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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . ROY BUCHANAN: The Messiah who isn't coming back

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . ROY BUCHANAN: The Messiah who isn't coming back

...House, Al Green . . . and the great guitarist Roy Buchanan. Arkansas-born Buchanan -- who died... ...Al Green . . . and the great guitarist Roy Buchanan. Arkansas-born Buchanan -- who died in an... ...join the Rolling Stones when Mick Taylor quit. Buchanan was by that time -- the early Seventies -- a... ...for the Alligator label and a fortnight after Buchanan's death Alligator boss Bruce Iglauer told... ...boss Bruce Iglauer told Elsewhere, “Roy was a very complex and troubled man from the... ...very poor family -- they were sharecroppers. Roy believed in heaven and hell -- and in sin. I... ...so calm and play with all that fire?' “Roy just looked at him and smiled that angelic... ...screaming got out.” The tragedy is that Buchanan, who walked in shadows and a lot of places he... ...player, and that's why we need to talk about Roy Buchanan. For other articles in the series of... ...and that's why we need to talk about Roy Buchanan. For other articles in the series of strange,...

Joe Bonamassa: Dust Bowl (J&R/Southbound)

Joe Bonamassa: Dust Bowl (J&R/Southbound)

...are some extraordinary guitar talents -- Roy Buchanan comes to mind immediately -- whose... ...are some extraordinary guitar talents -- Roy Buchanan comes to mind immediately -- whose gift just... ...(the slow churning title track). As with Roy Buchanan, Bonamassa has all the technical... ...(the slow churning title track). As with Roy Buchanan, Bonamassa has all the technical stuff down...

Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters: Spread the Love (Stony Plain)

Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters: Spread the Love (Stony Plain)

...and Otis Spann are as evident as those of Roy Buchanan (that troubled holy drinker) or the... ...and Otis Spann are as evident as those of Roy Buchanan (that troubled holy drinker) or the early...

Lisa Germano: Magic Neighbor (Young God Records)

Lisa Germano: Magic Neighbor (Young God Records)

...here is by Auckland's West Coast artist Dean Buchanan, we might guess that singer/violinist/composer... ...Finn's 7 Worlds Collide project. Certainly Buchanan's dark and mysterious work is appropriate here...

Various: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Universal)

Various: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Universal)

...to a better tune) and turn up the volume for Roy Buchanan's Sweet Dreams. And so on. You can... ...a better tune) and turn up the volume for Roy Buchanan's Sweet Dreams. And so on. You can flick past...

Joe Bonamassa: Blues of Desperation (Southbound)

Joe Bonamassa: Blues of Desperation (Southbound)

...alluding to sound of the great and late Roy Buchanan in places -- is a slow grinder which... ...alluding to sound of the great and late Roy Buchanan in places -- is a slow grinder which picks up...

Elvis Costello: Wave a White Flag (demo 1976)

Elvis Costello: Wave a White Flag (demo 1976)

...classics like Billy Swann's I Can Help, Roy Buchanan's Sweet Dreams, Irma Thomas' Ruler of... ...classics like Billy Swann's I Can Help, Roy Buchanan's Sweet Dreams, Irma Thomas' Ruler of My...

Dale Hawkins: Oh! Suzy-Q; The Definitive and Remastered Edition (Hoodoo)

Dale Hawkins: Oh! Suzy-Q; The Definitive and Remastered Edition (Hoodoo)

...rock'n'roll, featured three tracks with Roy Buchanan on guitar, had songs with a bluesy... ...rock'n'roll, featured three tracks with Roy Buchanan on guitar, had songs with a bluesy edge...

John Scofield: Piety Street (Universal)

John Scofield: Piety Street (Universal)

...might have also mentioned the great guitarist Roy Buchanan (1939-88) who grew up on gospel and... ...have also mentioned the great guitarist Roy Buchanan (1939-88) who grew up on gospel and moved into... ...and his need for spiritual redemption. Buchanan wrote some extraordinary music, none more... ...a homecoming of the kind you might expect of Buchanan, a troubled soul who died in mysterious... ...(on his ‘75 album Blow by Blow) to Buchanan, and Sco’s treatment of Angel of Death... ...a distillation of blues, Buchanan, spirit and soul. It is a standout on an album...

Archie Bleyer: Hernando's Hideaway (1954)

Archie Bleyer: Hernando's Hideaway (1954)

...classics like Billy Swann's I Can Help, Roy Buchanan's Sweet Dreams, Irma Thomas' Ruler of... ...classics like Billy Swann's I Can Help, Roy Buchanan's Sweet Dreams, Irma Thomas' Ruler of My...

Chris Forsyth: All Time Present (No Quarter)

Chris Forsyth: All Time Present (No Quarter)

...Lloyd), the spiritual intensity of the late Roy Buchanan, Robert Quine's solo work and on to J... ...the spiritual intensity of the late Roy Buchanan, Robert Quine's solo work and on to J Mascis'...

Jeff Beck: Blow by Blow (1975)

Jeff Beck: Blow by Blow (1975)

...Cause We've Ended as Lovers dedicated to Roy Buchanan, the knuckle-tight Air Blower and... ...Cause We've Ended as Lovers dedicated to Roy Buchanan, the knuckle-tight Air Blower and highway race...

Milly Tabak and the Miltones: Honest Woman (digital outlets)

Milly Tabak and the Miltones: Honest Woman (digital outlets)

...some achingly soulful lines in the manner of Roy Buchanan which opens out Nicks-like into a... ...achingly soulful lines in the manner of Roy Buchanan which opens out Nicks-like into a soaring rock...

BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON CONSIDERED: From deep in the soul to deep space

BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON CONSIDERED: From deep in the soul to deep space

...U-turns of people like Little Richard and Roy Buchanan who would vacillate between the... ...U-turns of people like Little Richard and Roy Buchanan who would vacillate between the secular and... ...gospel as the religious songs of Nick Cave and Buchanan's glorious The Messiah Will Come Again prove....

RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Various Artists: AK 79 (Flying Nun)

RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Various Artists: AK 79 (Flying Nun)

...in funny ways . . .” And of course Kerry Buchanan's fanboy/Rooter-cum-Terrorways liner notes...

ELMORE JAMES: Sliding with the king

ELMORE JAMES: Sliding with the king

...and recorded James' Bleeding Heart), Mayall, Roy Buchanan (who wrote Tribute to Elmore James)... ...recorded James' Bleeding Heart), Mayall, Roy Buchanan (who wrote Tribute to Elmore James) and Stevie...

ALLIGATOR RECORDS 1971 - 2011: Four decades of brittle and often brilliant blues

ALLIGATOR RECORDS 1971 - 2011: Four decades of brittle and often brilliant blues

...along the way like the tragic and troubled Roy Buchanan. But this double disc proves... ...along the way like the tragic and troubled Roy Buchanan. But this double disc proves Alligator blues...

Julian Lennon: Jude (digital outlets)

Julian Lennon: Jude (digital outlets)

...glorious art-pop of Gaia with Blue Nile's Paul Buchanan and French-Japanese singer Elissa Lauper also...

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . DANNY GATTON: Known unto God and guitarists

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . DANNY GATTON: Known unto God and guitarists

...the hot new generation of Joshua Redman and Roy Hargrove (on an album for Blue Note), as well... ...there according to an early manager. As with Roy Buchanan, another great guitarist who went... ...according to an early manager. As with Roy Buchanan, another great guitarist who went beyond...

THE MUSIC MANAGERS FORUM AWARDS (2017): Hats off to those behind the scenes

THE MUSIC MANAGERS FORUM AWARDS (2017): Hats off to those behind the scenes

...of the Year Claire Gormly (Bakers Eddy) Israel Buchanan (Israel Starr) Matt Headland (KINGZ) NZ Music...

RIP IT UP, RECOVERED (2019): Music and culture on the printed page

RIP IT UP, RECOVERED (2019): Music and culture on the printed page

...Duncan Campbell on reggae, Louise Chunn, Kerry Buchanan on punk, Russell Brown, Eddie Rayner of Split...

PETER GREEN: IN THE SKIES and LITTLE DREAMER, CONSIDERED (1979/1980): The slight return in the late Seventies

PETER GREEN: IN THE SKIES and LITTLE DREAMER, CONSIDERED (1979/1980): The slight return in the late Seventies

...style and Apostle at the end was out of the Roy Buchanan's gospel-guitar school. Nine years on... ...and Apostle at the end was out of the Roy Buchanan's gospel-guitar school. Nine years on from his...

The Doobie Brothers: World Gone Crazy (Shock)

The Doobie Brothers: World Gone Crazy (Shock)

The Doobies' great Listen to the Music, Long Train Running and China Grove in the late 60s/early 70s were driven by urgent guitars and hammering keyboards delivering a forward momentum (which denied t

THE BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2012: READERS' CHOICES

THE BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2012: READERS' CHOICES

...ever before in these strange daze. Blair Paul Buchanan; Mid Air. Just needs "a" voice or... ...(criminally too little output though) it is Buchanan's Sinatraesque croon which always steals the... ...liking in later years at least this wasn't destroyed by Brendan O'Brien's production (stand up...

BRUCE IGLAUER OF ALLIGATOR RECORDS: The bossman of the blues

BRUCE IGLAUER OF ALLIGATOR RECORDS: The bossman of the blues

...close which makes the loss of someone like Roy Buchanan, who hanged himself a fortnight... ...close which makes the loss of someone like Roy Buchanan, who hanged himself a fortnight before our... ...conversation, especially hard to take. “Roy was a very complex and troubled man from the... ...very poor family - they were sharecroppers. Roy believed in heaven and hell - and in sin. I... ...so calm and play with all that fire?' “Roy just looked at him and smiled that angelic...

THE BEST OF ELSEWHERE (2019): THE YEAR IN REISSUES

THE BEST OF ELSEWHERE (2019): THE YEAR IN REISSUES

.... . but also double vinyl editions with Kerry Buchanan's excellent fanboy/Rooter-cum-Terrorways liner...

PASSING SHIPS: Mick Jagger and me

PASSING SHIPS: Mick Jagger and me

...end of the room and it became clear that rock royalty was to pass among us. I was standing right...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE REGGAE QUESTIONNAIRE: Maxi Priest

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE REGGAE QUESTIONNAIRE: Maxi Priest

...album - Dread and Terrible One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The... ...songs that still generate high revenue through royalties
 is the song Every Breath You Take, by... ...Jacob Miller, Sly and Robbie, Fredlocks, U Roy 80s 90s dancehall: 
Shabba Ranks, Damian... ...Brown, Heatwave, Kool and the Gang, Rose Royce,
The Tramps, The Emotions, ABBA, Earth...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Rachel and Hayden Donnell of Great North

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Rachel and Hayden Donnell of Great North

...High Hopes. Beyonce, Drunk In Love. One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

THE IDIOT BOY WHO FLEW: A story of saints, holy fools and Southern Italy

THE IDIOT BOY WHO FLEW: A story of saints, holy fools and Southern Italy

...his admirers Catholic cardinals and European royalty, including the Duke of Brunswick who went... ...La Rocca, a role not dissimilar to a "Royal watcher'' in Britain, "ultimately...

The Incredible String Band: No Sleep Blues (1967)

The Incredible String Band: No Sleep Blues (1967)

...East four times in a year in '69 and the Royal Albert Hall where they played a couple of...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Leigh Franklin

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Leigh Franklin

...Ago, Bon Iver and Artisan Guns. One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . G.G. ALLIN: Pottymouth not potty-trained

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . G.G. ALLIN: Pottymouth not potty-trained

...in which he said he was sent out to destroy and only loved himself but was reborn when he...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Stix Zadinia of Steel Panther

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Stix Zadinia of Steel Panther

...Big Wreck Albatross - download One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Jarii Von Gohl of DYSE

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Jarii Von Gohl of DYSE

...Melt Banana "Fetch". One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Arli Liberman

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Arli Liberman

...music on youtube and its all there.. One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

THE LOUVIN BROTHERS: SATAN IS REAL, CONSIDERED (1959): Hellfire and burning tyres

THE LOUVIN BROTHERS: SATAN IS REAL, CONSIDERED (1959): Hellfire and burning tyres

...that Satan came into his life and destroyed him and his family as they fell into sinful...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra

...I need to hear every now and again. One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Eli Paperboy Reed

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Eli Paperboy Reed

...Records in Birmingham, AL. One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The... ...if I could have written one song to get the royalties for life what would it be? Probably like...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Daniel DeVries of My Baby

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Daniel DeVries of My Baby

...Band, from Awesome Tapes from Africa One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

HENRY ROLLINS INTERVIEWED (1990): Volume and vehemence

HENRY ROLLINS INTERVIEWED (1990): Volume and vehemence

...Across his back he has “Search and Destroy” emblazoned above a huge sun. Rollins...

Hacienda Brothers: Arizona Motel (Southbound)

Hacienda Brothers: Arizona Motel (Southbound)

...style -- and titles like Divorce or Destroy, Used to the Pain, Ordinary Fool, I Still...

PINK FLOYD, PART TWO 1972 - 83: After Dark to the unkindest Cut

PINK FLOYD, PART TWO 1972 - 83: After Dark to the unkindest Cut

...to the Machine and Have a Cigar (sung by Roy Harper). It was an acerbic and bitter trait he... ...(therefore giving him two bites of publishing royalties) and while Mason says he thought the...

Billy Fury: I'm Lost Without You (1965)

Billy Fury: I'm Lost Without You (1965)

...which you could imagine was influenced by Roy Orbison/Gene Pitney/Dusty Springfield and the...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE . . . Elizabeth Stokes of the Beths

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE . . . Elizabeth Stokes of the Beths

...Snail Mail and Coach Phillips. One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

SALMONELLA DUB INTERVIEWED (2003): This touring life

SALMONELLA DUB INTERVIEWED (2003): This touring life

...concert hall tour of the band with the NZSO, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Black Grace and a kapa...

Sakina: Roye Mi; Songs from Kurdistan (Arc Music)

Sakina: Roye Mi; Songs from Kurdistan (Arc Music)

As a people who have suffered appallingly at the hands of despots, repressive regimes and a wider world largely indifferent to their plight, the Kurds have plenty of raw material for songs of hardship

Roy Milton: The Hucklebuck (1949)

Roy Milton: The Hucklebuck (1949)

...leader, jump jive and rhythm and blues singer Roy Milton (1907-83) is long and convoluted, and... ...this rebellious rocker. And the version by Roy Milton came from this excellent collection....

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams

...The Best of Warren Storm, Louisiana Swamp pop royalty One song, royalties for life, never have...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Salim Ghazi Saeedi

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Salim Ghazi Saeedi

...supreme master of Oud instrument. One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

Ornette Coleman: Friends and Neighbors (Flying Dutchman/Border)

Ornette Coleman: Friends and Neighbors (Flying Dutchman/Border)

...House -- the likes of Anthony Braxton and Leroy Jenkins lived there for a while -- and that...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Norman Meehan

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Norman Meehan

...had written . . . I wouldn’t mind the royalties from The Theme From M*A*S*H. Is that a...

THE BARGAIN BUY: Various Artists; 101 R&B HIts

THE BARGAIN BUY: Various Artists; 101 R&B HIts

...on display. A partial list of the r&b royalty on display here runs from Jennifer Lopez,...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Zane Hawkins

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Zane Hawkins

...Alt-J Download - To Be Kind by Swans One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

GREETINGS FROM ROUTE 66, edited by MICHAEL DREGNI

GREETINGS FROM ROUTE 66, edited by MICHAEL DREGNI

...beforehand about what Troup called “the royal route” in these enticing,...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Adam Usmani of Madam Tsunami

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Adam Usmani of Madam Tsunami

...Great if you enjoy a bit of piano. One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

TEDDY PENDERGRASS: THE REAL TEDDY PENDERGRASS, CONSIDERED (2023): Sex and soul music

TEDDY PENDERGRASS: THE REAL TEDDY PENDERGRASS, CONSIDERED (2023): Sex and soul music

...the transsexual nightclub artist in his Rolls Royce the night of the accident would have been...

Myele Manzanza: OnePointOne (First Word)

Myele Manzanza: OnePointOne (First Word)

...the likes of the Revolutionary Ensemble and Leroy Jenkins. But much more melody-directed....

Paul Gurney with The De Sotos: Shadow of Love (Tailgator/Aeroplane)

Paul Gurney with The De Sotos: Shadow of Love (Tailgator/Aeroplane)

...country-rock with pedal steel (by guest Janek Croydon) remains largely intact. Singer, guitarist,...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Declan O'Rourke

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Declan O'Rourke

...Time the Sun Comes Up.’ One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . CHARLEY PATTON: A riddle wrapped in an enigma

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . CHARLEY PATTON: A riddle wrapped in an enigma

...it appears the unreleased ones were destroyed. There were no surviving masters of his...

THE APRA SILVER SCROLL FINALISTS 2018: The shortlist of long talents

THE APRA SILVER SCROLL FINALISTS 2018: The shortlist of long talents

...Aztechknowledgey, written and performed by Troy Kingi, published by Native Tongue Music...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Juanita Stein

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE SONGWRITER QUESTIONNAIRE: Juanita Stein

...Time Goes By - Herman HupfeldBlue Bayou- Roy Orbison Melody first? Words or phrase first?... ...the latest Deerhunter album. One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

Steve Marcus: Half a Heart (1968)

Steve Marcus: Half a Heart (1968)

...Rafferty was coining it in from Baker Street royalties. As to the latter about the rubber...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Quail State aka Jono Aidney

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Quail State aka Jono Aidney

...(seriously deserving of a revisit) One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Mara TK

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Mara TK

.... . .) Seven Davis Jnr - Universes One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

Trombone Shorty: Backatown (Verve Forecast)

Trombone Shorty: Backatown (Verve Forecast)

...meets Prince. In his mid 20, Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews) is a man of his generation so has an...

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . HARRY KALAPANA: Aloha from Yugoslavia?

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . HARRY KALAPANA: Aloha from Yugoslavia?

...was being published in San Francisco (the Royal Hawaiian Band played in the city in 1883)... ...movies), Indonesia (Ernest Kaai’s Royal Hawaiian Troubadours playing in Jakarta in... ...musicians, performed Hawaiian music as the Royal Samoan Dancers. Individually or together, or...

Lake South: Wellington/Te Upoko O Te Ika (Home Alone/digital outlets)

Lake South: Wellington/Te Upoko O Te Ika (Home Alone/digital outlets)

...grown up” on the gentle New Wave pop of Royal Oak. He sings of regret, dislocation and...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Reverend Peyton

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Reverend Peyton

...Slim, JD Wilkes, Jimbo Mathus One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Chris Dent aka Albi (of Albi and the Wolves)

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Chris Dent aka Albi (of Albi and the Wolves)

...and it’s also a little funny too. The Royal Tenenbaums or The Fantastic Mr Fox because I... ...Band’s latest album Raconteur. One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE MARKETING QUESTIONNAIRE . . . Anna Loveys of Saint Lachine

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE MARKETING QUESTIONNAIRE . . . Anna Loveys of Saint Lachine

...Aldous Harding - Designer (vinyl) One song, royalties for life, never have to work again. The...

THE BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2019: THE EDITOR'S PICKS

THE BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2019: THE EDITOR'S PICKS

...Springsteen at Elsewhere starting here . Troy Kingi and the Upper Class: Holy Colony Burning... ...by good-vibe barbecue sounds for summer. Here Troy Kingi takes us right back to those more heady...

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Sola Rosa: Chasing the Sun (Kartel/Border/digital outlets)

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Sola Rosa: Chasing the Sun (Kartel/Border/digital outlets)

...a swag of retro-soul around right now: from Troy Kingi repurposing and sometimes replicating... ...sensual groove of Star to Star (with Troy Kingi and an astute lyric) and My Love with...

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting (EMI/Digital outlets)

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting (EMI/Digital outlets)

...Finn's multi-instrumental sons Liam and Elroy) and released Dreamers Are Waiting. Crowded... ...with a dreamy, psychedelic soul, as did Elroy on his 2019 self-titled album. That style... ...and chiming pop (Love Isn't Hard At All, an Elroy-Neil co-write) through the bitter Whatever You... ...Deeper Down follows ocean references in Elroy-Neil's Love Isn't Hard At All. Dreamers Are...

OLD FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS? (1999): But not in South Korea

OLD FORGOTTEN SOLDIERS? (1999): But not in South Korea

...over 2300 rounds in one hour. Allen "Killroy" Martin recalled an area the size of a...

NILE RODGERS AND CHIC, REVIEWED (2023): Everybody in the house say yo

NILE RODGERS AND CHIC, REVIEWED (2023): Everybody in the house say yo

...Artist of The Year. His image now hangs in the Royal Albert Hall. Between the hits Rodgers...

THE BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2024: THE EDITOR'S PICKS

THE BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2024: THE EDITOR'S PICKS

...is here Cassandra Jenkins: My Light, My Destroyer We said: It has become quite a recognisable... ...which may have always existed but required royalty to pluck them from the air. Our full... ...rock-cum-art album. Our full review is here Troy Kingi and the Cactus Handshake: Leatherman and...

THE BIG OYSTER by MARK KURLANSKY

THE BIG OYSTER by MARK KURLANSKY

...of rapacious appetites and pollution, have destroyed what was once a cornerstone of life in the...

MILES DAVIS. ON THE CORNER, REVISITED (2022): Jazz-funk at 50

MILES DAVIS. ON THE CORNER, REVISITED (2022): Jazz-funk at 50

...Davis advised Indian tabla drummer Badal Roy. Davis had already pulled a young white...

Tom Petty: Village scribe, meet the village idiot

Tom Petty: Village scribe, meet the village idiot

...the Traveling Wilbury’s thing and since Roy Orbison had died I guessed he might be talked...

THE BEATLES INVADE AUCKLAND, JUNE 1964

THE BEATLES INVADE AUCKLAND, JUNE 1964

...near Auckland and been transported to the Royal International Hotel hotel before the mayoral... ...to the Auckland Town Hall. “You are not royalty,” Taylor was told. A suggestion of... ...deterrent. JEANNETTE REID [receptionist at the Royal International Hotel]: “We didn’t... ...To add to the staff’s headaches the Royal International switchboard was continually...

NITIN SAWHNEY INTERVIEWED (2007): Orchestrating A Throw of Dice

NITIN SAWHNEY INTERVIEWED (2007): Orchestrating A Throw of Dice

...over the years most copies were lost or destroyed. It disappeared for decades until the...

JUDEE SILL (1944-79): The disappearing crayon angel

JUDEE SILL (1944-79): The disappearing crayon angel

...written out of popular culture: Doris Troy, Minnie Ripperton, Laura Nyro, Judy Henske,...

Joe South: A Look Inside/So The Seeds Are Growing (Raven/EMI)

Joe South: A Look Inside/So The Seeds Are Growing (Raven/EMI)

...Anderson); Down in the Boon Docks (Billy Joe Royal) and others. Of his own career he is best...

COLDITZ, PRISONERS OF THE CASTLE by BEN MACINTYRE

COLDITZ, PRISONERS OF THE CASTLE by BEN MACINTYRE

...became a doctor, and was accepted into the Royal College of Surgeons in London when he moved...

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . VIRGIN RECORDS: From prog to punk, Bells to Bodies

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT . . . VIRGIN RECORDS: From prog to punk, Bells to Bodies

...the label jumped on reggae with albums by U-Roy (Dread In a Babylon, Natty Rebel, Rasta... ...cornerstone Legalise It and Equal Rights), I-Roy, Delroy Washington . . . Virgin's Front Line...