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October 28, 2022jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry was . . .

the last man standing. See the AllMusic reviews of LMS and MOM. Few if any, can pull such support. These two collections are a staple for me. boogie woogiecountry and westerngospelJerry Lee LewisLouisianapianorock ‘n roll

May 9, 2020rock 'n roll

Little Richard

Rolling Stone Little Richard. If it hadn’t have been for him, I probably wouldn’t have gone into music. When I was nine and first saw Little Richard in a film that played around town—I think it was probably Girl Can’t Help It —seeing those four saxophonists onstage, it was like, “I want to be in…

February 24, 2020Led Zeppelin

Physical Graffiti: released 45 years ago

One of the better written reviews (Martin Glover) commemorating the 40th anniversary. bluesLed Zeppelinmusicphysical graffitirock ‘n roll

August 17, 2019mott the hoople

Mott the Hoople ’74

Catch ’em if you can. One of Britain’s most beloved bands. Boston Globe review. all the young dudesDavid Bowieian huntermott the hooplerock ‘n roll

July 12, 2019music

Wilko Johnson

Born on this date. About. And live. dr feelgoodguitarmusicpub rockrock ‘n rollwilko johnson

July 4, 2019jerry Lee Lewis

Ol’ Glory: The Killer with Toby Keith

Dedicated to my American chums from the very excellent Last Man Standing album. boogie woogieJerry Lee Lewislast man standingLouisianapianorock ‘n rolltoby keith

June 9, 2019Nick Lowe

Labour of Lust

Part two of Nick Lowe’s power pop phase dropped 40 years ago. musicnick lowepower poprock ‘n rollrockpile

January 19, 2019music

Look at Yourself

musicregressive leftrock ‘n rolluriah heep

January 9, 2019jimmy page

Jimbo @ 75

This article from five years ago. Just the other night after a long gap, I watched The Song Remains the Same again with a chum who hadn’t seen it before. Even on a first viewing, the in-your-face pomposity of it all, still didn’t detract from the music that steamrollers one into complete submission. guitarjimmy pageLed…

March 7, 2018Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe at Daryl’s House Club

Would I love to be at this gig! Now that would be a night to remember. I saw them a few years back in a conventional theatre setting and that was superb. Nick is a musician’s musician — it was unusual to see so many musicians in the audience paying their respects. If you are…