin checkout girls were particularly stunning, but perhaps this … Continue readingFreshies: I’m In Love With The Girl On The Manchester Virgin Megastore Check-out Desk
Splodgenessabounds: I Fell In Love With A Female Plumber From Harlesden NW10
Time for a bit of punk silliness, I think.
Leo Kottke: Saginaw Michigan
From German TV in 1983. Leo’s either miming or something strange has happened to the film. And here’s the first version, by the great Lefty Frizzell.