Tag Archives: Music

John Martyn – Wolverhampton – May 3rd

By Dan | Published May 5, 2006

Many years ago, when I was significantly younger (not to mention smaller) than I am now, my Dad would play John Martyn cassettes in the car. There's no doubt that my Dad has been and continues to be a massive influence on my musical tastes (as all fathers should be), but back then I didn't [...]

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Things I’ve got on my iPod…

By Dan | Published April 19, 2006

…that I really should listen to…or delete…

Blue Man Group – Complex
Beth Orton – Central Reservation
Ben Folds – Songs for Silverman
David Byrne – Grown Backwards
Garth Brooks- The life of Chris Gaines
Joe Henry – Everything
June Tabor – An Echo of Hooves
Mary Gauthier – Mercy Now
Terry Reid – Everything
Willy Mason – Where The Humans Eat

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The Village Wakes

By Dan | Published April 19, 2006

A friend of mine forms part of a trio of folk singers and musicians from Birmginham, who call themselves The Village Wakes. He's recently posted some new material on their site here.
If you're interested in folk music I recommend you download the new tracks from their Sir Patrick Spens and other tales EP; I'm particularly [...]

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Zane Lowe

By Dan | Published April 3, 2006

As much as I hate leaving work late – it inevitably means that I'll miss putting my son to bed and spending time with my wife – it usually means I'll get the chance to hear Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show. I've written about this before, only last time Zane wasn't in the hot [...]

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Everybody have fun tonight!

By Dan | Published March 8, 2006

Blimey, reality TV did something good for a change.
The other night I had a bit of an 80s inspired drive home – I found Rick Springfield's great album Tao on iTunes and gave that a play through for most of the journey. It's every bit as good as a I recall (this was one of [...]

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Brits

By Dan | Published February 20, 2006

Seeing as I've got a draft post called "Brits" I ought to get it posted. I created the draft prior to watching the show (as a reminder to post something, see) so here goes:
KT Tunstall – Yay! A sensible decision amidst a veritable ocean of mediocrity. While she might not be the best thing since [...]

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