Monthly Archives: November 2008

One Man Rock’n’Roll Band

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Balint

Roy Harper. The song is from 1971 (Stormcock), the performance from 1986. Amazingly strong guitar playing. Hey.

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Montreux: Fire!

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Balint

Exclusive pictures of the remainings of the Montreux Casino taken on the next day of the fire (december 1971) at montreuxmusic.com; with comments by the Deep Purple and FZ, plus 2 videos. Found on the Idiot Bastard’s page.

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A Concert For Jimmy

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This just in from The Idiot Bastard — the schedule for tomorrow’s Jimmy Carl Black tribute concert: 17:30 – Doors open 18:00 – Introduction by MC Ben Watson 18:15 – The Muffin Men 19:15 – The Thurston Lava Tube 20:00 … Continue reading →

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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raising Sand

Posted on November 7, 2008 by urbangraffito

I picked up this unique duet album the other day, Raising Sand with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. The album was produced by the legendary T-Bone Burnett. Any preconceptions I might have had regarding Plant’s ability to perform “roots music” … Continue reading →

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Obama!

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Wow wow wow, this is fantastic news to wake up to. Also: I’ve been waiting for eight years to be able to say the following three words and now I finally can: NO MORE BUSH! Aaaaahhh… Thank you America!

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RIP Jimmy Carl Black

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Very sad news comes to us from Jerry Ford, long time friend of JCB, and caretaker of Inkanish Records: It is my sad duty to report the news that JIMMY CARL BLACK has passed away. Jimmy left this earth around … Continue reading →

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Imogen Heap, Jeff Beck, Vinnie Colaiuta, 2007

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Balint

Did I mention I simply love Imogen Heap? (Unfortunately deleted from here)

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Need A Bath?

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Our pal Magic Fingers writes in to say: You might like to tell the boys and girls at KUL about this page of my second favourite website. … and then tell them to check out the rest of the site. … Continue reading →

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Wuthering Ukuleles

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

With apologies for the terrible pun above, when the Ukulele Orchestra of GB covers “Wuthering Heights”, here’s what happens: Also: Life On Mars, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly and more.

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FZ Drummers Roundtable

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

“It’s been a dream of mine to get my favorite Zappa drummers together and have us talk about our experiences.” – Terry Bozzio is joined by fellow former Zappa drummers, Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey, Chad Wackerman, and Ruth Underwood in … Continue reading →

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