Tag: Kevin Ayers
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RC 271: Pop Is Dead #6 – Dead Pod Stars
This will be my monument This will be a beacon when I’m gone… So that when the moment comes, I can say I did it all with love A bumper self-indulgent 10th anniversary show – 2 shows in one! If you listen at the 1:30 mark you’ll realise why it’s so long 😉 First half…
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RC 236: Pope Idol
Frankie Goes To The Vatican, Habemus Papam (San) Francisco. Results of the Pope Idol contest is in and Pope Ivor The First or Pope Bunsen Honeydew I has the highest phone votes out of all ex-chemist Jesuits with a Dirty War under their belt. Welcome to the blog Papa Pancho*, I’m sure we’ll get acquainted…
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RIP Kevin Ayers
Just heard the sad news about the death Kevin Ayers, formerly of Soft Machine and many genius solo albums…(17 in fact – only listened to a few of them!). Here he is in 1972 performing one of my favourite tracks of his, May I? with The Whole Band on the Old Grey Whistle Test.