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Texas Tornados
Reflecting its independent spirit, rarely has a place offered more musical originality and diversity than Texas. From steel-laden Western Swing and dusty, downhome C&W, to flat out Rockabilly and proto-Tex Mex Rock, Texas Tornados – Rock’n’Roll from the Lone Star … Continue reading
’Tis the season… again
Yes, folks… it’s that time of year again. Like a film noir “spinning calendar” measuring out our days, with clockwork precision comes the joyless thud of yet another gift catalogue landing on the doormat, dreary ads for over-the-counter cold remedies … Continue reading
Three Months To Kill
From the C&W honky-tonk circuit to the hit-making hubs of Hollywood and Bakersfield, Three Months To Kill charts the A-listers, the also-rans and the lesser-heard whose wild waxings helped put California on the musical map. Combining the glitz’n’glamour of the … Continue reading
Let’s Have A Party
Following in the kitten-heeled footsteps of Girls Gone Rockin’, Fantastic Voyage is proud to reveal its star-studded twinset comprising seventy-five sparkling tracks that fly the flag for female Rock’n’Roll. Like its predecessor, Let’s Have A Party offers solid gold hits … Continue reading
Daring to care
I awoke this morning with the image of a wartime propaganda poster in my mind’s eye; a picture in a book my sister had when we were growing up. The poster depicts an efficient-looking nurse with starched bosom pouring water … Continue reading
Feel Like Rockin’
Having loaded up the station wagon and filled the gas tank, Lucky Parker and Fantastic Voyage are all set to bring you an exciting new series of regional Rock’n’Roll, a musical travelogue charting some of the finest rockin’ recordings from … Continue reading
Life is just…
… a bowl of cherries? Something strange has been happening on the streets of South London. Something I very much doubt George Gershwin had in mind when he penned his ode to lightening up and slowing down. And yet, it … Continue reading
Blag City Bloggin’
I popped into PC world earlier to purchase a Kylie-style headset suitable for Skyping… figured I’d be able to pick one up for around £9.99, max. £14.99. Turns out the cheapest was £19.55. So after much humming and haring, I … Continue reading
New Year’s resolution? Vive la différence!
While some virtuous souls are pounding the post-Christmas cross-trainer with the kind of zeal previously accorded to lifting the lid on the Cadbury’s Roses, in a chi-chi corner of NW3 I’m being plied with gourmet salt butter caramel sauce and … Continue reading
Mad Tidings or how to fill a stocking better than Joan Harris
As season 4 of MadMen builds towards what promises to be a thrilling climax and the festive season approaches, I find myself pondering swelegent Christmas gifts for those who’ve become irresistibly drawn to the series and who – like me … Continue reading