Jem's Music blog does just what it says on the tin - it's all about music. Stuff he's listening to, bands he's seen, bands you ought to see and listen to, and anything else he wants to talk about - all music related.
Friday 31 December 2010
Eclectic 10 - 2010
Hopefully this will work - http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fuser%2Fcowdog%2Fplaylist%2F4V8CjAPAdetF8bSyoGH5be&h=ce379
Tuesday 21 December 2010
Plan B - In a bleak Midwinter
If you're looking for a candidate for the Christmas Number One, look no further than this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkc9y3tQW8A. Way better than that engineered X factor bollox!
Monday 20 December 2010
R.I.P. Captain Beefheart
Fond memories of the band from the Loughborough Union October 1978. Captain Beefheart (15.01.41 to 17.12.10) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Beefheart
Friday 17 December 2010
Mok
Prince Albert. Brighton. Saturday 18th December. Be there! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=181451841866596
Misty Miller
I've just discovered Misty Miller, an emerging young talent from South West London who is fast gaining global recognition. This 16 year old singer-songwriter has been writing her own music since the age of eight. Accompanying herself on the ukulele, she has a soulful voice beyond her years.There's an EP out called 'Remember' and 'Wild Thing' on YouTube is sublime. She's just recorded her first album - no more details on that as yet, but I'll keep you posted. Meantime, you can find out more here - http://www.myspace.com/mistymillermusic
Wednesday 15 December 2010
The Firm - Star Trekkin
Arguably the best tune of the 1980's...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE
Tuesday 14 December 2010
The Australian Pink Floyd
I'm really excited about this one - will be seeing them at Brighton Dome in March 2011. Check out the details here - http://www.myspace.com/aussiefloyd
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Squeeze & the Lightning Seeds - Brighton 7.12.10
Against a massive backdrop of their 1994 album 'Jollification', the Lightning Seeds half hour support slot for the 2010 Squeeze tour was certainly enough to warm the somewhat ageing audience up a bit. That, and the Dark Star brew available on draught from the bar.
But, good as it was, this paled alongside Glenn Tillbrook's shiny silver-grey suit and the matching spotty guitars played so admirably by him and Chris Difford as they led Squeeze through a blistering set of tunes old and new. Opening with 'Black coffee in bed', the set-list took the sold out house back to memory after memory.
The evening's highlights for me were the definitive 'Cool for Cats' and the barnstorming encore opener, 'Bang Bang'. However, the eclectic dance routine part way through was a close second glory.The only slight surprise was the absence of 1979's Christmas Day, something I thought they might do seeing as it's only just over two weeks away.
An excellent last gig of the year though and I think that Father Christmas may well be asked to bring me a copy of the new album 'Spot the Difference'.
But, good as it was, this paled alongside Glenn Tillbrook's shiny silver-grey suit and the matching spotty guitars played so admirably by him and Chris Difford as they led Squeeze through a blistering set of tunes old and new. Opening with 'Black coffee in bed', the set-list took the sold out house back to memory after memory.
The evening's highlights for me were the definitive 'Cool for Cats' and the barnstorming encore opener, 'Bang Bang'. However, the eclectic dance routine part way through was a close second glory.The only slight surprise was the absence of 1979's Christmas Day, something I thought they might do seeing as it's only just over two weeks away.
An excellent last gig of the year though and I think that Father Christmas may well be asked to bring me a copy of the new album 'Spot the Difference'.
Saturday 4 December 2010
Jem's 'top five' (w/c 6.12.10)
If you're anything like me (and I know some of you are), your 'top five' tunes change by the week. So here are mine for the week ahead.
- Screaming Females - Normal
- Saint Jude - Soul on Fire
- Pearl - Nutbush City Limits
- Nouvelle Vague - The American
- Cathy Davey - Little Red
Cathy Davey supported the Divine Comedy gig at Brighton's Komedia on 14 November. Check out www.myspace.com/cathydavey
Friday 3 December 2010
The Bad Shepherds
Check out The Bad Shepherds website at http://www.thebadshepherds.com/ and, if you can find it, have a listen to their version of 'Anarchy in the UK'. This is wrong on so many levels and yet strangely appealing at the same time.
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