Some of you may be familiar with an excellent podcast called Tony Tost’s America. If you’re not then I guarantee that you’ll love it. I was delighted to learn some months ago that Tony was writing a book in Continuum’s 33 ⅓ series about […]
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Until last week I thought my favourite song to mention a skillet was definitely by Woody Guthrie but listening to a Wanda Jackson compilation on my way to work reminded me that perhaps this is the greatest frying pan song […]
I watched the original True Grit this afternoon to see how it compares with the Coen Brothers’ terrific new adaptation. In the entertaining John Wayne version, Glen Campbell puts in a thankfully rare big screen appearance as La Boeuf, the irritating […]
Revised post from Carnival Saloon Elvis Week kicks off in Memphis today so it seems appropriate to mark the occasion with some truly unique tributes to the King. Like many of my more outré recent musical discoveries it was Bob […]
Some time this week I’ll be devoting three hours to the new Bruce Springsteen concert DVD that was recorded in Hyde Park last year. I wasn’t at that gig but I did see the New Jersey hero’s triumphant turn at […]
Originally posted on Carnival Saloon (12/07/10) BBC Four (in the UK) are screening one of my favourite documentaries tonight, Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus. The beautiful Arena film follows Jim White’s idiosyncratic road trip through the South, revelling in Southern […]
From Carnival Saloon 23/06/10 El Paso City The final part of Marty Robbins’ El Paso trilogy, after the original massive hit and its eight-minute follow-up Feleena, must be one of the oddest songs in his catalogue. By the early 70s […]
Seeing Jeff Tweedy play such a wonderful, cheery show last week reminded me of the darker times when a feature of Wilco’s London concerts was often a verbal tirade from the front man. I know Jeff Tweedy has had his […]
Revised version of post from Carnival Saloon (21/06/10) In my previous post I wrote how Marty Robbins had to fight his record label bosses to release El Paso in 1959 because they felt it was too long and too wordy. […]
From Carnival Saloon 03/07/10 Flanked by six acoustic guitars which stood in front of the Union Chapel’s imposing gothic pulpit, Jeff Tweedy performed a joyous solo set on Wednesday night, peppered with good humoured banter and gems that Wilco fans […]
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