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Little Village - Solar Sex Panel

John Williams - Wednesday 19.11.08, 07:00am

Little Village formed in 1992 when John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe and Jim Keltner, all of whom had previously worked on Hiatt’s best selling album Bring the Family in 1987, re-united for a new album.
The album Little Village never really lived up to the expectations from such a band, but thats not to say [...]

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Tags: 1990's · Rock

Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well

John Williams - Monday 03.11.08, 07:00am

Oh Well was a hit for Fleetwood Mac in 1969. This period known as Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac would end in 1970 when Green’s mental stability came into question, wanting to give everything the band earned to charity.
Fleetwood Mac would regroup and eventually comeback in the mid seventies with Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and Lindsay [...]

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Tags: 1960's · Rock

Hothouse Flowers - Don’t Go

John Williams - Sunday 26.10.08, 07:00am

Hothouse Flowers came and went pretty rapidly in terms of fame and sucess. Not quite one hit wonders, the Irish rock band were courted by Rolling Stone magazine as the best unsigned band in Europe in 1986.
They were picked up by Bono and released their first single through U2’s Mother Records label. A subsequent deal [...]

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Tags: 1980's · Folk · Rock

Faces - Maybe I’m Amazed - Marquee Club 1970

John Williams - Wednesday 22.10.08, 07:00am

This is incredible footage of The Faces in 1970 at the Marquee Club in London. Once accustomed to the arty imaging, enjoy the raw talent of the Faces at their absolute best. Sure they became more polished in their short time together, but this is how I choose to remember the band.
This is an excellent [...]

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Tags: 1970's · Rock

MGMT - Time To Pretend Live on Later

Terry Lane - Friday 17.10.08, 07:47am

MGMT - Time To Pretend Live on Later…Jools Holland

If you haven’t heard the name MGMT you may be familiar with their single, Time To Pretend, as it has been used on television throughout the year.
Every now and then a true classic pop song is released, one in which I contniue to play for years after.  [...]

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Tags: 2000's · Indie · Later · Rock

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