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You damn right, I've got the blues…
…From my head down to my shoes. Great to see Buddy Guy in front of a huge audience while some old soak interrupted her fights with incoherent attempts at singing song songs at Glastonbury. He doesn’t...
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Ain't found a way to kill me…
…yet. Picked up an old, 1980s, Arion Flanger (SFL-1) cheap on the bay a few weeks back, pretty good little unit – especially for the price, less than 20 quid – and easier to get a good sound out of...
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R.I.P. Ron Asheton…
…another punk pioneer gone. It’s been reported that The Stooges founder, guitarist and bass player was found dead in his Ann Arbor home today. You don’t need a reason to fire up The Stooges first three...
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It happened this week…
…some years ago. A bit different “It happened this week…” this week, no big list detailing events or list of those that were born or who died this week, just a few links to the posting for around this...
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Still got the blues…
…for you. R.I.P. Gary Moore. Was watching the Super Bowl last night, thankfully had missed Christina Aguilera murder their national anthem earlier, it was half-time and the Black Eyed Peas were...
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The dark art of the pedal steel…
…guitarist. An email the other day contained a reference to a song that was unfamiliar to me. So a quick Google for Rachel Flotard and the track “Anchor Song” lead me to a video for the track by Maggie...
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Weekend World with me Bwian Walden…
…tomowwow at noon. Yup like most my age it was my introduction to Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Corky Laing and Steve Knight, though at the time I hadn’t a clue who they or indeed Mountain were. I...
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R.I.P. Hubert Sumlin…
…back alongside the Wolf. Another blues legend was lost to us yesterday as news of the passing of Hubert Sumlin was announced. Best remembered as Howlin’ Wolf’s guitarist, though he also had a brief...
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RIP Bert Weeden…
…Mr. Guitar. All those guitar players that came out of the coffee shops and clubs of Britain in the 50s and 60s in Britain pretty much have one thing in common Bert Weeden’s “Play In A Day” book. Eric...
View ArticleYou damn right, I’ve got the blues
From my head down to my shoes.Great to see Buddy Guy in front of a huge audience while some old soak interrupted her fights with incoherent attempts at singing song songs at Glastonbury. He doesn’t...
View ArticleAin’t found a way to kill me
yet.Picked up an old, 1980s, Arion Flanger (SFL-1) cheap on the bay a few weeks back, pretty good little unit – especially for the price, less than 20 quid – and easier to get a good sound out of than...
View ArticleR.I.P. Ron Asheton
another punk pioneer gone.It’s been reported that The Stooges founder, guitarist and bass player was found dead in his Ann Arbor home today.You don’t need a reason to fire up The Stooges first three...
View ArticleIt happened this week
some years ago.A bit different “It happened this week…” this week, no big list detailing events or list of those that were born or who died this week, just a few links to the posting for around this...
View ArticleStill got the blues
for you.R.I.P. Gary Moore.Was watching the Super Bowl last night, thankfully had missed Christina Aguilera murder their national anthem earlier, it was half-time and the Black Eyed Peas were murdering...
View ArticleThe dark art of the pedal steel
guitarist.An email the other day contained a reference to a song that was unfamiliar to me.So a quick Google for Rachel Flotard and the track “Anchor Song” lead me to a video for the track by Maggie...
View ArticleWeekend World with me Bwian Walden
tomowwow at noon.Yup like most my age it was my introduction to Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Corky Laing and Steve Knight, though at the time I hadn’t a clue who they or indeed Mountain were.I didn’t...
View ArticleR.I.P. Hubert Sumlin
back alongside the Wolf.Another blues legend was lost to us yesterday as news of the passing of Hubert Sumlin was announced.Best remembered as Howlin’ Wolf’s guitarist, though he also had a brief spell...
View ArticleRIP Bert Weeden
Mr. Guitar.All those guitar players that came out of the coffee shops and clubs of Britain in the 50s and 60s in Britain pretty much have one thing in common Bert Weeden’s “Play In A Day” book.Eric...
View ArticleRIP Peter Green
the greatest British guitar player.Sad news that Peter Green, founder of the real Fleetwood Mac, died at the weekend, aged 73.Probably two things sum up Peter Green, one is a quote by the legend B.B....
View ArticleNot Eddie Van Halen as well
damn you 2020, damn you to hell.Just when you thought this year couldn’t get any worse, it did, when Wolfgang Van Halen announced that his dad, the Eddie Van Halen, died last night after his long...
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