Category Archives: You Tube

Led Zep’s ‘Celebration Day’ on DVD plus pre-release Cinema Screenings

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Tony

Led Zeppelin will release ‘Celebration Da’y, a DVD and Blu-ray of their 2007 London O2 Arena reunion show, on November 19th. The release will be preceded by cinema screenings of the film from October 17th. The entirety of the band’s … Continue reading →

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Skiffle In The UK – The BBC Need Help!

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Tony

Lorna Skingley at the BBC is looking for help! She is currently working on a new radio documentary series called ‘The People’s Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records’ to be broadcast next year on BBC Radio 2.  The … Continue reading →

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Singer, songwriter and session man Joe South dies

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Tony

Joe South, who had massive hits in the 1960s and 1970s such as ‘Games People Play’ and ‘Walk A Mile In My Shoes’ died on September 6th aged 72. He suffered a heart attack. South, whose real name was Joseph … Continue reading →

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Dylan’s ‘violent’ new video

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Tony

The video for Bob Dylan’s new single “Duquesne Whistle” from his new album ‘Tempest’ can be described as a bit of ‘light comedy’ featuring young man trying to impress a woman he spots on the street. However after attempts to … Continue reading →

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Foo Fighters play their ‘last show for a long time’ at Reading

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Tony

Foo Fighters played their “last show for a long time” at the final night of Reading Festival yesterday. They played a two-and-a-half hour set which was reportedly different from their 21 song show at the Leeds e Leeds Festival on August … Continue reading →

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Two Songs From Dylan’s ‘Tempest’

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Tony

Two songs from Bob Dylan’s ‘Tempest’ due out on September 10th. ‘Early Roman Kings’ has already been featured on this site. Uncut magazine in the UK gave the album ten out of ten!

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B.B. King’s Career Spanning 10 CD Boxed Set

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Tony

Since B.B. King started recording in the 1940s, he has released over fifty albums. Born on September 16th, 1925, on a plantation in Itta Bena, Mississippi, near Indianola. B.B. has one of the world’s most identifiable guitar styles. Now in his 80’s … Continue reading →

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Northern Soul in Manchester

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Tony

Black Bee Soul Club is a Manchester based Northern Soul nighter based out of Kraak Gallery in the Manchester’s northern quarter. It is run by young ‘soulies’ and has an uptempo 100% Northern Soul music policy. Thanks to Tom Watson … Continue reading →

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Updated: Last Shop Standing out September 10th

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Tony

“You are never going to discover Captain Beefheart or the 13th Floor Elevators or the Velvet Underground in your local supermarket, ever.” – Richard Hawley, Musician ‘Last Shop Standing’ is a documentary film to be released on September 10th this year and … Continue reading →

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Gene Vincent 1969 UK Tour – Documentary Film

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Tony

Filmed by the BBC in November, 1969 – (I remember it the first time around!) this documentary follows four days of a UK tour by Gene Vincent to promote a new album released here on John Peel’s Dandelion label as well as … Continue reading →

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