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Monday, 16 February 2009

The Wanderers by Sean O'Hagen

Sean O'Hagen on U2's new album 'No Line On The Horizon' from 'The Observer' here.

The first times that I saw U2 was when they were the support act in various small pubs in London 1980. Nothing special I thought. When 'Boy' came out I didn't mind it and even bought it.
Then they started losing me and I had the misfortune to see them headline a festival in Belgium in 85 and it was horrible. Bono in full preacher mode.
However when 'Achtung Baby' came out I really thought that it was an interesting development and tried to persuade a lot of my friends who also didn't like U2 that it was worth listening to.
Over the years since then U2 have lost me again and Bono still irritates me beyond belief.
Reading the article by Paddy Dread* above has at least made me curious as to what the new album sounds like.

*Paddy Dread was the name Sean gave to the cops when we all had our names taken when the police raided a gig by Test Dept that was to have taken place at the 'Titan' railway arch in Waterloo, London in November 1983.

Eh?

More here.

Heroes

Woody Guthrie.

Sunday, 15 February 2009

Victorian bushfires update

My fellow blogger Bob from 'That Striped Sunlight Sound' (a wonderful Australian music blog) has posted an update about the bushfires as well as news about the floods that have devasted northern Queensland.

There is a bonus to all this in that you can also grab hold of an interview with Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens) broadcast on the 'ABC' yesterday where he talks of his experience with natural disasters as well as performing his song 'If It Rains'.
Go here.

NB: On the right sidebar is a Red Cross symbol, that if clicked will take you to the homepage of the 'Australian Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal' (or click here).

If you can spare a couple of dollars to donate it is certainly going to a very worthy cause.

Shack - The Streets of Kenny

نصرت فتح على خاں

“To be a qawwal is more than being a performer, more than being an artist,” he notes with a stern, but wise smile. “One must be willing to release one’s mind and soul from one’s body to achieve ecstasy through music. Qawwali is enlightenment itself.”

'The Spirit of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan'

by Andy Carvin

Here.

I was lucky enough to see Nusrat perform at Womadelaide in 1992.
When he sang it was as though angels were coming out of his mouth!

BONUS:
'Allah Hoo Allah Hoo'

Studio version and live version from Nusrat's last concert on May 4 1987.

Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Aafree Aafree

Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Zulfon Ko Sawan

Saturday, 14 February 2009

My Funny Valentine (Take 2)

'My Funny Valentine'
Chet Baker / Frank Sinatra

Some molecules getting it together!

True love!

Anarchists in love

Emma Goldman in 1911.

Co-organiser Pinki.

I did not believe that a Cause which stood for a beautiful ideal, for anarchism, for release and freedom from conventions and prejudice, should demand the denial of life and joy

Emma Goldman (1869-1940), after being told agitators shouldn't dance.

Class War is marking 14 February with a speed-dating event.
Story from the 'BBC' here.

(Hopefully this will put a smile on the face of somebody over in NZ!)