Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney getting arrested in Gothenburg, Sweden, 10 August 1972.
Photo by Joe Stevens.
Looks like Linda’s about to sort them ALL out!
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Remembering the blues legend John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) | Don’s Tunes
Remembering the blues legend John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001)
“You can’t handle success if you ain’t paid some dues. Some of them get the big heads, the ego-trip — you can’t talk to ’em. If you got it the hard way, you know how you got it. You appreciate the people that put you there at the top. You look at your public. They is the one that put you where you is at. That’s why I’m always takin' time out to talk to my fans, have a little drink with them or whatever”
(NME, 1976)
Photo courtesy of Getty Images
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Favourite scene in a Movie Number ONE: Withnail Hamlet’s Soliloquy
Withnail and I... Hamlet Soliloquy
I have of late, but whereforeI know not, lost all my mirthand indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition;that this goodly frame the Earth, seemes to me a sterrillPromontory; this most excellent Canopy the Ayre,look you, this brave ore-hanging firmament,this Majestical Roof,fretted with golden fire: why,it appeares no other thingto me, then a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.What a piece of work is a man,How noble in Reason, how infinite in faculties,how like an angel in apprehensionhow like a God !the beauty of the world,the paragon of animals. and yet to me,what is this quintessence of dust?Man delights not me; no,nor Woman neither;
—The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Act II, Scene ii, 285-300)
Richard E. Grant and Bruce Robinson on WITHNAIL AND I
Track of the Day : JAMES RIGBY! SEIZE THE DAY - BY JAMES RIGBY [TUNED - DADAAD ]
Wow if you need some cheer and uplift today ( I did!) then listen to this absolute beauty from our James!
SEIZE THE DAY - BY JAMES RIGBY
TUNED - DADAAD
and as a gentle (hopefully) reminder you can go buy his work here
follow the links
-----------------------------------------------------SONGS FROM THE WATCH************* ‘FAERIE TAILS’ **************‘FAERIE TAILS’ NOW AVAILABLE ON BANDCAMP - 20 TRACKSCLICK ON LINK ABOVE FOR ANDY KERSHAW PODAST - INTERVIEW ABOUT 30 MINS IN.CLICK ON BLUE LINKS BELOW FOR ALBUMSFAERIE TAILS---------------------------------------------STEEL STRING SONGS-----------------------LAST CHANCE SALOON------------------------SMITHDOG THE SAILOR-------------------------JAMES RIGBY YOUTUBE
CONSIDER THAT CARPE done DIEMED!
DALLAS GREEN (CITY & COLOUR) Studio Discography 2005 - 2015 | URBANASPIRINES
ARTIST OF THE MONTH!
City And Colour: Studio Discography 2005 - 2015
and again (of course) Kostas turns up trumps and introduces us (well me!) to new face and a new voice . . . .
sheesh is there no limit to the deaths of my lack of knowledge and I pretend to know about music
subscribe to Urbanaspirines and find out otherwise
Kostas says:
Dallas Michael John Albert Green (born September 29, 1980) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who records under the name City and Colour. He is also known for his contributions as a singer, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. In 2005,
he debuted his first full-length album, Sometimes, which achieved platinum certification in 2006. City and Colour began performing in small intimate venues between Alexisonfire tours.The name City and Colour comes from his own name: Dallas, a city, and Green, a colour. His reasoning for the name was that he felt uneasy "putting the album out under the name Dallas Green". Representing the solo work of Canadian musician Dallas Green, City and Colour emerged in the late 2000s, offering an outlet for the singer/songwriter's more introspective, acoustic work.
Dallas Green (City and Colour) - "Hello, I'm In Delaware"
Dallas Green (City and Colour) - "Hello, I'm In Delaware”
Taj Mahal - Take a Giant Step | jt1674
. . . guess they had to post the title track sooner or later . . . . it won’t do you no harm, don’t sit in your lonely room, take a giant step
Photographer of the Day : Johnny Callaway (Tenerife 2026)
we have featured his most excellent work before and he takes many a landscape but also has specialised in band photography too
Johnny says:
Exit stage right…
No method, no guru, no teacher… just a series of photos from Tenerife that may (or may not) signify something beyond the image.
“Los Cristianos: Still life with vent…” : [ Image (c) John Callaway 2026]
“Los Cristianos: Another green world?…” : [ Image (c) John Callaway 2026]
” El Teide. First there is a mountain” : [ Image (c) John Callaway 2026]
Rarer than the usual (preferred?) black & white but none the less for that . . . . he is at home in the dark of music venues to pastures further abroad . . . . . he started following what I was up to when he was in Nepal I think, or was it Katmandu ? Johnny?
Donovan in Concert - First There Is a Mountain
Donovan in Concert 1972. Live on BBC.
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