Wednesday, 25 August 2021

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Charlie Watts: Later (1993)

Charlie Watts Talks about Jazz, drumming and the Blues

He also apparently did a drawing of every hotel room he stayed in while on tour

Charlie got into smack in the seventies and at one time was revived by Keith 'I fell asleep on the floor [during the recording of] Some Girls and Keith woke me up and said, ‘You should do this when you’re older'. Keith telling me this! But it stuck and I just stopped along with everything else.”

The Keith Richards' dad story... Backstage in 'hospitality' on the Voodoo Lounge tour, KR's dad started tucking into the Champagne whereupon Charlie turned to him: "You want to go easy on that stuff mate, you don't want to end up looking like your son.'

My favourite story tho was when an inebriated Jagger phoned Watts’ hotel room in the middle of the night and asked him, 'Where’s my drummer?'. Allegedly, Watts got up, shaved, donned a suit and tie, put on some freshly shined shoes, descended the hotel’s stairs and punched Jagger in the face, proclaiming: 'Don’t ever call me your drummer again. You’re my fucking singer!'

I stand by this from a couple of weeks ago

Charlie rerally was the beating heart in the Stones engine room...and consider that he had to stare at Jagger's arse at every Stones gig!

Tuesday, 24 August 2021

Couldn't resist. Sorry

It didn’t take long for the other members of Hüsker Dü to realise the original guitarist wasn’t going to work out pic.twitter.com/QCdSsykoaW
— TimNib (@exilestreet) August 24, 2021

E.L.K. Stencil Time Lapse

Luke Cornish (E.L.K.): Uncle Jack 2014)

E.L.K.

Jack and myself

Uncle Jack lives here at Exile Towers and the video above for Augie March's When I Am Old was actually filmed here the week I moved in at the end of 2017.

Jack really is a national treasure and has lived such an amazing life, not all good of course.

Here's a piece on him from last weekend's Age/SMH:

‘Knowing I come from a long line of resilient women makes me proud'

That piece is written by someone I've known since she was about 14 as when I first came out to Australia we moved to the suburb where her parents have a great menswear store and Jane would sullenly hang around on the pavement outside after school.

She's done well for herself and I was green with envy when she told me about seeing the reformed Stooges playing Coachella back in 2003. Luckily I did catch both the Ron Asheton and James Williamson lineups when they came out to Melbourne though so that's a 'phew' from me

The ONLY person of a(ny) religious persuasion that I have ANY time for whatsoever

Father Bob by Luke Cornish (E.L.K.)

Media manager advisor Nick says we try walking water at Albert Park lake Tuesday & declare easier to do than convince some sceptics of need for Vaccination…I trust his judgement so shall comply and conform.😁🇦🇺. Maybe if I can walk on water, Martin Foley will make me Ambassador.
— FatherBob (@FatherBob) August 23, 2021

The Bug - Vexed (ft. Moor Mother)

What is it ? Four more sleeps until what will no doubt be my album o'the year drops? And Moor Mother is just fugn indestructable at the moment

Indeed!

Monday, 23 August 2021

Now I HAVE to listen to myself

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The life, times and philosophy of Joe Strummer by those who knew him best

Living Colour VS On-U Sound Mix

Tracklist:

Hemp (ft Andy Fairley) / Visions (Adrian Sherwood Production) / Bless Those (Little Annie cover) / Auslander (Dub Länder Remix by Sherwood and Skip McDonald ft David Harrow's programming) / Choices Mash Up (Cover of Audio Active's Happy Shopper) / These Are Happy Times (Sherwood Production) / Release The Pressure (Sherwood Production with Mark Stewart co-writing credit) / Who Shot Ya? (Adrian Sherwood & Matt Smyth Remix) / Sacred Ground (Sherwood Production with Mark Stewart co-writing credit) / Sunshine of Your Love (Sherwood & McDonald Remix)

When I speak out loud You say I'm crazy

When I'm feeling proud You say I'm lazy

I look around and see the true reality

You like our hair You love our music

Our culture's large, so you abuse it

Take time to understand, I'm an equal man

History's a lie that they teach you in school

A fraudulent view called the golden rule

A peaceful land that was born civilized

Was robbed of its riches, its freedom, its pride

When I'm at work you say I'm great

You watch and ponder, but can you relate?

Inviting eyes hands drop, when the music stops

Don't ask me why I play this music

It's my culture, so naturally I use it

I state my claim to say, it's here for all to play

It's time for a change

Concepts rearrange

Can't you feel my rage...

It's up to you to seek the truth

To know your history, the difference between me and you

Relate to me as me, not what you see on TV

Always had a lot of time for Living Colour I have to say with Muzz Skillings or Doug Wimbish on bass. Always a great selection of covers played and releasing 'Bi' as a single I suspect involved a bit (a lot?) of pushing back against their record company. A band that should have been much bigger than they are. And as for Vernon Reid's guitar work...

Also that mix coming in at 44mins29 secs. Where's a C-90 when you need one? (Well that and a decent cassette deck)

Misinformation Is Destroying Our Country. Can Anything Rein It In?

Portland Anti-Fascists Getting Shot At

Man with handgun opening fire now pic.twitter.com/tkN3Wf5g0w
— Zane Sparling (@PDXzane) August 23, 2021

Thread from Jason Wilson

Thread from Sergio Olmos

Can’t wait for Andy Ngo to cover this
— Seaman D-Man (@ButcherMan93) August 23, 2021

Here is Dustin (2lesslegs) out in the open, with rounds whizzing by 😳 He's OK, thankfully, no thanks to Andy Ngo's constant online campaigns against him. pic.twitter.com/fiZtdaGZdb
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) August 23, 2021