Howard Kaylan: Pleasant Street
A real curio, this. From his 2006 album Dust Bunnies, the former Turtles lead singer and the Eddie out of Frank Zappa’s 70s sidekicks Flo and Eddie (we are NOT … Continue readingHoward Kaylan: Pleasant Street
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Finger food for biting bugs
I’VE always been rather smug about not having a lot of trouble from insect bites. Companions have sometimes been bitten all over while I remain relatively unscathed. Last week I … Continue readingFinger food for biting bugs
Bryan Ferry: Song to the Siren
Ferry is one of scores of artists to cover Tim Buckley’s classic. This I think is one of the better attempts.
Friendly Science Orchestra: Because of You
Another from the Tim Buckley tribute album, this is a cover of the track from 1973’s Sefronia.
Sufjan Stevens: She Is
Cover of the song from the 1966 LP Tim Buckley. This is Sufjan’s contribution to the 2005 tribute album Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley.
Bonny Light Horseman: Buzzin’ Fly
Winsome ensemble from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, performing the Tim Buckley classic at the 2019 Newport Folk Festival. Posted in honour of the pesky bluebottle that had me chasing around the … Continue readingBonny Light Horseman: Buzzin’ Fly
My life of crime
MY criminal career was quite possibly the shortest in history. At the age of five I used to walk to school in Nelson, Lancashire, and was often joined by a … Continue readingMy life of crime
Mr Bullhead, the ‘new man’ of fish
HERE in Lancashire we have had the most glorious weather for weeks. There has been an easterly breeze most of the time which has kept it perfect. One advantage of … Continue readingMr Bullhead, the ‘new man’ of fish
Tiswas, anarchy on the TV
ON the rare occasions when work failed to intervene, my Saturday morning treat in the early 1980s was Tiswas, ostensibly a children’s show but with more than enough hilarious moments to … Continue readingTiswas, anarchy on the TV
Whitey, is that you?
SOON after we moved from Bromley to Lancashire ten or 11 years ago (it was such a ghastly protracted business that I have blocked out the details) we started to … Continue readingWhitey, is that you?