Tag: bonzo dog doo-dah band
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Bonzo Dog Band live 1969
This one should make you come….again! Viv Stanshall A really far out (or so far ahead it’s beautiful) live performance of the Bonzo Dog Band at the Jazz Bilzen festival. I’ve not seen this before, but the Quiet Walks undermined by microphone issues and the later bubble sculpture but also a rather heavier….crazier Bonzos and…
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RIP Neil Innes
I wish I had better news these days, and it comes in droves. Neil Innes of Bonzo Dog Band and Rutles fame has just died, and to say I’m gutted is the biggest understatement of 2019. If you don’t know the work of Neil Innes, especially ‘Innes Book of Records’, his solo albums and the…
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Great Lives – Vivian Stanshall
Just found this documentary about Vivian Stanshall from 2013 with Ki Longfellow (his second wife) and Neil Innes – it’s an excellent listen, includes a rare home demo from Ki’s archive about Seedy the bird.
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Viv Stanshall’s Radio Flashes
Ooh look what just popped up on my computer (thank you Get iPlayer and PVR, yes Stanshall and Radiophonic search terms are always on scan), the BBC are replaying 3 episodes of what I presume the only high-quality versions they have of Viv Stanshall’s Radio Flashes, which was when he stood in for John Peel…