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Kim Larsen - Gasolin' - Circa '76

Most readers have likely never heard of C.V. Jørgensen, Bifrost, Gasolin and Kim Larsen – but they and many others from the Danish music scene all contributed to my life of music in the early 70s. This one in particular – I have just played it at least 10 times as I have explored YouTube [...]

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Richard Barbieri

Now there’s an aspect of the Tree that I never new …

Richard Barbieri – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

His keyboard-playing role in Porcupine Tree is similarly split with frontman/producer Steven Wilson, with Barbieri processing the sound of other musicians in the band as well as playing more orthodox keyboard parts.

Passed on – with thanks to : [...]

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John Wesley - The Fifth Man (Porcupine Tree)

Tampa rocker (that would be ‘the FIFTH Tree Man’) – made both of his dreams come true

Nice human article about the other live guitarist that hangs around the stage when The Tree play live.

Reminded me of these photos from a few years ago – taken in Camden Town, London when he and SW played to [...]

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Steven Wilson – Rip Off Merchant ?

 

There – I said it.

 

Check out : http://www.burningshed.com/store/stevenwilson/collection/65/1391/

To save you the click through, when you get there – it will read

Buy all six CD singles together, get the full collection and pay less postage!

Cover Version 6 is the last in a series of CD singles featuring a cover version and an original by Steven Wilson. 

This [...]

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Powerpop - Origins

 

It was one David Wilt that introduced me to the term ‘Powerpop’. At that time – I associated the term with bands like The Wondermints, Fountain of Wayne – and more recently The Orange Peels. Until last night I had not given it much more thought – except that it is one of the genres [...]

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Demian - Mute

Second Album now released ….

Check out the review

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The Originations of OIngo Boingo

Credit To : Charles Laquidara – Big Mattress

“It’s hard to believe all the attention being given these days to American Idol. Oh, granted a few of their contestants have achieved a little success, but where are the real show biz survivors (Jennifer Hudson excepted)? Here’s a clip from the greatest of all of these shows. [...]

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One eskimO – ‘Kandi’

Until about 20 minutes ago – I had never heard of these guys. Just played this version of the song for the fourth time – there is another version – with an animated cartoon that is a bit more ‘poppy’. One word.

‘Love It.’

Ok – TWO !

 

 

Passed on – with thanks to : Roberto

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Trent Reznor Interview with Digg

Really interesting interview with ‘the man from NIN’ – some great insights – good thoughts and sound advice.

Trent Reznor Digg Dialogg from drawaside on Vimeo.

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Gavin Harrison and Renaissance

Just listening to the very first ever album by Renaissance – by the band that never quite managed to do the second album – despite number one being awesome – and the band had prodigious talent. Still – there you go.

I looked them up on Wikipedia – and found

1) quite an interesting way of presenting [...]

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