Only took me about 30 years to find this album by Millie – the very first known Nick Drake cover version – a jaunty rocksteady / ska version of the song “Mayfair” was recorded before Nick’s own version that appears on Nick’s debut album, Five Leaves Left. Must be heard to be believed. – Pat …
Month: December 2015
Sometimes a town is a soccer town. Sometimes a town is a basketball town. Some towns are even hockey towns (though, admittedly, most of those are in Canada). What many people don’t realize is that even if your town doesn’t have a professional team, it is still also very much a football town. In spite …
Lou Barlow has shared a video for “Nerve,” a candid cut from his recent solo album, Brace the Wave. Directed by video maker and musician Adam Harding, the video focuses on a broken relationship with video images mirroring lyrics, shots of broken musical gear, a mix of personal footage from Barlow’s past dating back to …
This is the music video for which I’ve waited years: the all-doggy video. I really wish pugs were featured in this video, but the French Bulldogs shown here are very cute and using that breed is a way of expressing political solidarity with France after the recent Paris massacre. The song is “Happy” by JES, …