tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163603372012-02-17T14:14:48.582ZPeter Whittonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger711100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-17430286100974432232011-11-21T13:00:00.001Z2011-11-21T13:01:13.080Z

 I have been reminiscing recently about the old Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art disco, and even made myself a Spotify playlist in honour of  Dunc and the great times had there. I'm sure in addition to the list there was a liberal smattering of Public Enemy, James Brown, Rip Rig and Panic, The Higsons, The Pop Group, PIL and many others. I wasn't sure if I captured all the key tracks but Dunc

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-39680956229260647232011-11-01T16:01:00.002Z2011-11-09T09:46:15.475Z

 Here is the set list from last night's show thrill-seekers! 1. Acoustic Ladyland - Sport Mode 2. The Mahavishnu Orchestra - Meeting of the Spirits 3. Flying Lotus - Clock Catcher 4. Arild Anderson - Straight 5. Beats and Pieces Big Band - Sisterhood 6. Archie Shepp - Blue for Brother George Jackson 7. Dave Stapleton Quintet - October Sky  8. Gwilym Simcock - Plain Song 9. Les Chisnall -

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-56764299450144069522011-10-05T15:33:00.001Z2011-10-14T14:32:10.920Z

This is what I am listening to at the moment, mainly thanks to my very generous familiy for all the birthday swag.  Flying Lotus -  Cosmogramma Teenage Fanclub - Shadows Eels - Meet The Eels : Essential Eels Vol. 1 1996-2006 Phronesis - Alive Aquarium - Aquarium EST - Retrospective - The Very Best of E.S.T. Andwella's Dream - Love and Poetry Various Artists - The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-25033531712288105472011-07-18T11:56:00.003Z2011-07-18T12:41:16.358Z

The music media always cites the influence of Johnny Marr, Bernard Butler, John Squire and Jonny Greenwood of indie guitar playing. Don’t get me wrong, I love the playing of all four dearly, and you can’t really underestimate the contribution and influence that their playing has exerted over the last two decades. This list (regular readers will know that I love them) catalogues some of the lesser

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-38340504059056521282011-05-18T12:06:00.001Z2011-05-31T10:29:16.740Z

Kurt Rosenwinkel - The Next Step Kenny Burrell - Chitlins con Carne Charlie Christian - Solo Flight Marcos Valle - Os Grlos George Duke - Au-right Wes Montgomery - Four on Six John schofield - Chicken Dog The Impossible Gentlemen - When You Hold Her Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd - Gaze Brian Eno - Signals Floratone - Swamped The Crusaders - That's How I feel Jeff Beck - So we ended as Lovers Mike

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-11371644353699089652011-01-11T11:29:00.005Z2011-01-11T19:21:03.514Z

Here is a roundup of the stuff that I have been listening to and enjoying this year. Even though this is presented as a numbered list it is not really a chart as such (although the GSH album is an absolute cracker). As ever not all this stuff is new but there you go. Gil Scott Herron – I’m New here (2010) GSH’s first album in a very long time and what a belter it is. For those of you thinking

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-82604386022427441862011-01-10T14:55:00.000Z2011-01-10T14:55:35.748Z

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Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-89742435916549689642010-09-27T21:35:00.015Z2010-10-21T15:42:40.897Z

This is a rather belated post about Summer Sundae. I really enjoyed the relaxed and family-oriented vibe of this weekend festival in Leicester 13th, 14th and 15th August - centred around the De Montford Hall and grounds. I was really looking forward to two of my perennial favourites the Teenage Fanclub and The Fall. Neither Disappointed.Teenage Fanclub - Friday eveningThe Fanclub played a

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-27307490307443536482010-09-27T08:35:00.003Z2010-09-27T08:44:53.436Z

This is what I am listening to at home at the moment:Squarepusher - UltravisitorField Music - Field Music (Measure)Dangermouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the SoulBroken Bells - Broken BellsSonny Rollins - Saxophone CollosusLee Morgan - SidewinderTodd Rungren - A Wizard, a True Star

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-12994387413744812272010-09-26T17:46:00.002Z2010-09-26T17:51:15.689Z

It is amazing what you can find in your local charity shop. I recently picked up a promo copy of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti new CD 'Before Today' for £2.00, and very good it is too. Thank you Cancer Research shop!

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-2462931848661979962010-08-10T11:41:00.002Z2010-08-10T12:07:34.475Z

My first solo flight as an AllFM DJ and I think I just about got away with it (a couple of technical cock ups ... it always helps if you put the CD in the player the right way up!). Anyway this is what I played as far as I can remember.Fela Ransome Kuti and Africa '70 - Expensive Shit Bill Wells & Maher Shalal Hash Baz - Tipsy CatPortico Quartet - Paper Scissors StoneEric Dolphy - GazzeloniAlice

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-38884802796716142862010-07-21T17:06:00.002Z2010-07-21T17:14:42.154Z

UFO Club, Pure and Tequila Twist tunes I was listening to 1988-1990 ishThe Future Sound of London — Papua New GuineaA Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo RayHumanoid-Stakker - Humanoid808 State - CubikDepth Charge - Depth ChargeBlack Riot - A Day in the Life (todd terry)KLF - What Time Is LoveInner City - Good LifeInner City - Big FunLords Of Acid - I Sit On AcidTyree - Acid OverFrankie Knuckles - Baby

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-39889864653975052032010-06-23T10:50:00.009Z2010-06-23T11:22:37.009Z

Isn't the Internet a wonderful thing? Armed with very little information I've managed to track down the first LP** I ever owned*. I can't remember if I went into shop and bought it or asked for it as a birthday present.** I had bought my first 45rpm single the year before in September 1973, using my birthday money to purchace Eye Level by The Simon Park Orchestra (The theme tune to the Van der

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-71188864765211970482010-06-15T08:06:00.002Z2010-06-15T08:11:32.932Z

1. Fast and Bulbous: The Captain Beefheart Project - Suction Prints 2. Acoustic Ladyland - Gratitude 3. Richard Illes - Novot 4. John Taylor and John Surman - Ambleside Days 5. Sam Rapley Adam Chatterton Quintete - Witchunt 6. Simcock Walker Swallow Nussbaum - Laughlines (live in Vienna) 7. Neil Yates - Past Forward / The Gold Ring 8. Phil Bancroft Quartet - Golden Section 9.

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-64727228482279337552010-04-26T09:54:00.003Z2010-05-04T09:45:10.926Z

Another enjoyable radio show fades into the crackling ether of broadcast history. The dust has now settled on another Ade and Pete EXR Jazz show - flying by the seat of our pants as usual. This was my first show after a seven month break (becoming a dad, changing jobs - that kind of thing) and my first since receiving my training from Jason at AllFM on how to drive the DJ desk. Anyway this is the

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-72480013223726228982010-03-04T12:34:00.001Z2010-03-04T12:53:26.547Z

Okay, rather belatedly as ever here are my album choices for last year. As ever, not all the albums were actually released last year (the original release date is in brackets). All these albums (some old some new) were new to me and made a lasting impact on my iPod.I will try and get round to writing a potted review of each sometime some in the meantime … here is the list. Bill Wells and

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-59066529381846964612009-09-16T15:13:00.006Z2009-09-17T08:25:12.586Z

Point 1: Okay remember this is my list of forgotten albums from the 80’s. These are albums that I think don’t get their fair share of credit these days or perhaps they have just fallen a bit below the critical radar.Point 2: Don’t darken my door with comments about why isn’t The Queen is Dead or Psychocandy on the list or why isn’t your favourite Talking Heads, Public Enemy, Joy Division , Elvis

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-67606698578559253072009-08-28T11:00:00.002Z2009-08-28T11:41:31.244Z

Have been enjoying these albums recently ... with a little help from my friends The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams (thanks Keith!)Led Bib - Sensible ShoesTV on the Radio - Dear Science (thanks Brian!)Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were an EagleVan Morrison - Veedon Fleece

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-47095029472752164822009-07-21T14:58:00.003Z2009-07-21T15:04:13.479Z

Lee Fields - My WorldMastodon - Blood MountainAcoustic Ladyland - Living With A TigerTortoise -Beacons of Ancestorship Bert Jansch - LA Turnaround

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-49694509359960139192009-06-04T22:42:00.004Z2009-06-08T14:42:12.570Z

I have really been enjoying my recent life as a DJ on ALL FM (a community radio station broadcasting to south, east and central Manchester). Thanks to my mate Ade, who's show it is really, I seem to have landed a bi-monthly gig as his hapless DJ sidekick. Ade and and I get to chat late into the night (occaisonal Mondays 23.00 - 1am, as part of http://www.exr.org.uk/about/) about obscure Jazz and

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-56702072906812077822009-06-04T22:32:00.018Z2009-07-30T10:02:08.622Z

This post has been sitting in my drafts box for some time now so is a bit old hat, however if I don't publish it I will forget about this top night out at Urbis back in May.Part of the top-notch Futuresonic festival. I really went along to see Ariel Pink as I have been picking up his albums over the last few years and enjoying their lo-fi charm greatly, plus my mate Brian had told me that the

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-13573043780528101182009-06-04T22:32:00.010Z2009-06-08T15:38:05.976Z

Jóhann JóhannssonIcelandic composer Jóhannsson and the Iskra quartet play minimalist chamber music, the string section laying down a "groove" with JJ adding sparse piano and occasionally triggering ambient samples. This was very restrained, haunting stuff that never really reached the crescendos that you might associate with GSYBE or A Silver Mount Zion, who, to my ears at least seem to inhabit

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-25068583264084732912009-06-04T22:16:00.006Z2009-06-08T14:36:49.500Z

Bill Wells and Maher Shalal Hash Baz - GokMetallica - Death MagneticMax Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads YouMatt Schofield - Sifting through the AshesNew Thing! Deep Jazz in the USA - Soul Jazz (comp)Peter, Bjorn and John - Writer's Block

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-82283259480953163082009-03-13T12:36:00.004Z2009-04-03T14:41:37.916Z

I went along to see Manchester legends Magazine with my mate Brian at Academy 1. With its capacity of just over 2000 we were wondering if these reunion/comeback shows were the biggest that the band had ever played as a headliner - I remember them being popular and influential but not particularly big.Anyway the band of Devoto, Adamson, Formula, Doyle and Noko (standing in for the late great John

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-78158787677817801562009-01-12T16:55:00.009Z2009-06-04T22:30:53.799Z

I have been a very bad blogger this year, especially towards the tail end of it. Anyway, here are some of the records that I particularly enjoyed this year, in no particular order. Some old some new.Portishead - 3Cut/Copy - In Ghost Colours Fleet Foxes - Fleet FoxesErikah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues : The Complete 1928 Okeh RecordingsBlack

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-47363410089415316282008-09-15T16:39:00.004Z2009-06-04T22:41:10.939Z

I first read this article in the METRO on the bus last week but have subsequently seen an article about it on the BBC site an feel that I need to add my ill-informed tupenceworth.Esentially the article is about research carried out by Professor Adrian North from my old employer - Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, his research suggests that...Musical tastes and personality type are closely

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-81290685745987816582008-08-04T12:25:00.003Z2008-08-05T11:06:34.481Z

Trying to reduce the number of CDs that I buy - with a view to listening to the ones I already own a little bit more. But here are a few that I just had to have.Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever AgoDennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue (remastered)Fleet Foxes - Fleet FoxesAl Wilson - Searching For The DolphinsSolomon Burke - Proud MaryAndy Votel - Presents Brazilika (comp)

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-8468465457036179582008-07-25T10:01:00.006Z2008-08-04T14:30:45.589Z

As you may have guessed I'm pretty keen on lists, so here is a list of other peoples lists of "cool" and less well known music."The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now!" . Well according to British GQ Magazine in their August 2005 issue anywayMOJO Buried TreasureSPIN Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums 1985-2005NME 's 100 Best Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2003)NME albums of the year

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-78656181330594653342008-07-13T15:33:00.003Z2008-09-08T16:14:25.316Z

I was delighted to be given tickets for this gig by generous wife as I have been a fan for quite a while now - mainly as an offshoot of my obsessive collecting of Bert Jansch albums.Reunited in their original form in 2007 to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and I guess the time was right for the worlds greatest (only) folk-jazz-rock band to perform again. The

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-80741891956501775902008-07-03T14:45:00.001Z2008-07-03T15:07:57.746Z

Okay here’s the back story. Back in the mid eighties there was a struggling slightly directionless Irish/London indie band called My Bloody Valentine they had released a few records and had even supported bands like the Soup Dragons – but they weren’t very good. They had a few line up changes, found their voice and signed to Creation. They released two of the most perfect feedback-drenched LPs

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-59494635216274706122008-07-03T14:31:00.005Z2008-07-03T14:44:55.454Z

Schofield’s ‘Ear to the Ground’ has been a bit of a favourite of mine this last year. I really like its mix of blues-rock jazz and funk, okay I will admit there isn’t much that is new in Schofield’s music, but his muse is definitely in the right place.Schofield is a phenomenally talented blues guitar player and is often compared to Robben Ford for the way he mixes jazz lines and unusual chord

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-18784659810711950552008-06-24T13:07:00.003Z2008-06-24T13:52:41.067Z

Thankfully we arrived late enough not to have to endure more than a couple of songs from miserabilist ex chart-botherers Starsailor … so roll on the main event.This is the first concert that I have been to in Manchester’s MEN enorma-dome (18,000 crowd capacity). Positioned at the rear of the stage with an excellent view of the back of Stuart Copeland’s head things did not bode well. Thankfully

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-77299238386674565022008-06-24T13:02:00.004Z2008-06-25T16:42:00.244Z

Very late review of this gig from May 18thI bought tickets to see Robben Ford in an effort to improve my blues guitar playing or at least to inspire me further in that direction. For those not in the know, Robben is probably one of the most technically proficient blues guitarists on the planet and unlike many of his contemporaries, adds a great deal of colour to his playing by mixing in numerous

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-59525103719815236912008-05-13T10:23:00.007Z2008-05-21T09:18:39.639Z

Blogging this a bit after the event (25th April) as I have been on holiday in Cuba.I didn't really know what to expect as I stood in the three quarter full Academy 3 waiting for the start of Edwyn's "comeback" gig, a shared sense of apprehension and anticipation rippled through the thirty/forty something crowd .As you probably know Edwyn has been out of the game since Feb 2005 following a double

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-82523615225393224942008-04-21T11:51:00.003Z2008-06-24T13:10:38.768Z

Edgar and his Jonses were on blistering form, racing through a set that encompassed Northern Soul, Ska, big band swing and 60's inspired beat tunes. Although the Joneses obviously don't take themselves too seriously, they are serious about the authenticity of their sound and are dedicated to keeping the true spirit of RnB alive (as defined here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R&B, rather than the

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-66266636862328572572008-04-09T09:12:00.006Z2008-04-14T14:16:32.327Z

Holy Fuck were apparently one of the highlights of Glastonbury 2007. These guys play analogue electronica but with a pretty serious rock attitude supplied by a tight drummer (sometimes HF play with two drummers) and bassist.Over the course of a 50min set the band built up a trance-like, psych rock collage of bleeps and buzzes but never at the expense of the melody. I'm not sure who the band

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-4163571618484708662008-03-31T14:41:00.005Z2008-12-09T08:31:28.368Z

I've just read in the May issue of Mojo that Sony are finally going to re/re-issue Denis Wilson's "Pacific Ocean Blue" - last available on CD back in 1991. About time too.However I'm sure I have read similar stories over the years without anything appearing, so I'll believe it when I finally have a legit copy in my hand. Now where is that Neil Young rarities box set I've been waiting 10 years

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-5532076044653592832008-03-11T16:48:00.007Z2008-03-25T16:07:13.998Z

Remember these are NEW TO ME or even some really old ones that I am playing at the moment. Okay my top 10The Shins - Wincing the Night Away. Just about the most life affirming, no nonsense pop music on the planet at the moment, this isn't to say that it is in anyway trite or predictable stuff. The album got a bit of a panning in some quarters of the music press when it came out, some claiming

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-76351556592795732442008-02-18T10:28:00.003Z2008-02-18T10:38:32.779Z

Dungen - Ta Det LugntOlivia Tremor Control - Dusk at Cubist CastleWooden Shjips - Wooden ShjipsExplosions in the Sky - The Earth is not a Cold Dead PlaceAnimal Collective - Sung Tongs

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-43079689572615712932007-11-19T09:06:00.000Z2007-11-21T12:22:08.397Z

As ever this is my fave albums of the year list. I will just explain the rules again, these are albums that are NEW TO ME. Some of them may even be albums that I already own but have found renewed favour in the last year.Battles - MirroredRadiohead - In RainbowsNeutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the SeaScars - Author, AuthorFloratone - FloratoneJ Dilla - The Shining InstrumentalsTinariwen

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-56222318109014196192007-10-29T14:26:00.000Z2007-10-29T15:09:18.905Z

I often listen to my mp3 player on the bus in the morning and it struck me how often I use my rock playlists compared to any other. Maybe it is some sort of midlife crisis; these are my favourites at the moment:1. Metallica - Master of Puppets2. Focus - Hocus Pocus3. Slayer - Reign n Blood4. Thin Lizzy - Angel from the Coast5. Motorhead - Iron HorseIt isn't really even nostalgia as none of these

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-41029891502651987352007-10-29T14:08:00.001Z2008-06-24T13:11:00.477Z

Before the gig even started Prefuse 73 sent out a "test beep" just to make sure all their kit was working correctly I guess. "...oh fuck" muttered the guy standing next to me as the nosebleed inducing pulse of sound hit us. Realising this could mean the kind of sonic trouble not seen since the vomit inducing volume created by The Swans in the mid-eighties. I tried edge my way back through the

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-10884996422936940502007-10-08T09:48:00.001Z2007-10-08T10:50:41.854Z

My very generous wife bought me a new turntable for my birthday this year - it has been a couple of years since my vinyl has been given a good spin. Here are the first ten LPs that I have played.Sonny Boy Williamson - Potraits in BluesPiano Blues Masters - VATangerine Dream - Force MajureBlaze - 25 Years LaterPillows and Prayers - VATelevision - Marquee MoonMark Eitzel - Songs of love liveLed

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-22281146896588165352007-09-23T21:44:00.000Z2007-10-08T09:33:13.429Z

Haven't posted for ages, here are a few links of stuff I'm into at the moment.Dandelion RadioInternet radio station dedicated to keeping the spirit of Peel alive and now officially home to the festive fifty - get voting...http://www.dandelionradio.com/ (especially Brian and Steve's radiodubster show)http://www.myspace.com/dandelionradioEdwyn CollinsHave recently got the new Edwyn album "Home

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-88651424959315835862007-08-06T15:53:00.002Z2008-06-24T13:11:27.987Z

Feeling a bit guilty as I have neglected the blog for a while. But I have moved house and job, so perhaps I have an excuse.A couple of gigs that I went to ages ago that I should record before I forget:Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid - Manchester AcademyKieran and Steve played an (semi) improvised set to an enthralled uni crowd. Sold out on the night, those expecting to see a Fourtet gig would have

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-27090794732207015442007-03-23T17:10:00.000Z2007-04-05T12:06:11.609Z

These will have to do until I think of some others, I have avoided including DJ mix CDs in this list and "Metal for Muthas", although I did notice the vinyl on eBay recently with the buy it now price of US $24.99 - maybe I should have hung on to it! Not in any particular order.Folk is not a four letter wordNuggets Urban Classics - Urban URBLP4Urban Classics Vol 2 - Urban URBLP5Country got Soul

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-42932461829394186542007-03-16T10:56:00.000Z2007-03-19T12:17:01.111Z

The Fall - 6 timesHawkwind - 5 timesJonathan Richman (solo and Modern Lovers) - 5 timesTeenage Fanclub (once with Jad Fair) - 4 timesMark Eitzel (solo and American Music Club) - 3 timesVan Morrison - 3 times

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-76578547434517444792007-03-15T16:40:00.001Z2007-03-15T16:43:47.969Z

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Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1169481704976779662007-01-22T14:59:00.000Z2007-01-24T11:23:57.020Z

Belated round up of the best albums that I have heard last year, lots of these are re-releases or just plain old, but it is my list and I can make up the rules.JDilla - DonutsBob Dylan - Modern TimesFujiya & Miyagi - Transparent thingsArctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm NotThe Action - Rolled GoldJoanna Newsom - YsMidlake - The Trials Of Van Occupanther45 Kings III -

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1166623168932981902006-12-20T13:47:00.000Z2007-01-03T10:38:30.106Z

It's been a bit of an odd year this one, what with moving to Manchester, being self-employed for a bit and then starting work at The University of Manchester. Probably haven't kept up as I used to with what is happening music-wise, and I have certainly let my cinema going slip.I have retreated a bit into my comfort zone with the music that I have been buying and listening to. As it happens, this

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1166622056209898422006-12-20T13:07:00.000Z2006-12-20T13:46:31.450Z

Bob Dylan - Working Man's Blues #2Kasabian - Shoot the runnerBonnie Prince Billy and Tortoise - Thunder RoadFujiya and Miyagi - CollarboneArctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes DownMidlake - RoscoeJoanna Newsome - CosmiaThe Russian Futurists - 2 Dots on a mapTunng - BodiesSonic Youth - Reena

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1166216536930696122006-12-15T20:49:00.000Z2007-01-03T09:40:50.660Z

A bit after the event(s) but here is a round up of some the gigs that I have been to this yearBuzzcocks - Manchester Academy 1Poor sound and souless venue. Elderly pop punks played all the hits and highlights from there more recent material. All seemed a bit pointless really.Ron Sexsmith - Salford LowryGreat gig by much lauded Canandian songsmith. The gig may have tried the patience of less

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1159520889238676172006-09-29T08:59:00.000Z2006-09-29T09:09:09.470Z

A list of people and bands that are definitely "past their sell buy date", these have played Manchester recently or have tour dates lined up. I'm amazed that there is a market for a lot of this stuff (It Bites).I promise that I am not making this up, this list is genuine:Blue Oyster CultDeacon BlueY&TThe MeteorsBarclay James HarvestUFOIt BitesMichael Schenker GroupNorthern UproarThe Men They

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1158764643833363382006-09-20T14:59:00.000Z2006-09-20T15:04:03.833Z

With a bit of luck this image should update every now and again with help from my profile at lastFM.

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Amoeba Records - 1855 Haight St, (415) 831-1200 San Francisco. Probably the best record shop in the world, and the largest independent record store in the US.Beatin' Rhythm - 42 Tib Street, Manchester M4 1LA. UK's premier store for soul, rock'n'roll, pop reissues, Funk, doo-wop, girl group, rare soul, NORTHERN SOUL, surf, psych, rhythm'n'blues. Better than that, the staff are amazingly

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1157714402785086152006-09-08T10:48:00.000Z2006-09-08T14:01:09.560Z

I have always had that "fanboy" collector mentality, which is fine. You acquire all the official releases and then pick up some bootlegs, then onto the solo albums ... but sometimes you just go too far.ELOc.1977 (aged 12) . I think it began with buying "A New World Record" released the previous year. It was the first proper LP that I bought with my own money (up until this point I had only owned

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1157464872176568952006-09-05T13:57:00.000Z2006-09-05T14:05:32.620Z

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Top ten (11) guarenteed to melt even the hardest heart:Walter Jackson - My Ship Is Comin' InGeorge Jones - He Stopped Loving Her TodayGram Parsons - $1000 WeddingFairport Convention - Farewell FarewellChris Woods - One In A MillionOV Wright - A Fool Can See The LightJoy Division - New Dawn FadesBobby Bland - Ask Me ' Bout Nothing (But The Blues) Hank Williams - My Son Calls Another Man DaddyElvis

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Fujiya Miyagi - Transparent ThingsEthiopiques: Ethio Jazz and Musique Instrumentals 1969-1974 - VariousSonic Youth - Rather RippedTunng - Comments of the Inner ChorusMiles Davis - Filles Die KilimanjaroThe Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers LaneTortoise and Bonnie Prince Billy - The Brave and The BoldKeith Jarrett - ExpectationsMiles Davis - Miles in the SkyThe Best of Sun Records Volume 1 and 2 - Various

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I was eagerly anticipating my first Buff Medways gig. The Buff Medways are the current musical vehicle for the prolific "Wild" Billy Childish. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about him:"He has published more than 40 collections of poetry, written 3 novels, recorded more than 100 full-length independent LPs and produced more than 2,500 paintings. He is a consistent advocate for amateurism and

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1143211861155249762006-03-24T14:31:00.000Z2006-06-29T10:58:36.330Z

As ever Santa was very generous (and displayed excelent taste thanks to my Amazon wish list)in the CD department. Some of the material I am working my way through at the moment includes:Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Worn CopyDoris Duke - I'm A LoserTerry Reid - Super Lungs (Anthology)Various - Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country Various - Round the Gum Tree: the British Bubblegum

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1142508194167875712006-03-16T10:56:00.000Z2006-03-16T11:23:14.176Z

As with some of the other lists, this presupposes that you are already aware of/ own the usual suspects, Burritos, Byrds, Parsons, Nashville Skyline ...The Beau Brummels - Bradley's BarnThe Byrds - Untitled / UnissuedGene Clark - White LightGrateful Dead - American BeautyMichael Nesmith - Magnetic SouthGene Parsons - KindlingNashville West- Nashville WestPure Prarie League - Bustin' OutSteve

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1142422881894891232006-03-15T11:33:00.000Z2006-03-24T14:54:40.500Z

You know the problem. The wife/girlfriend has her mates round for drinks and she wants you to put on some "background music", belive it or not there are some albums in the collection that seem to go down well and avoid the missus reaching for the dreaded Dido album.Air - Moon SafariJohn Martyn - Solid AirVan Morrison - MoondanceStevie Wonder - InnervisionsRichard Hawley - Coles Corner The Magic

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1132849038999347482005-11-24T16:01:00.000Z2005-11-25T15:51:40.816Z

Inspired by my recent Terry Reid experience (see review below) here is a list of some of the most un-together gigs I have seen.The Fall The Venue, Edinburgh 1997 - MES drunk lay on the floor babbling for most of the gig left the stage for three songs which were played as instrumentals by the band, he returned to the stage and attempted to screw up the rest of the band's efforts by hitting their

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1132847666657548222005-11-24T15:48:00.000Z2005-11-24T15:54:26.666Z

Nine Horses - Snow Borne SorrowDungen - Ta Det LugntElectrelane - AxesTom Middleton - The TripVarious Artists - Welsh Rare Beat

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1132846868146436822005-11-24T15:36:00.000Z2005-11-24T15:41:08.146Z

I went to see Terry Reid at Manchester Academy 3 last night, taking the opportunity to see the legendary singer/songwriter on one of his rare trips to the UK (he lives in the US).Although seemingly without regrets, Reid has a reputation an unlucky figure having turned down vocalists jobs with Led Zeppelin and latterly Deep Purple, CSNY recorded a version of Reid’s “Without Expression” for their

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1131635776046626022005-11-10T14:52:00.000Z2005-11-24T15:36:36.370Z

I am currently splitting my time between my flats in Edinburgh and Manchester with a view to moving down to the North West at some point after Christmas. At the moment I am working on a number of freelance web/graphics and interface design projects on my wife's laptop on the kitchen table. About 12.30 each day I nip out to Deansgate to get my lunch and to get rained on Manchester rainfall. On the

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1130158254958279342005-10-24T01:40:00.000Z2006-01-31T08:35:42.783Z

A few (mainly British, mainly 60's - 70's) folk classics.C.O.B. - Moyshe McStiff And The Tartan Lancers Of The Sacred HeartFuchsia - FuchsiaShelagh McDonald - Let No Man Steal Your Time (comp)Dransfield - The Fiddler's DreamAlisdair Roberts - Farewell SorrowRichard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights TonightBert Jansch - Jack OrionTrees - On The ShoreLinda Perhacs -

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1129799141448583062005-10-20T09:55:00.000Z2005-10-20T09:44:07.453Z

Making a Guilty Pleasures type CD for my mate Brian at the moment. Some of the highlightsThe Highwaymen - The HighwaymanCyndi Grecco - Making our Dreams Come TrueTin Tin - Toast And Marmalade For TeaLooking Glass - Brandy You're a Fine Girl20/20 - Giving It AllThe Munx - Our DreamJohn Sebastian - Welcome Back KotterTony Hatch - Man AliveFree Design - BubblesSummer Breeze - Seals and Crofts

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1129714558513235242005-10-19T09:19:00.000Z2005-10-20T09:44:59.510Z

Albert Collins - The Ice Axe ComethSam Dees - Second To NoneMurcof - RemembranzaJean-Claude Vannier - L'Enfant Assassin des MouchesAlbert King - The Best OfSexsmith and Kerr - Destination UnknownThe Move - Message From The CountryMiles Davis - Miles In BerlinBob Dylan - No Direction Home: The SoundtrackKhonnor - Handwriting

Peter Whittonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16360337.post-1129631456854671162005-10-18T10:12:00.000Z2005-10-19T09:40:47.176Z

This list presumes that you already own all the usual suspects that appear in best album ever type lists - Bryter Layter, Astral Weeks, Blood on the Tracks etc, for those that want to dig a little deeper (these are in no particular order).Terry Reid - River Dexy's Midnight Runners - Don't Stand Me DownGene Clark - No Other Alisdair Roberts - Farewell Sorrow Murcof - MartesDJ Shadow - Endtroducing

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