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Month: July 2015

26th July 201526th July 2015 Track 4 Comments 1960spoprockTrack of the Week

40,000 Headmen

If you look up the definition of 'headman' you will find it means 'chief' but I think Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi were thinking of the primitive headhunters of colonial Africa when they wrote 40,000 Headmen. Being confronted by 40,000 wise old tribal chiefs would be bad enough but an army of savage warriors bent on adding your…Read more 40,000 Headmen

19th July 201519th July 2015 Track 1 Comment 1960sjazzRnBrockTrack of the Week

Born Under A Bad Sign

There was a documentary about Ginger Baker on the TV a few days ago. The programme is part of the BBC's Imagine series and it's available on BBC iPlayer until 7th August if you want to watch it. (I don't think the iPlayer service is available outside the UK, though.) Ginger Baker will be 76 next month.…Read more Born Under A Bad Sign

17th July 2015 Album 1 Comment 2000sAlbum of the Monthclassicalelectronicafree downloadhidden gemsjazz

The Gnome’s Revenge

In 2007 Josh Dick and Brad Scoville used computers to create a music album for their U.S. college project. They called themselves Free Admission, the album was called Revenge of the Lawn Gnome and the result is available for free streaming and download on Jamendo, Last FM, Soundcloud and the Josh Dick website. There are…Read more The Gnome’s Revenge

12th July 2015 Track 1 Comment 16th centuryChapman StickfolkTrack of the Weektraditional

Greensleeves

The Crotchety clan is going back in time again. Mrs Crotchety and her daughter are going way back to the Jurassic era of pre-history (as portrayed in the film sets of Jurassic World). And, while they're at the cinema, Crotchety Man is visiting Tudor England. Henry VIII has been dead for more than 40 years, Elizabeth I…Read more Greensleeves

5th July 20155th July 2015 Track 3 Comments 1960spoprockTrack of the Week

Space Oddity

For my track of the week I'm offering a song you all know. You've heard it on the radio, on the TV, in films, and in pubs, restaurants and shops. It's ingrained in our collective consciousness like our national anthems or your favourite hymn. Most people like it, some adore it, few hate it. It's David Bowie's Space…Read more Space Oddity

1st July 20151st July 2015 Album 2 Comments 1970sAlbum of the Monthjazzsynthpop

Landscape

In my first chemistry practical at school we explored the difference between mixtures and compounds. Most metallic elements, we were told, have certain properties in common: they are hard and shiny; they conduct heat and electricity well; they ring when you strike them. Non-metals, like sulphur, are usually soft and powdery, are insulators and scrunch quietly if you…Read more Landscape

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