It’s funny, where little observations can sometimes lead. I was at the Daptone Records website the other day, checking out the retro artwork they feature on their labels and album covers. Scanning down the release list, I noticed the name of Lee Fields. After Sharon Jones, Lee Fields was the second artist to appear on [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 28, 2009
The Ghost Of Rockabilly
It’s a natural thing for music styles to pass their use-by date. They languish, in the kind of place where a Rod Serling monologue might seem entirely appropriate, endlessly re-treading old territory yet unable to evolve beyond it. (Like, what has Metal done for me lately?) And then there are older styles, like, Rockabilly, for [...]
May 28, 2009
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens
In the mid ‘40s there was a small record label in Los Angeles called Specialty. It was set up by an innovator named Art Rupe and was responsible for introducing us to some of the finest R&B records around in that dawning period of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
On the Specialty label were names like Joe Liggins, [...]
May 17, 2009
Coldplay’s Gift
Maybe this is their way of saying thanks to the fans for their patronage of the recent tours. Maybe it’s a way of giving something back to their supporters for showing the love, and actually buying ‘Viva La Vida’ instead of simply stealing it through a P2P site. Maybe it’s a strategic PR exercise to [...]
May 17, 2009
Bushwalla
At least I wasn’t the only one. Imagine, getting a very common Cold at the height of an international Swine Flu Pandemic. It was a time to lay low and recuperate. I had to excuse myself from a couple of fun social engagements but it was better than shuffling about like some pestilent human caricature [...]
May 9, 2009
Something In The Water
If you are on or near this great island nation on Wednesday night it may be worth tuning in to your ABC for a one-hour doco called ‘Something In The Water’. It could have been made in any city in Australia but, of course, it would not have been the same. But that’s Perth for [...]
May 2, 2009
Together Through Life
It was always a time of great joy when a new record by The Beatles, Stones, or Bob Dylan came out. But those days are long behind us. Any threat of a new Beatles disc can now only mean “Circle Of Light” which no-one is really holding out for, much less expecting to be anywhere [...]
