Tag: Blues
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RIP Aretha
Sad to hear about the death of Aretha Franklin. She’s been ill for a long time, but no-one ever took the crown of the Queen of Soul. Here she is in her great cameo in The Blues Brothers.
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Same as it ever was
Love this cover of Talking Heads ‘Once In A Lifetime’ by Angelique Kidjo – reclaiming and rebooting those African rhythms. She’s recorded the whole of Remain In Light, adding her own lyrics and style, so it comes full circle. I love her take on appropriation – she doesn’t see why it’s a problem if it’s…
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RC 277: Now, This Is Fun (Brexit Blues)
Yes, it’s the state of the nationThat’s holding our salvationIt’s the state of the nationthat’s causing deprivation… An up/down/beat musical state of the nation address from the green and unpleasant land of Brexit and Oxfam scandals, broadcasting on all channels from folk via Shirley and Dolly Collins, spaghetti western and poliziotteschi soundtracks, african acid house…
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Afro-Arab Part 2 tonight!
If you enjoyed Afro-Arab Part One with music from Africa and the Middle East, then you’ll really enjoy Afro-Arab Part Two, tonight at 9:30pm BST on Radio Clash Live. Subtitled ‘Desert Blues’ it’ll have a more relaxed dusty sandy blues feel than the last show. If the show is shorter than 2 hours (guessing 1-1:30)…
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RC 237: Pop is Dead 2 – Arseholes & Repetoire
Finally after over a year (!) the second part of the Pop Is Dead series. I promise to be more, well, quicker with the other parts… This one is about two of our favourite people, the eternally dodgy A&R man and the usually shady manager. Arista say they “love you but the kids can’t dance…
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Seasick Steve
I actually saw the Jools Holland Hootenanny where he first played, can’t remember where but I was definitely ‘WTF was that’ in a good way…that was 2006, now he’s a festival regular and has his 4th album out this year…wow. Heard him today talking on the radio to Auntie LaLa and his accent is swoonsome…all…