Buba & The Shop Assistants - Dreaming Backwards (1984)

Random, Man Dem, Ban Dem!?        Say what . . . where did I find this ?. . . . . . no idea

Buba & The Shop Assistants - Dreaming Backwards

and its a ‘B’ Side!

B side from “Something To Do” single by Buba and the Shop Assistants (Villla 21 records, 1984)

Jimi Hendrix - 1970 - New York, NY | Heavybootz

 

Jimi Hendrix - 1970 - New York, NY

Jimi Hendrix
Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY 
1970

studio
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Ezy Ryder - Electric Lady Studios Sessions (EVSD)

CD1
01 Ezy Ryder
02 Valleys Of Neptune
03 Straight Ahead
04 Drifter's Escape
05 Astro Man
06 Astro Man
07 Drifting
08 Night Bird Flying
09 Farther Up The Road
10 The Medley [Astro Man>Beginnings>Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)>Midnight Lightning (Keep On Groovin')>Freedom]

CD2
11 Earth Blues
12 Dolly Dagger
13 Angel
14 Beginnings
15 Lover Man
16 Tune X>Just Came In
17 Heaven Has No Sorrow
18 Freedom
19 Valleys Of Neptune
20 Come Down Hard On Me
21 Dolly Dagger
22 Messing Around
23 Tune X>Just Came In
24 Drifting
25 Freedom
26 Belly Button Window

CD3
27 Dolly Dagger
28 Night Bird Flying
29 Freedom
30 Midnight Lightning>Beginnings
31 Straight Ahead
32 In From The Storm
33 Bolero > Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)
34 Drifter's Escape
35 Astro Man
36 Bleeding Heart
37 Drifting
38 Room Full Of Mirrors
39 Angel

tt: 3:11:32

Jimi Hendrix - Guitar, Vocals
Billy Cox - Bass
Mitch Mitchell - Drums
Buddy Miles - Drums

'The Desperate Days Of The Lovin’ Spoonful' prophetic article foresaw the disaster that turn them from Homespun wholesome boys to narcs and a grass!

 

Mairé Brennan 'Gaoth Barra Na dTonn’ - on Tommy Tiernan RTE One

 We have posted some clips from Tommy Tiernan’s TV programme in Ireland and it never disappoints but heck this one got me and no mistake . . . . . . what better way to start a Sunday than with Mairé

Moyà Brennan on Tommy Tiernan

On being asked if she would sing him a song!

Gaoth Barra ne dTonn’ 

4/08/1952 - 13 April 2026* (age 73 years), Gweedore, Ireland

"The first lady of Celtic music, Moya Brennan 

The lead singer of Clannad, who passed away yesterday* aged 73, appeared on The #TommyTiernanShow in 2020 and performed a stunning rendition of 'Gaoth Barra Na dTonn"

RTÉ One

Crowded House - Live Philadelphia, PA. 1987 | Floppy Boot Stomp | A SILENT WAY re-up

 Somehow timely (Jungian synchronicity?) for friends of Sam Neill. Crowded House re-booted by the Boss at Floppy Boot Stomp. Enjoy! I did

Crowded House - Live Philadelphia, PA. 1987

Rebooted...
Originally posted November 30, 2016

Crowded House - Trocadero Theater

Philadelphia, PA. 

March 24, 1987

FM Source @320

This recording was originally broadcast on WIOQ-FM in Philadelphia, 

and marks the band's first U.S. radio concert as well as one of their 

earliest stateside appearances. 

Set List: 
01 This Is Massive
02 When You Come
03 Mean To Me
04 World Where You Live
05 That's What I Call Love
06 One Step Ahead
07 Jamaica Farewell
08 Recurring Dream
09 Something So Strong
10 Love You Til The Day I Die
11 Hole In The River
12 Don't Dream It's Over
13 Now We're Getting Somewhere
14 Throw Your Arms Around Me
15 Better Be Home Soon
16 Announcement
17 Happy Birthday Mitch
18 I Got You
19 Sister Madly
20 Not Fade Away

 

Thanks to Deviant Subculture {R.I.P.}

Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House [ Live ! 1987 ]

For the download and a full concert YouTube set from early on go visit the link (in the title above)

The Everly Brothers - The Price of Love (1965) / Bryan Ferry - The Price of Love 1976

The Everly Brothers - The Price of Love (1965)

This thumping tune was a big hit in the UK and Ireland, but got no response in the U.S.. It was a shame, as it’s one of their best tunes from mid 60s. Bryan Ferry put his own imprint on the song on his solo LP Let’s Stick Together.

Kiss one girl, kiss another
Kiss them all, but you won’t recover

Bryan Ferry - The Price of Love

vid features his then girlfriend and soon to become Mrs Mick Jagger (They never actually married! - ED) Jerry Hall and this is arranged by guitar legend Chris Spedding

Al Bowlly - I'll Do My Best To Make You Happy (1932) / Richard Thompson Band - Al Bowlly's in Heaven [Two Letter Words - live in 1994]/Al Bowlly - The Very Thought Of You (1934)

 Secret (not so secret! - ED ) passion for Dance band music of the 30s-40s I inherited from my Mum and Dad (slightly less in Dad’s case he preferred his classical but you can only take so much Mahler before you gotta dance!!He did enjoy a comic monologue or ribald Vaudeville song too mind) 

Al Bowlly's in Heaven and I’m in limbo now . . . . 

Al Bowlly - I'll Do My Best To Make You Happy (1932)

[ . . . isn’t that Sir Laurence Olivier . . . dancing?]

There’s a story and it follows me through the history of music . . . . 

Richard Thompson Band - Al Bowlly's in Heaven [Two Letter Words - live in 1994]

Al Bowlly - The Very Thought Of You (1934)

Ray Noble And His Orchestra

Raymond Stanley "Ray" Noble (born 17 December 1903 – died 2 April 1978) was a popular English jazz and big band musician, who was a bandleader, songwriter, composer and arranger, as well as a radio host, television and film comedian and actor, he also performed in the United States.

Albert Allick Bowlly (born 7 January 1898 – died 17 April 1941) was a Mozambican-born South African–British vocalist and jazz guitarist, who was popular during the 1930's in Britain.

Born on 7 January 1899 in Mozambique, Albert first became interested in music when living in Johannesburg where he grew up. By his teens, he was 'music mad', running a barber's shop by day and spending his evenings singing and playing banjo and ukulele. In 1922, Bowlly joined Jimmy Clark's and Edgar Adeler's dance band organization and a year later went on tour with Adeler's band before joining the Jimmy Lequime Orchestra in India, firstly as banjoist and later as vocalist. It was in Germany, in 1927, that Bowlly made his first recordings and established his reputation as a singer.

Following an invitation to join Fred Elizalde's band at the Savoy Hotel as vocalist and guitarist, described as 'the most advanced group playing in Britain at the time', Al Bowlly arrived in London in July 1928. Bowlly toured and recorded with Elizalde's band, while adding to his rather meager income with freelance work. From late 1930, he became a regular vocalist with Ray Noble's New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, HMV's house band, and recorded more than 200 songs with the group by 1934, including 'Goodnight, Sweetheart' and 'The Very Thought of You', which helped him become increasingly recognized as a solo singer.

In January 1931, Bowlly met another bandleader, Roy Fox, Musical Director of the Decca Record Company. Over the next twenty months, Bowlly recorded more than 150 titles with Decca, and in spring 1931 became a member of Fox's new band, established at the Monseigneur Restaurant in the basement of 215-217 Piccadilly. With its popular house band, the Monseigneur soon became one of London's most fashionable attractions with shows broadcast on the BBC every Tuesday, and by the end of the year Bowlly had become one of Britain's top band singers. Known for his originality, Bowlly's good looks and charisma were admired by men and women alike.  Lew Stone's new Monseigneur Dance Orchestra, which replaced Fox's band, had a major influence on Bowlly's career, encouraging him to perfect his technique and relieving him of guitar playing duties so he could concentrate on his singing. Bowlly's first record with Stone, 'Nightfall'/'Rain, Rain Go Away' (October 1932), was the first in a series of over a hundred set down in 1932-38.  At the peak of his career in 1933 his signature tune was 'Some of These Days', though his rendition of 'Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?' became even more popular.

Between September 1934 and December 1936, Bowlly toured America with Ray Noble, and made a number of recordings, the best-known being 'My Melancholy Baby' (March 1935).  It was a busy time.  He was given his own NBC radio series, recorded (unused) footage for a film, The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935), and met his idol, Bing Crosby.  Despite his popularity and high earnings, Bowlly was unhappy and disappointed; frustrated at his inability to strike out as a solo star and homesick for London.  During his stay in England,  Bowlly was struck by illness and he lost his voice, in August 1937 he left England to have a throat operation in New York.

By January 1938, Bowlly had returned to London with a renewed energy and made a number of recordings, including a series with Lew Stone which is seen to equal or even surpass those of 1932-34. In all, he recorded just over 600 78rpm records between 1927 and 1941. He also made broadcasts with Stone's band, continuing to do so until 1941, and in 1938-39 made a series of high-quality recordings with the bandleader Geraldo, including 'Never Break a Promise'.  However, times were changing - 'society' dance bands were becoming increasingly unfashionable and the outbreak of the Second World War meant there was less work around.

On the morning of 17 April 1941 - a night of very heavy bombing in London's West End - Bowlly was one of three residents of Dukes Court killed by the blast of a landmine which fell in nearby Jermyn Street and blew in the block's windows. He was found lying next to his bed, having refused to retreat to the building's shelter. Bowlly was buried in a communal grave at Westminster City Council cemetery, Hanwell.” Stu

the1920sand30s

More on Sam Neill - working on the Wilderpeople | Ande Schurr

"Every morning on Hunt for the Wilderpeople, my first job was wiring Sam Neill.

It’s an odd ritual, mic’ing someone up and being in their space before the day has properly started. Sam endured it in his stoic, calm way, and talking with him each morning became my grounding cue for the day ahead. 

That’s him in the middle of all of us on set. A genuine, quietly spoken star who mentored the newer actors and was charming to everyone around him.

I heard the news this week while travelling, and it’s sat with me since. 

The best people give so much to those around them without seeming to try. 

Sam was one of the very best. "

My favourite Sam Neill film ‘Hunt For The Wilderpeople’

Ande Schurr

Flagging Down The Double Es : Two Shadow Kingdom Cast Members Recall Filming in Secret with Bob Dylan | RAY PADGETT

Two Shadow Kingdom Cast Members Recall Filming in Secret with Bob Dylan "You should never stare at a genius. Ever."

RAY PADGETT JUL 18

King Orba back right with cigarette. Craig Stark center with hand raised. Photo via IMDB

Five years ago today, Bob Dylan released his performance film Shadow Kingdom. Last year, I spoke to one of the onscreen musicians (plus one of the offscreen guitarists who recorded the music). Today, I speak to two of the cast members who appear in the film audience—smoking, drinking, dancing, and generally helping give the film its noir-roadhouse vibe: King Orba and Craig Stark.

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King Orba

King Orba is an actor and musician from Oklahoma City. His extensive filmography includes The Cleaner and Stargirl. His latest album is 2025’s Soft Wax. You can find him on Instagram.

Craig Stark

Craig Stark is an actor from Louisiana. His filmography includes the Quentin Tarantino films Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Find him on Instagram.

Still via @zusapictures. Craig Stark in hat up front.

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"Froggie went a ‘courting and he did ride Crambone!"

 

"Froggie went a ‘courting and he did ride

Crambone!"

wot?